What: Noordeinde Palace & Het Loo Palace and gardens Where: The Hague & Appledoorn, The Netherlands Other than my passion for commercial aviation and travelling (oh and cheese) I have a sincere interest in the Kings and Queens of Europe, the royal households and their history. I do, in fact, have a portrait of my…
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Tanah Lot and the Balinese Festival of Buda Wage, Bali, Indonesia
What: Tanah Lot, A picturesque Hindu Temple built on a coastal rock formation Where: Bali, Indonesia, about 45 minutes drive from the tourist centre of Kuta When: 15th century, restored in the 1980’s I’m not one that enjoys large crowds, I avoid the hoards of people around Sydney Harbour on New Years Eve and the thought of shopping…
Virgin Blue (DJ) E-Jet in AFL Livery
New uniforms, new aircraft for regional routes and new branding and livery expected soon, in the meantime, the newest aircraft to join the Virgin Blue fleet (this Embraer 190 and a Boeing 737) have been painted in this quite plain AFL (Australian Football League) livery, with an all white tail. Virgin Blue recently won the AFL contract….
New Chinese airline arrived in Sydney this morning
Today marked the start of another Chinese carrier serving Australia. Hainan airlines (HU) will fly an Airbus A330-200 three times a week between Shenzhen and Hangzhou and Sydney. Shenzhen, located on mainland China near Hong Kong and Hangzhou, also on the mainland near Shanghai are both important financial, trade and industrial cities and with populations…
Retro: Sydney Airport circa 1992
Picture taken mid1992. Notice the old liveries. On the the left, Boeing 747-100, Continental Airlines. Nex to that, the ‘Tulip’ liv ery of a new Boeing 747-400. In the foreground, is an Air Pacific (known locally as ‘The Flying Fruit Tingle’) Boeing 747-200, which has the same ‘fruit tingle’ livery but with a different tail (now…
Baggage Fees
I travelled in the US recently and travelled with US Airways and Continental Airlines for my internal domestic flights. Both are full service airlines and I enjoyed flying with them, they were great. These days, most of the domestic ‘full service’ airlines charge for checked baggage. They charge US$20-25 for the first bag and up from…
Review: US Airways Club Lounge LAX
Arriving at Los Angeles airport 3 hours before my flight to Las Vegas, I decided to seek out US Airways Club Lounge at terminal 1. US Airways have a day pass which can be purchased online when you book your ticket (if you are booking online) for USD40 or your can purchase it on the day…
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