Postcards from Romania (1)
Posted on: April 23, 2016 /
Prahova Valley. Above Sinaia, looking towards Bușteni (in the valley towards the back)
Vienna night panorama
Posted on: March 22, 2016 /
A night panorama of Vienna, Austria, featuring St. Stephen’s Cathedral, taken from the top terrace of the Haus des Meers, a former WW2 flak tower repurposed into a zoo and aquarium.
What to expect when flying with Austrian Airlines
Posted on: March 10, 2016 /
While I am not an uber-frequent flyer, I did fly enough in the past few years to get an idea of how things work. So I decided to write a few short notes on what to expect when flying on some of the airlines I flew on and to some of the airports I have been
Winter’s last fight
Posted on: March 8, 2016 /
At the beginning of March 2016 I was in Vienna for a week, and on one of the mornings I decided to take a walk through Lainzer Tiergarten, which is in a forest on the hills south of Vienna. Climbing towards the park it was drizzling, then it started raining, and as I went higher and
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Seatguru and other sources unanimously say that the last row of seats in every airplane is the worst, no matter what type of plane is involved. Limited or no recline, galley & lavatory proximity, sometimes noise from the engines or seats protruding in the aisle, they all provide a cocktail of elements that makes this
Protected: A few considerations about the art of landing
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Burning money
As I have stated before, I am love flight and flying, and one of the things I do, every now and then, is to look at planes coming and going on flightradar24.com. On the previous few days I have seen a number of flights divert or return due to bad weather at the destination: yesterday I saw
All you need is lo’v
Posted on: October 8, 2015 /
Categories: Photography, Simple Snap
A simple snap of a bike rental sign in Lyon, France Image details: Camera: Canon PowerShot S110 Lens: built-in 24-120 mm Focal length: 26 mm (120 mm full-frame equivalent) Exposure time: 1/250 s Aperture: f/5.9 ISO: 160
[simple snap] Bald eagle
Posted on: September 21, 2015 /
Categories: Photography, Simple Snap
A simple snap of a magnificent bird at a show with birds of prey. Image details: Camera: Nikon D90 Lens: Tamron 18-270 mm f/3.5-6.3 Focal length: 55 mm (82 mm full-frame equivalent) Exposure time: 1/500 s Aperture: f/10 ISO: 200