It’s been a bit on the stuffy side in Tokyo lately, as you might have noticed. In addition, every corner in Shibuya has filled up with pr-people from Johnny’s, spreading the word on SMAPs latest release “We are SMAP!”. And finally, the queues for tonkatsu at Maisen have become so long that you are forced… Continue reading Summer Getaways: Gora Kadan
Summer Getaways: Schloß Hubertushöhe
It’s heating up in London, and you may be wondering where your assistant should book you in next weekend. Look no further friends, for we have put together an itinerary for you this summer. Starting off, we’ve just come back from a charming little stay just south of Berlin where our new-found friends at Schloß… Continue reading Summer Getaways: Schloß Hubertushöhe
What SAS has to do to clean up its act
The Nordic capitals, as always, rank high in the annual livability listing. Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo all fit the bill of a manageable size and a seamless infrastructural travel experience. While we adore the lovely little Kastrup extension to the Copenhagen’s driver-less Metro, we feel that the seamlessness for Scandinavia starts and ends just… Continue reading What SAS has to do to clean up its act
On the importance of doors
Architecture in the Northern hemisphere is another great addition to the overall Scandinavian experience. Less is to be said about New York’s ditto. From the man himself: “I think there, we went through, obviously, an era of loss of architects doing these mega projects, doing mega towers in New York. But then sort of the… Continue reading On the importance of doors
Inbox zero
Take a sip of the chilled Pol Roger and a snack of the freshly baked Baklava. Done? Good. Enjoy. In the not too distant future, I expect one of the world’s respected medical journals, perhaps The Lancet or the Harvard Medical Review, will release a document on public health and the workplace that will show… Continue reading Inbox zero
Top 3 Designer Defence Systems
As we touched down with the Embraer EMB 120 in Geneva the other day, the lot was filled with sparsely coloured twin-turboprops of varying decent. The odd FlyBaboo Dash-8 and Swiss A320 were idling at the regular gates, but this is clearly not an airport made for regular passenger travel. It seems unfitting, somehow. We… Continue reading Top 3 Designer Defence Systems
The 777 Ambience
In the last Fast Lane column the man himself writes: I explained that I had a special metabolism that agreed very well with the air quality and white noise of a Boeing 777. Hear hear. We couldn’t agree more. This is the reason we have installed The 777 Ambience sound in our homes. We sleep… Continue reading The 777 Ambience
Umshini wami. Or How Aviation Was Saved
As we suffered from a week of European flight hopping we finally got a chance to sit back and relax a bit. Unfortunately this was accompanied by a rather crude safety instruction by aviation waitresses who apparently hadn’t enjoyed the charmingly breakfast buffet at Hotel de la Paix in Geneva as we had that morning.… Continue reading Umshini wami. Or How Aviation Was Saved
By all means necessary
A week ago, we were idly enjoying some farm-fresh edamame in a small bar in Nakasu, Fukuoka when Alex texted that there was some trouble brewing in the Northern part of the Atlantic. We dashed back down Sumiyoshi Hakata-ku to our hotel concierge to see if we could possibly get the first Continental non-stop flight… Continue reading By all means necessary
Don’t call it a comeback
When we thought nothing could get better, we read this: 3. Who has the best economy? – Pass. So we’re back again.