I am an Airline Captain with Virgin Atlantic and am currently flying the Airbus A330, although over the past 25 years it’s been the “queen of the skies”, the 747. Along with loving the actual flying part of my job, I find myself in all sorts of wonderful places around the world when I’m at “work”. It is always my mission to discover as much as possible about these places and the local culture. Also, I enjoy spending my holidays on experiencing all sorts of adventures in far-flung destinations……hence the blog!
I am the proud mum to two fabulous children who are now making their own way in the world at University. So, it’s now time for me to make the most of my amazing travel concessions and take off for more explorations in between my work trips (and sometimes during a work trip too!).
Not only am I passionate about travel, I’m also very aware of what we are doing to our planet and am interested in sustainable tourism together with education about climate change. I am well aware of the hypocrisy of being an airline pilot and trying to reduce my carbon footprint, but my holidays are all taken using ‘standby’ seats. I believe in change from within, so have been part of Virgin’s biofuel trial and am finding ways for the airline to reduce our use of plastics.
My other great passion in life is sport …..sailing, skiing, tennis, squash, golf, windsurfing and cycling. Kitesurfing hasn’t quite made the list yet, but that’s this year’s goal!
So, that’s a bit about me – I hope you enjoy reading about my upcoming adventures😁👩‍✈️😁👍