Since this is the first blog that I've ever written, I'm a little unsure of what I'm supposed to write. Probably the best thing to do is to tell everyone how I became The Piranha. In August, 1991, my wife and I moved to Hana, a tiny town on the rainy east coast of Maui. My wife is a family physician and she was the only doctor in Hana for three years. I know that many of you have heard of or have been to Hana, but Hana is known mostly for the road that visitors must drive to get there. Affectionately ...

I must be one of the luckiest women in the world! Not only does my husband love me, but he invites me to take trips with him. With plenty of years with the same airline, he can "wish" for a destination to fly and "poof"--it's on his schedule.

I was fortunate enough to get a tiny taste of 3 amazing cities in one month--Istanbul, Berlin and Athens. I'd never been to any of them so it was such a treat! Flying off-season (Jan and Feb are pretty good times for standby) ...

You can climb it, insisted our guide you have spent a lot of money and made a long journey to see this place and now; you must climb to the top of Huayna Picchu!

How tall is it, we inquired and how many people have fallen?

Just over 2,700 meters, he smiled, and you will always remember the view!

Are you going to lead us, we quizzed if weshould decideto go tomorrow morning.and by the way, how many people did you say have fallen?

Not possible for ...

After a burdensome week of playing Road Warrior.flight delays and missed connections, rude taxi drivers and endless traffic jams, winding and almost endless TSA queues.dealing with client issues...

I look always forward to returning home and a jog on the beach at first light..





Message Edited by omegaet on 04-21-2008 10:04 AM

Ok--this is a weird way to do business. I find lots of unusual articles about aviation but this one is "out there". (hey, another way to relate to my blog title?!)

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/h...lk/7321306.stm

Airline sought actors for flights

Budget airline Flybe advertised for actors to fly between Norwich and Dublin to boost passenger numbers and avoid a 280,000 commercial penalty.

The ...