Seeing Paris from a plane window is always a treat. Not only is it easy to recognise some of the city’s most famous landmarks…
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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…
Plane views: London City Airport
London City Airport (LCY) is my absolute favourite of all the airports serving London. It’s small (getting through it is a breeze) and well-connected…
Plane views: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Kota Kinabalu is the capital of the Malaysian state of Sabah (map) which occupies the northern corner of the island of Borneo. ‘KK’, as…
Plane views: Mt. Vesuvius, Italy
These pictures were taken on a flight from Naples (Italy) to Amsterdam, when I was treated to an incredible view of Mt. Vesuvius from…
Plane views: Putrajaya, Malaysia
All flights that approach the Kuala Lumpur International Airport from the north fly over Malaysia’s new administrative capital, Putrajaya. To have the best views,…
Plane views: Mallorca
Mallorca (or Majorca) is part of the Balearic islands, a Spanish archipelago in the north-western corner of the Mediterranean Sea. The largest of the…