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Monthly Archives: December 2017

Emirates in a fog at Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2017 by rascott
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Poor old Emirates. I almost feel for them. But in part this was a mess of their own making. There is fog every year in Dubai. It rolls in when the temperature and due point co-incide.  And it is often … Continue reading →

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Falling out of love with Hong Kong

Posted on December 21, 2017 by rascott
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Falling in love is easy. Falling out of love is much harder. It is not as though I have found another city that I regard as home. It is not that she is no longer beautiful. There was no traumatic … Continue reading →

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Emirates to Stansted

Posted on December 20, 2017 by rascott
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They are rejoicing today on the streets of Saffron Walden as Emirates announces a new daily service from London Stansted to Dubai. The new service will start on June 8, 2018 with a three-class Boeing 777-300ER. The timings are a … Continue reading →

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Noise – Thai style

Posted on December 7, 2017 by rascott
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Thais like noise. This is different from Dubai – in Dubai the sounds are of 24/7 construction, overlaid with the 3am honking of drivers leaving the nightclubs… This is more a way of life. For instance every shopping mall in Thailand … Continue reading →

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GEMS IPO ahead?

Posted on December 6, 2017 by rascott
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Up front I should declare some interest in this story as I worked for GEMS in 2007 and 2008. Now a decade later the long-muted GEMS Education IPO is a little closer to reality. The Financial Times is reporting that GEMS … Continue reading →

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