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2020 – when masks hid our smile

The abiding memory of 2020 will be masks. Masks everywhere. Masks that help stop the spread of the virus...
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So you want to fly to Thailand?

Qatar Airways sent an email earlier today promoting its two daily flights to Bangkok. Included in the email was...
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Loy Krathong in Sukhothai

Sukhothai’s Loy Krathong festival last ten days and is held annually in late October or November in the city’s...
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The long road to the quite deep south

For the next two weeks I will be traveling to the south or Thailand, with a short one night...
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Hub airline perils in the time of Coronavirus

After a recent Qatar Airways flight 12 passengers tested positive for Covid-19. Qatar AIrways pleaded that it is not...
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Layoffs at Emirates

  With the economic fall-out of this awful pandemic it was inevitable that Emirates would follow other airlines with...
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A few elephant pictures

Because I have them – and because there are few creatures more elegant or calming! These were taken at...
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Chiang Mai’s tourism worries

Other than agriculture the real driver of Chiang Mai’s economy is tourism – this fuels jobs at the airport,...
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Oh Canada

Toronto was 5C with rain and wind. In mid May. But arriving in Niagara Falls in time for some...
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Emirates: The demise of the A380; the rebirth of the A330 and a rethink on the A350

In what was basically an admission that the airline had misjudged its future fleet needs Emirates today announced the demise...
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