A few elephant pictures
Because I have them – and because there are few creatures more elegant or calming! These were taken at...
Category: travel
Chiang Mai’s tourism worries
Other than agriculture the real driver of Chiang Mai’s economy is tourism – this fuels jobs at the airport,...
Oh Canada
Toronto was 5C with rain and wind. In mid May. But arriving in Niagara Falls in time for some...
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...
Where will they all go?
As Bangkok continues to grow unchecked, and more tourists flock to the Kingdom, Airports of Thailand has unveiled a...
China Eastern – a grim way to fly
Mostly flying is fun….but when it goes wrong it can be horrible…and last week’s experience show just how far...
US/Gulf airlines pact is more armistice than peace treaty
The United States and the United Arab Emirates have signed a deal on May 11th which is the resolution...
To boldly go….
As a kid I kept scrapbooks of all the early Mercury, Gemini, Apollo space flights. I could name all...
Temple dance off
Wat Chang Kam hosted a party last night for local villagers and representatives from nearby temples in Chiang...
Emirates in a fog at Christmas
Poor old Emirates. I almost feel for them. But in part this was a mess of their own making....