Plane Spotting

As I had some time last Saturday, and the weather in Tokyo was perfect, I decided to pay Haneda airport a visit. When I checked FlightRadar and realized that Lufthansa’s Retro 747-8i was on its way to Haneda as well, my excitement grew further. Busy International Terminal Observation Deck My first stop after arriving at […]

When I visited Sapporo Chitose airport for winter spotting for the first time in February 2014, I knew I had to return. In fact, I was planning to do “snowy Sapporo spotting” every year. Due to one reason or another, that did not happen, but last week, I finally returned there. I spent four days

Posted: February 2, 2017 When I arrived back in Vienna from Paris after the Air France 787 inaugural flight last month, the airport was covered in snow, but it was sunny. As such, having recently read that the airport’s observation terrace has been expanded, I decided to visit it for the first time in hope

As I had some time yesterday, and the weather was pretty much perfect, I decided to head to Haneda airport in the afternoon. It had been a while since I last visited the airport for a prolonged spotting session, and so there were some new sights to shoot. Terminal 2 Observation Deck After arrival, I

The Thai Children’s Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of January every year. As such, this year it was celebrated on January 14, 2017. During the day, many businesses give gifts to children, and many public facilities waive their entrance fees. To an aviation enthusiast, however, the most interesting part of the Thai Children’s

As my friend Philippe from Prague who currently lives in France was visiting his family Slovakia, we decided to meet up. With both his and my time in Slovakia running out, we had to act. After checking the weather forecast and schedules for Tuesday on Monday night, it was decided – we would go to

At the end of last year, I returned a decade ago, and looked at what 2006 was like for me aviation-wise. Now that we are in 2017, I would like to take a peek back into last year, and look at what 2016 was like, and also at what 2017 will bring. Before I start,

Perhaps the thing I like the most about running this blog is that besides sharing my stories with you, I get to remember and “relive” my previous aviation experiences while writing the posts. Early next year, I will be writing about the happenings in 2016, but given that I have not documented my early years

Besides its beaches and shopping malls, Kish Island has a number of things to offer to aviation enthusiasts. This article looks at what Kish has to offer to aviation enthusiasts based on my visit to the island in November 2016. Kish Island is a small resort island in Persian Gulf that is part of Iran.