October 16, 2015

Northern Arizona: Sedona & Surrounds, Part 2

Our trip to Northern Arizona, featured in Part 1 of this blog, included some spectacular natural scenery, along with an impressive church set into the mountains of Sedona, Arizona. In this installment, we include two National Monuments that were once…

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Qantas plans 19-hour nonstop, London to Perth

Qantas, Australia’s flag carrier is planning to offer first-ever non-stop service to the UK with a planned route between London and Perth. At just under 9,000 miles, it would be the world’s longest flight.   The airline plans to fly the route…

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China Beats Out Japan for Indonesian Rail Project

A joint venture between China Railway International and a consortium of Indonesian state companies won the $5.5 billion contract to build Southeast Asia’s first high speed railway. It will go from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta…

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Bargains ahead for used plane buyers?

We’re used to reading of big orders of new planes, especially at the big annual airshows. But some airlines, including big ones, also keep an eye on the used-plane market.   Delta, for example, has indicated it wants to expand its wide-body fleet…

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Exploring the Baltic Coast. 2) Riga, Latvia

  Riga was our second destination in the Baltic; we spent a week in Riga in mid-June, arriving the week of the Janus festival celebrations. It was a fantastic week to be in Riga; there were pop-up art and cultural exhibits, concerts and Latvians…

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Northern Arizona: Sedona & Surrounds, Part 2

Our trip to Northern Arizona, featured in Part 1 of this blog, included some spectacular natural scenery, along with an impressive church set into the mountains of Sedona, Arizona. In this installment, we include two National Monuments that were once…

Read More

Qantas plans 19-hour nonstop, London to Perth

Qantas, Australia’s flag carrier is planning to offer first-ever non-stop service to the UK with a planned route between London and Perth. At just under 9,000 miles, it would be the world’s longest flight.   The airline plans to fly the route…

Read More

Bargains ahead for used plane buyers?

We’re used to reading of big orders of new planes, especially at the big annual airshows. But some airlines, including big ones, also keep an eye on the used-plane market.   Delta, for example, has indicated it wants to expand its wide-body fleet…

Read More

Exploring the Baltic Coast. 2) Riga, Latvia

  Riga was our second destination in the Baltic; we spent a week in Riga in mid-June, arriving the week of the Janus festival celebrations. It was a fantastic week to be in Riga; there were pop-up art and cultural exhibits, concerts and Latvians…

Read More