The magic of the earth from up there!!
It is only when you are up there, that you really know how it is to look to the earth from up there!
Karlsruhe
It was years ago, around 2012 when our friends had decided to pursue a better future in central Europe, Germany specifically, and when we had informally promised to visit them wherever they would find a “home”. So it was just a matter of finding the correct time to visit them once they had decided to…
A sniff of Kingston Jamaica
An initially planned trip to London, The Bahamas, The Grand Cayman and Jamaica was unfortunately executed as London, The Grand Cayman – skipping all 4 days in The Bahamas, 2 days in The Grand Cayman (GC) and 4 days in Negril, Jamaica. So we had decided that in order to get just a bare sniff…
Post 9/11 New York Visit (October 2001)
Central Park Just over a month after 9/11, i decided to travel to NY for a business meeting. This time of the year since 2001 i always remember my trip there. MOMA Guggenheim Museum Metropolitan Museum Remains of the twin towers No-access zone Remains of the twin towers …or empty space Going to Boston by train…
Travelling to London with young children. A practical guide
Last week we executed our first ever trip with two children (1 and 3 years old) to the beloved city of London. Many will create havoc in listening to the words “travel” and “children” and I sympathise with them, but to be honest it is not as bad as it may sound. It is definite…
On the way to Hawaii…
Having to go through a 15-hour flight ordeal including a stop-over and an overnight sleep in Chicago, was not an easy task, even if destination was Hawaii. The mental preparation had to take time! … I think we had spent something like 30 minutes wandering aimlessly at Heathrow T3 (was it T3?) Duty Free looking…
The essence of travel – Part #1
Many a times people complain about practicalities of or occurrences in travel be it airports, airplanes, delays, cancellations, long-haul flights, boring or smelly co-passengers, crappy food, lousy service, etc etc – the list is endless. I myself have complained about those and about a dozen more. The truth of the matter is that indeed some…
Tracking the airplane above your head
If you look in the sky and wonder “Which flight is this?”, this is an interesting site, among many, to help you out http://www.flightradar24.com/
Airplane over London
Easter in Corfu
Among numerous destinations in Greece to spend Orthodox Easter, Corfu is definitely one of the top five. It was a glorious morning on Saturday when we arrived at Igoumenitsa Harbour. After a quick coffee and an even quicker and swifter process of ticket issuing, we boarded the ferry boat and set off for the island…
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