Comments on: Taking Flight

By: Abi

Abi — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:38:53 +0000

More legroom, eh? I’ve been working on that for years (plus proper reclining seats, except for the person in front of me) for years to no avail. Apparently that’s not his department. Bah!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:55:29 +0000

@Abi – wow – an airplane designer! Can I put in a request for more legroom – that might be easier than Anil’s request for ‘beam me up’!
@Mark – what an amazing memory of your grandmother! You are right though, the giant leap that computers have made is just as miraculous in some ways. I just got an new iphone and I”m walking around going – “I can’t believe how advanced this is!”

By: Abi

Abi — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:21:34 +0000

I’m reading so many touching blog posts because of Thanksgiving. I’d say I’m thankful that you have this tradition!

(Oh – and I’ll pass on your blog post to my husband and his colleagues, particularly since they’ll be working every weekend in the run up to Christmas…designing aeroplanes )

Anil – I’ll pass on your comment as well

By: Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels

Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:08:42 +0000

I am so grateful to be doing what I love – travel, writing, and photography – rather than selling my soul for all the wrong reasons. And fr getting to know so many wonderful new friends via the Internet.

By: Anil

Anil — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:57:22 +0000

Isn’t creative thought and science great? I try to remind myself that 100 years ago getting to Europe from New York would take a crowded boat, several days, without the luxury of satellites to predict the weather all on a lifespan of what? 40-50 years? It’s certainly a great time to be a traveler.

Now if they could just perfect transporter technology like they’ve got in Star Trek…

By: Eva & Jeremy Rees

Eva & Jeremy Rees — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:50:31 +0000

We’re currently traveling in Asia and we’re thankful to be a part of such a large community of travelers who share their experiences online. We just found your site — an incredible boon to have all these first-hand tips and commentary on places to see.

Happy Holidays!

By: Mark H

Mark H — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:37:27 +0000

I recall my wonderful grandmother describing rushing out to some airfield in the early 1900s (no idea when) and sharing her excitement of watching one of these remarkable new flying machines landing in a bumpy paddock. What she saw in her lifetime to plane travel that is scarcely thought about and to flying into space and returning boggles the mind. I guess in the same way, computers have gone through their full development in my lifetime. Who’d have thought 40 years ago that communictions with people that you’ve never met would be done with such self-assuredness and community feel.

Happy Thanksgiving to your American readers.

By: Donna Hull

Donna Hull — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:51 +0000

I’m thankful to have a husband who loves travel enough to make a list of all the places we should go in 2010, then schedules a conference with me to plan the year’s itinerary.