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Welcome to rascott.com.

This is a personal site that reflects my interests in news, current affairs, aviation and travel.

email me at robert@rascott.com

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Photo Albums
My photographs have been moved off this site and are now stored on Picasa. They were simply taking up too much space on my web host.

Please use this link to see my list of photo albums.

Some Useful links:
Information:

World Time Clock
Exchange Rates

Journalism:

Nationsonline.org
Project Syndicate
Amnesty International
Reporters w/o borders

The Guardian - UK
BBC World News
CNN Asia
Bangkok Post

Daylife.com - news

Gulf News
Arabian Business
Good causes:

Sister Joan - Bangkok

Regional Info:

BKK Magazine
HK Magazine
In Singapore Magazine
TimeOut Dubai
Travel:
Circle of Asia

Tales of Asia
Smart Travel Asia
Finance:
FinanceAsia

Aviation:
Amadeus (airline schedules)
Airliners - aviation forum

Thailand Info
thailand.com
learningthai.com
sawadee.com

bangkok a-z
Back in the UK:

Newton Ferrers

Government:

The "new" White House

And for fun:
Lin Ping live panda tv

EarthCam

The opinions expressed on these pages are entirely personal unless they are credited; you may not agree with all, or anything, that I write. So please use the feedback page to respond, comment or berate me.                                 

Today (February 2010) click here for all

 

An update on the (lack of) progress at our Executive Towers Apartment is here.

 

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Thai military anticipate court verdict

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Banks express concern at debt deal

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Closed after only a month

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DSF is now the Dubai Selling Festival

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Here we go again in KL

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Blooming in Dubai

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Flying Cheap

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The end of NASA as we know it

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Air Asia X pulls out of Abu Dhabi

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Dubai World Silence on Debt Standstill Evaporates Bailout Rally

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Dubai's Business Bay

 

February 2010 -
Good reading from other sites.

 

Washington in the snow

All About Airline Food: Behind The Scenes at Emirates airline

QE2 sets sail in Dubai sell-off

The king, judicialization and “rule of law”

The joys of solitude

Dubai Through the eyes of Christopher Wilson

 

 

New page on Dubai's credit problems


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One giant leap - 40 years on from Apollo 11

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A personal flying history

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Tai's travels - now with improved picture galleries

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Photo Albums
My photographs have been moved off this site and are now stored on Picasa. They were simply taking up too much space on my web host.

The most recent picture updates:
Hong Kong - Tung Chung and Nong Ping 360
Burj Dubai/Khalifa opening ceremony
Christmas in Dubai updated for 2009
Bam, Tai and Lynn in the old town, Dubai
UAE National Day - 2 December
Dubai Air Show - 2009
Paris - in Black and White
Greece and Paris in October 2009
Newton Ferrers, Devon Coast, Wembury.
Switzerland

Please use this link to see my list of photo albums.

Emirates Watch - As EK continues its plan for world domination you can follow  the airline's news here. Emirates Airline Watch

The Business of Emirates Airline is reviewed here.

Dubai Watch Before the current financial meltdown everyone was heading for Dubai. You can read news, commentary and find Dubai web links at Dubai Watch. There are also some Dubai pictures and this is Dubai on a misty February morning


Asian and Middle East Aviation

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Dubai's LCC

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Asia's Low Cost Airlines - all you need to know