I’ve been fascinated with blimps since I was a little girl. I used to get so excited when I spotted the Goodyear or the Metlife blimp fly over. By a fortunate stroke of favor from the universe I was granted the opportunity to take a blimp ride with members of the media, checking off a bucket list adventure I never dreamed I would actually get the chance to do. It’s not like you can just book a blimp ride as you would a plane flight so this is indeed an elite mile high club that not many will never get a chance to say they are apart of. There are actually only 10 blimps in operation in the United States and about 25 in the world. In fact, the last place in the United States offering commercial blimp rides closed in 2012. Most blimps are used in an advertising/media capacity. The Direct TV blimp was here in Tampa doing media coverage for the College Football National Championship. They fly over 50k miles a year across the country covering major sporting events. Now that’s a nomadic life indeed. Someone asked the pilot where he lived. He replied, “You mean where I […]
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