Newly published – Chai Lai Views – volume 1. A collection of pictures, taken by local photographer James de la Cloche (www.dlc.photo), from the glorious mountain retreat and elephant sanctuary at Chai Lai Orchid. Just in time for your perfect … Continue reading
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The Burj Khalifa opened ten years ago on January 2nd 2010. There were celebrations, fireworks and then the tower closed for some six months to be properly finished. The tallest building in the world – and quite possibly the most … Continue reading
I could not really find a relevant picture – so this is the Reuters Toronto Dragon boat team from around 1993 Rob Taggart was pictures editor for Reuters in Asia back at the same time as I was Finance Director … Continue reading
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The cooler February weather heralds parade season in Chiang Mai and the surrounding area. The flower festival is the first week of the month – with the strawberry festival in Samoeng a week later. There are also parades for Chinese … Continue reading
Thai Airways is occasionally sending its new Airbus A350 to Chiang Mai. Here she is arriving in January in both cloud and sunshine. … Continue reading
Iceland is currently one of the places to visit. But it may soon be overwhelmed by its own success. 2.3 million visitors are expected in 2017. Yet the population is not so much over 300,000. The tourist infrastructure … Continue reading
Let’s start the new year with some pictures from last night’s fireworks at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It is a strange event – people start to arrive as early as 4pm. Just standing around the building sites close to … Continue reading
In international affairs it was a strange and alarming year. For me, as the picture shows, I traveled, I flew, I met some interesting people. I went to New York, Hong Kong, Japan, Lisbon, ChiangMai, Bangkok, South Africa, Florida, Boston, … Continue reading
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