The AmeriKat cherishes the perspective that an airline journey can provide, if not thestatic-y fur caused by synthetic seat fabric(photo over Boston on her recent flight home)After almost 20 years of transatlantic commuting, one would think the AmeriKat would get used to jet lag and place lag. Not so. Although the physicality of jet lag can generally be accommodated by a couple late mornings and nights and skinny chai lattes, it is the place lag that still mystifies her. Despite often experiencing the phenomena, the AmeriKat did not have a name for it until she saw the term in an incredible book entitled Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot, by Mark Vanhoenacker, a British Airways pilot who sings the wonder of air travel. The transient nature of air travel can be startling; how in a relatively fleeting moment the AmeriKat will be drying the London rain off her shoes only to then step onto the magnetic and scarred Manhattan streets.…
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