I hope you’re enjoying the long Labor Day Weekend, but also hope you’ll make some time to check out some of these great blog post from the past week.  It’s always hard to pick the best of the best, but these captured my attention this past week:
Up, Up, and A Gay, a recently discovered blog from another Flight Attendant, dishes about why we’re always dishing about work.  It’s true, too!
Los Angeles Times tries to makes sense of the security rule regarding exact name matchups.  There may be flexibility now, but what little there is will be going away soon.
The …read more

A busy week playing catch up means that I didn’t get as much reading done as I would like.  Here are a few of the great topics and conversations that caught my eye:
The Rio Guide – If you’re trying to beat the high cost of accommodations in Brazil, renting an apartment (often times a luxury one at that), may be an affordable option.
Wanderlust and Lipstick – Seattle pal, Beth Whitman, explains how she arranged for dental work to be done in Bangkok.  A good experience with an economical price tag.
Travellious – Kelly’s on a road trip with a bunch …read more

Since it’s only six sleeps before I leave for Italy, I’ve been spending some time looking through photos and notes from my trip last year.  One of the highlights of the trip was a visit to the Vatican Museum and grounds.  I’m excited just thinking about it.
The nice people at Detroit Public Television were kind enough to offer me a review set of Secrets of the Vatican Collection, a 5-disc DVD documentary that is a wonderful profile of the Vatican, it’s history, art, life, and day-to-day workings.  This small city state, located a stone’s throw from Rome, has a rich …read more