If you ask me about history of aviation in India I would divide it into two parts before cheap air tickets were available and after. Seriously what else is there to know? I grew in the ‘before’ era and my first air travel was obviously an international one for work. Whereas my daughter is growing…
Category: Air Travel
Why we need to compare flight rates?
I think all travelers across the world love a good bargain and hence comparing flight ticket rates for cheap air tickets is such a big draw! And more than anyone else I guess we Indian’s just love a bargain and love to bargain. I don’t know how involved you are personally or what you consider…
Domestic Flights in India: What lies ahead for the coming Winter travel?
A lot us would plan to travel in the winter and need to book the air tickets. If you have been scanning the news not everything seems to be going in the right direction for the aviation sector in India this winter. In fact various news articles talk about a fall in the number of flights operating…
The Lukla Kathmandu Flight, Nepal
What do you do when you have trekked to Everest Base Camp and have finished writing about it? You get Low altitude sickness! And you want to throw tantrums. But on the brighter side I can still write about my Lukla-Kathmandu Flight. The Tenzing-Hillary Airport is probably one of the scariest in the world. This…
Skywatch Friday- Dusk at 35,000 Feet
For today’s Skywatch I present two dusk pictures that I clicked yesterday while coming back from Kuala Lumpur to Delhi. I often try to get a window seat on the planes so that I can click pictures. I try to guess which side A or K (or whatever is the window configuration for that particular…
Skywatch Friday- Up Above the World So High
I clicked this one on my way to Chandigarh in a 2X2 small plane. I am heading out again to Malaysia, I got the visa today. So thank you all for your kind words and encouragements.
I Hate 2X2 Small Planes
I have to admit I hate flying in 2X2 small planes. They are small and they get really thrown around during turbulence. And that leads to motion sickness for me. For example I went to Chandigarh today (work) and took an evening flight back. While going it was all peace and quiet. But coming back…
Skywatch Friday- Take Off from Dubai
My stock of photos tell me that it is time to click a few new ones. I would be off to Bangalore on the next Sunday for a week, so let us see what new ones I can add. This one was from a take off from Dubai while traveling to Manchester. For other…
Skywatch Friday- Glowing Wings!
Clicked this last month while flying from Delhi to Dubai. Due to the time difference I though the dawn came rather too soon in the flight but then I am always happy to shoot in the glowing light. For more beautiful skies from around the world please visit the skywatch page.
Skywatch Friday- Wing Shot from an Airbus A380-800
This time I had my Dubai-Manchester flight and back on an Airbus A380-800. I was flying with Emirates and this was my first experience of flying in an A380. It felt like I was flying in a small town! I was not too lucky with my sunrises and sunsets but I liked these white…