I was determined to stay awake on a flight from Amsterdam to Seattle. I’ve flown this route many times before but this was the…
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Plane views: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (airport code: AMS) is the main international gateway to the Netherlands and a major air hub in Europe. Schiphol (pronounced ‘skip-hol’)…
I did it! I jumped out of a plane!
We stood outside our hotel in awkward silence. I looked around at the group and felt a mix of tension and excitement. Today was…
velvet escape’s Culinary Journey: Malaysia Airlines
What: Meals in Business Class on Malaysia Airlines Where: Flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur Note: Malaysia Airlines (MH) has won many awards for…
Plane views: Valencia
Valencia is Spain’s third-largest city. Located on the Mediterranean Sea, Valencia is a city of fabulous contrasts: from its futuristic City of Arts and…
An aerial experience of Europe
One of the great joys of living in Europe is being in such close proximity to a great diversity of people, cultures, history and…
Plane views: the beauty of a window seat
It was an excerpt from a book by E.M. Forster that inspired me to create the Plane Views series: “Those mountains to the right…
Plane views: Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain between the Himalayas and the Snow Mountains of Papua. This granite massif rises majestically to a height of…
Plane views: Atacama desert
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is the driest desert in the world – it’s so dry, even bacteria find it hard to survive…