Category Archives: The pleasure of flying
The world from above: Amazonia
Over the years, as flying became less an event and more a frequent occurrence, my seat-choosing preferences changed, from “always window” to “you know what, I’d rather have aisle”. However, there are exceptions. There are places – Greenland, the Putorana … Continue reading →
Posted in Americas, Brazil, Peru, The pleasure of flying, The world from above
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Tagged 777, Amazon, Amazonas, Andes, Boeing, Brazil, British Airways, Jungle, Peru, Rainforest, Rio de las Amazonas, Rolls-Royce, The world from above, Venezuela
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The world from above – An air race over the skies of Iran
The flight was rather uneventful, a barely half-full Qatar Airways Airbus A380 from Doha to London. Meal trays were being cleared away and I was about to decide which film would’ve been more appropriate to induce me to sleep as … Continue reading →
Posted in Asia, Dubai, Middle East, Public Transportation, The pleasure of flying, The world from above
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Tagged 380, 777, Airbus, airlines, Airplanes, AvGeeks, Aviation Geeks, Boeing, Desert, Emirates, Ennio Morricone, Flying, Iran, Middle East, Mountains, Qatar, Qatar Airways, See the world outside, Snow, Standoff, The pleasure of flying, The world from above, United Arab Emirates, Zagros
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Seeing an old friend (four years after and 30,000 ft. from above)
It was the faithful companion of many a sunset in Turin for over six years. We lived always in the same place, a rather nondescript tenament in the southern Santa Rita borough, one of those neighbourhoods that had popped up … Continue reading →
Posted in Italy, Overlooked locations, Piemonte, Random memories, The pleasure of flying, The world from above
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Tagged Alpi, Alps, Cuneo, Flight, Flying, Italy, Monviso, Mountains, Piedmont, The world from above, Torino, Turin, Winter
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The world from above – Bergen & Hordaland, Norway
British Airways flight crews have a few common features: they all are almost inevitably called Nigel, love to speak like Lord Kitchener as much as US astronauts adored to imitate Chuck Yeager’s drawl and, finally, are remarkably understated. To give … Continue reading →
Posted in Europe, Norway, The pleasure of flying, The world from above
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Tagged Airbus, Bergen, British Airways, Hordaland, North Sea, Norway, The pleasure of flying, The world from above
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Early morning at the airport
Back flying after about three weeks on the ground (a kind of a record, for me) and back straight to what I love most: early morning at an airport, sipping coffee before a day off wandering with no precise aim. … Continue reading →
An early morning flight over Vancouver Island, BC.
It was going to be a gorgeous, hot and sunny day, but that was the future. Back then it was 6:30 and I was shivering in my shirt, weary and red-eyed after a night on a bench at Vancouver Airport. … Continue reading →
Posted in Canada, Overlooked locations, The pleasure of flying, The world from above
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Tagged Air Canada, Americas, British Columbia, Canada, Flying, Morning, Vancouver, Victoria, Views
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The world from above – Northwestern Italy
Italy, as I never stop telling my colleagues, is not only made of islands, tomato sauce and tarantella, like the UK is not just made of tiny cottages, clotted cream and old ladies saying “jolly good” at every possible occasion. … Continue reading →
Posted in Europe, Italy, Lombardia, Overlooked locations, Piemonte, The pleasure of flying, The world from above, Val d'Aosta
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Tagged Alps, Flying, Italy, Lake Como, Lake Garda, Lake Maggiore, Lakes, Malpensa, Matterhorn, Milan, Mont Blanc, Mountains, Piedmont, Piemonte, The world from above, Valle d'Aosta
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Flying for the sake of it.
As a teenager I used, to calm myself down and cool off my problems by walking my dog. Tracey, my trusty German shepherd dog, would walk with me through parks and roads, scrub lands and mountains, happily making path ahead … Continue reading →
Posted in Public Transportation, Random memories, The pleasure of flying, The world from above
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Tagged Flying, Simple pleasures, Travelling
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