The last day of the week at ICAO panel meetings is always the worst. That’s because on the last day of the meeting, all the […]
New Airline Reviews
Air France, Business Class – Boeing B 777-300: Paris CDG to Montreal
I’m on my way to Montreal again to present another working paper to ICAO. Transfer in Paris CDG I’ve just arrived in Paris on an […]
Air France, Business Class – Embraer 190: Frankfurt to Paris CDG
Today I continue my journey from Frankfurt to Paris with Air France. In Paris I’ll be connecting to an intercontinental connection. My flight to Paris […]
Condor Flugdienst, Business Class – Airbus A 321: Zürich to Frankfurt
Condor operates three daily services between Zürich and Frankfurt, in addition to several holiday destinations it serves nonstop from Zürich. To be honest, I wasn’t […]
British Airways, Business Class – Airbus A 319: London Heathrow to Basel
On my last evening in London I have tickets to see Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution. The original film from 1957 had the legendary […]
SWISS, Business Class – Embraer 190: Zürich to London Gatwick
I just arrived in Zürich on a flight from Larnaca. It’s 16h15, and my onward connection to Gatwick should depart at 17h05. Transfer in Zürich […]
Edelweiss Air, Business Class – Airbus A 320: Larnaca to Zürich
I’m on my way from Larnaca back to London. I was booked on the direct service to Gatwick. But then British Airways cancelled the flight […]
Lufthansa, Business Class – Airbus A 321 NEO: Munich to Larnaca
I just arrived in cold and grey Munich on a Lufthansa flight from Heathrow. By the time I enter the terminal it’s 10h30. The flight […]
Lufthansa CityLine, Business Class – Airbus A 320: London Heathrow to Munich
British Airways cancelled my flight. Specifically, what they cancelled was my flight from Larnaca back to Gatwick in a week’s time. But for reasons I […]
Hotel Reviews
Air Tahiti, Economy Class – ATR 72: Papeete-Moorea-Huahine-Bora Bora
Introduction I’m finally on my last three legs. Today I fly from Papeete to Bora Bora, which is in fact the reason why I am […]
Air Tahiti Nui, Business Class – A 340-300: Auckland to Papeete
Introduction My friend A. drops me off at the airport at around 12:00, two hours before my departure to Tahiti. I am rather curious about […]
Air New Zealand, Business Class – B777-200: Perth to Auckland
Introduction I spend my last day in Australia walking through the streets of Perth and visiting the lovely King’s Park. What always impresses me in […]
Cathay Pacific Airways, Business Class – A 330-300: Hong Kong to Perth
Introduction I spend my last day in Hong Kong walking through the narrow streets of Wan Chai and its many food markets. The sights, sounds […]
The Conrad by Hilton, Hong Kong
In Hong Kong I’m staying at the Conrad by Hilton. The hotel lies in close proximity to Admiralty MTR, half way between Wan Chai and […]
Swiss International Air Lines, First Class – Airbus A 340-300: Zürich to Hong Kong
Absentation, the hero leaves the security and comfort of home… The first leg of my journey sees me travelling from Zürich to Hong Kong in […]
Russian Fairtyles and a Round the World Trip with Swiss, Cathay Pacific, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, Air Tahiti, Air France and Virgin America
Preamble In his Morphology of the Tale, which was published in 1928, Vladimir Propp analyses the narrative structure – or morphology – of Russian folklore […]
Air Malta, Club Class – A 319: Malta to Zürich
Getting to the Airport Means of transport: busFare: EUR1.50Journey time: ca. 20 minutes, depending on trafficFrequency: a mystery – the bus lines X4, X5 and […]