Tag: flight
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Holiday Travel Misadventures
Heading home for the holidays is reminiscent of a few key things: quality time with family and friends, relaxation and comfort, good food and drinks, and, of course, travel stress. While the first few aspects are wonderful, sometimes, the stress that comes from the process of getting home and back can overshadow them a bit.…
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Packing for a Long-Haul Flight
I’m heading home for the Vacances de Noël today! Since I will only be in the United States for about 10 days during this trip and have adequate wardrobes in both France and the U.S., I wasn’t too concerned about packing for my visit. That being said, I will be traveling for almost 20 hours…
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IAD to CDG Airplane Thoughts
The following is a compilation of contemplations and outbursts during my recent flight from Washington, D.C. to Paris. All times are in the EST time zone: 6:39 PM – I actually made friends with the people sitting next to me, and then the flight attendant moved me up to a seat with nobody next to…
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Bon Voyage
Months of planning and preparation have passed, and today is the day! I’m at Dulles International Airport, and in not long, I’m moving to Paris! The trip just to the airport was long and stressful enough (who knew that the oil needs to be changed so frequently), and things didn’t get easier at the airport.…
Robin Round the World 