Mrs. Enginerd - Nerd Whisperer
The last time I was in London it was 2004. Security was fierce because of the attack on NYC’s Twin Towers three years earlier. I had recently completed my engineering degree and my mom decided to take us on a whirlwind bus tour of Europe. Our trip was in economy class, and we were stuck […]
The lady in row 48 puts on her makeup and chatters away with her seat mate. At 10:00 hrs, we have all boarded the train to the city with our off-peak day return passes. Some however have purchased a one way ticket to the airport, flying into the great unknown be it for business or […]
London is one of the top ten destinations for tourists around the globe. Its rich cultural heritage, albeit due to the reaches of their once worldwide empire, makes the city vibrate with historical significance and character; Londoners are very well educated, polite and carefree. Well dressed and elegant people flood the streets in their best […]
The last time I flew in a Business Class seat on an international flight was 2009. United, Delta and Northwest had recently unveiled a plan to upgrade their fleet to lie flat seats, a subject I was familiar with as an airline seats program engineer. At the time the most recline you could get to […]
Two Argentinian women were brutally murdered in Ecuador after they refused their attackers sexual advances and fought to not get raped. The mysoginistic Latin American press made the mistake of labeling the news “Women Traveling Alone…”. The fact is there were two of them so it is preposterous to assume they were alone as they […]
A year ago, I was planning my 10th anniversary at the company that laid me off, amidst the 60 day warning notice period. By sheer luck, my husband’s team decided to send him on a trip to Bogotá, Colombia to help Avianca set up their new aircraft. As part of the support team, he had […]
When I went to Barcelona with my husband in 2013, we had the misfortune of booking our trip during El Festival de La Mercé, which is their patron saint celebration (late September). Although the music, food and cultural events were fantastic, many museums and attractions were closed during the weekend or had shorter operation hours. […]
Mrs. Enginerd - Nerd Whisperer 
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