Where are you now?

cobra · Postby **cobra** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:34 am

DieselFan wrote:.Hope you get your flight back before weekend,..

Our flight has been confirmed for tonight 23:45 to Abu Dhabi and leaving 02:20 to JHB :D

DieselFan wrote:.. Seriously tho the town looks so out of place almost photoshopped when compared to the arrid surroundings...

Not quite with you with the photoshop story. Standby be with you sortly..

cobra · Postby **cobra** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:17 am

cobra wrote: Not quite with you with the photoshop story. Standby be with you sortly..

There we go on my way home ETA 38 days :D

cobra · Postby **cobra** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:27 am

Still stuck in Oman. Left for the airport yesterday only to find out that the runway and ILS are damaged and no flights in or out. Most of the city is with out power and many roads are damaged. As we stayed 35km SE of the airport in the mountains we closer to the airport now with some other scenery at least. Should there be any movement it is a 10min drive and we out of here.

The next problem is to get some groundcrew at the airport, itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s their Sunday today and the Sultan also announced that tomorrow will be a "holiday". We now staying at the Safari Hotel, now animals unfortunately but at least we got a place to bunk, as the hotels are obvious fully booked with people that are awaiting their flights.

There is a saying "nothing comes easy", we in Oman on business trip to provide their ATC Centre and Oman Air with training courseware for the training of ATCs and Pilots, and we hope that this saying will have some truth in it.

Anyway, should leave tonight at 23:45 to Abu Dhabi and then home tomorrow arrive at 08:20. Missing out on my traditional 5:00 wakeup call for a 06:30 take-off at Microland.

Below are some pics on the way to the airport yesterday.

cobra · Postby **cobra** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:29 am

More pics

cobra · Postby **cobra** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:31 am

and more..

cobra · Postby **cobra** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:37 am

more pics .. for my wife and Daughter, Hi

missing you, should have left on Wed, still waiting to hear from the airline if we don't leave tonight it will only be next Wednesday

Anyone for a rescue flight

Pic taken at the Grand Mosque, luckly damage was min.

cobra · Postby **cobra** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:14 pm

We departed Oman 1 hour late at 01:45 this morning with a connecting flight at Abu Dhabi departing 02:25 (same airline)

Just when we thought all was plain sailing - we arrived in Abu Dhabi only to find out our connecting flight left for JHB 15min earlier

I actually saw the aircraft taxi out when we arrived

The next flight was only Wednesday

Next option - taxi to Dubai a 2 hour drive and a flight with Emirates to JHB depated at 11:00 and arrived 16:30 back in JHB this afternoon

The B777 has a camera facing downwards, next moment on the seat TV Monitor, Microland

on long finals for 21L

ICEMAN · Postby **ICEMAN** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:49 pm

Busy travel day tomrrow, 3 flights booked so the timetable is tight

First flight 08h15 from S05.28.41 E11.26.72 to Cabinda- Bell412

Second flight from Cabinda to Luanda, probably be in a Dash8 or a b1900 (Luanda is an absolute dump

)
Third flight from Luanda to JIA- 747 in cattle class

, luckily its only 3hrs

eish, not looking foward to it

Wart · Postby **Wart** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:52 pm

Globe-trotting Wart is on his way again!!!!

On my way to Paris for a week, including the weekend at the Paris Airshow :D
Sunady afternoon over to Wales and back on Tuesday morning to CDG. Might have to spend a couple extra days up in Strasbourg otherwise back to JIA on Tuesday night.

Yes, I will take heaps of pics at the airshow and will share the good ones with you when I get back.

Wart · Postby **Wart** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:38 pm

In Paris with beautiful weather!

A week of work including a trade show for Wed, Thur & Fri.

Weekend at the airshow and then off to Wales on Sunday, Nice on Tuesday and hopefully back home on Tuesday night!

Wart · Postby **Wart** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:45 pm

OK, so I have to spend a night in Nice; oh, bugger. I can think of worse places to stay.

So the plans are:-
1. Now to Sunday (24th June) in Paris,
2. Evening of 24th June to Bristol; drive up to Cardiff,
3. Morning of 26th June to Nice,
4. Morning of 27th back to Paris,
5. Evening of 27th back HOME!!!

Wart · Postby **Wart** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:07 pm

For those of you who are following my travels, I am still in Paris and tonoght they celecbrate the longest day with live music all around the city. I am going up to my regular place to listen to some jazz and eat seafood.

Weather has been great and I hope it holds on for the weekend.

Wart · Postby **Wart** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:14 am

What a great idea! All over the city there is live music and dancing with such a great vibe. There are families with small children right through to elderly people all enjoying the atmosphere and entertainment.

I ended up so far away from my hotel by just walking from one spot to another that I only got back in at 1:30am.

Last day of work for this week and then.........

THE PARIS AIRSHOW

Wart · Postby **Wart** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:58 pm

.... guess where I was today???

Dre'man · Postby **Dre'man** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:20 pm

We wait in anticipation for the full story, and of course more pics.

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