I have lost track of the many, many miles I have clocked in the air and at various airports around the world. Some airports, Singapore Changi Airport for instance, are like five-star hotels,... read more
My first impressions of India are also nearly my last.
I have arrived in Mumbai on a sultry January evening, after an eight-hour flight from wintry Zurich. En route, I daydreamed of temple processions,... read more
I love travelling but I hate flying, which presents rather a big dilemma every time I’m at an airport waiting for a flight—they’re never on-time. My airplane phobia sets in motion and my... read more
In 1998, I flew for the first time when I was a second-year university student. Many people may find it rather late for a first flight, but at the time nobody around me... read more
I recently spent two months as a guest of the English Department at the University of Calgary. I was on a sabbatical, completing work on my doctorate.
Getting to Canada involved an almost twenty-hour... read more
During the second sunrise of November 1, 2010, it occurred to me: Last night I was in a haunted house on the other side of the world.
It was the second of three flights... read more
Take a good look at this picture. Wide-body aircraft cabin, spacious seating, smiling flight attendants and so on. Remember this picture the next time you climb aboard. I doubt that it's the picture... read more
