It is 100 years since World War One. One means of commemoration is the opening of a 550-kilometre (323 mile) trans-national walkway through 6 European countries. The EPW will start in Vienna, the walk moves into Bratislava. It then proceeds along the Danube into Hungary, then Croatia and into Slovenia‘s famous wine region before heading downhill to end at the Mediterranean Sea at Trieste, Italy. On the morning of Monday 28th of July 2014, a group of 50 walkers will set about walking the full trail. it will take them 23 days to arrive in Trieste in Italy. Every day for 2 weeks, 50 new PeaceWalkers will leave Vienna for…
My Musings (Sundays)
Category Archives for My Musings (Sundays).
The Top Ten views from the air
What would you consider to be the ten best views from the air? British Airways asked their pilots who fly 180 routes globally to nominate their top ten: Northern Lights- I’d love to see them! Central London – Approach into Heathrow (I wonder how much that is about BA pilots coming home?) Mont Blanc – Pisa Sydney Harbour – on departure from Sydney, Australia Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and bay – San Francisco Greenland – North Atlantic flights Venetian canals – Venice, Italy Cape Town, Table Mountain, South Africa Dubrovnik, Croatia Mount Fuji The survey…
Technicalities with my Blog
There has been a problem with my blog this last weekend. The technicians are working on it and hope it is all resolved soon. Consequently, some draft posts of mine went live before they had been finished. Apologies.
Thailand curfew lifted
Thailand‘s military government has fully lifted the nationwide curfew it imposed after seizing power last month. They announced that there is no threat of violence and tourism needs to be revived. Good timing for the World Cup! Related Posts Being in Busy Bangkok Thai Curfew Times Relaxed Martial Law in Thailand- Staying Safe [Updated] Thai Army takes full control in Coup -imposes curfew.
Off to Thailand this week
Heading to Thailand: Bangkok and Chiang Mai this week so hopefully can keep you appraised of the current situation. Excited about Chiang Mai as thats new to me. Will also be flying my 1001st flight with Qantas so a bit going on. Have a great week. Related Posts My 999th Flight How I got hooked on Flightmemory.com
Jetstar at ten
I make no secret of my dislike of Jetstar (JQ), the low cost arm of Australian airline Qantas. We have never really bonded. I am not alone according to the complaints on the Don’tflyjetstar website. Some would say that Jetstar has been then saviour of Qantas and others would say the advancement of the budget carrier has come at the cost of the mainline carrier. The story started when QANTAS acquired Impulse Airlines, a Newcastle based independent carrier. It took its lessons from that to launch Jetsar in May 2004. The aim was to compete directly…
Visiting Myanmar Reflections and Advice
“This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about.” Rudyard Kipling, 1889 My 59th country was the mysterious land of Myanmar (Burma). This country has been cut off from the world for most of it’s existence, more lately by an inward focussed military regime. Sadly that regime has seen one of the richest countries in Asia slide into poverty. Average GDP per person is a mere $1000 per annum with a massive gap between people at the top and the bottom of the tree. Yet Burma was rich. The temples…
My 999th Flight
Just flew my 999th flight from Kuala Lumpur back to Australia with the magnificent Emirates. In many cultures 999 is a lucky number. Tomorrow I will fly for the 1000th time. That flight will also be my 291st flight with Qantas airways. I celebrate a half century this year, so on average, I have flown 20 times per year – about twice a month! I was three when I first flew and there were some years when I flew 100+ times and other years when my feet did not leave the ground. I have flown with 89 airlines since…
My 800th post
Published my 800th post earlier today on Boardingarea.com! Thank you for journeying with me. There have been some extraordinarily wonderful years and some tough ones especially during the period my sister got ill and died. I love travel and have been blessed with plane flights to the four corners of the globe, train rides on every continent except Antarctica, visits to 190 large cities in 59 countries. Its great to have so many loyal readers who share that love of travel. Great to get your emails, shout outs and tips. I have to be honest and…
Burma (Myanmar) Bound
Off to my 59th country this week: Myanmar (Burma). We are following a fairly standard tourist trail. We fly into Mandalay in the North, then travel down to Bagan and then visit Yangon. It has been only fairly recently that travel has been opening up for tourists not travelling in tourist groups! So excited! Related Posts Any advice for Myanmar? My 58th country: Vietnam I visit my 57th country
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