Flights
Arctic Capital Express
Canadian North is a small airline serving a specific domestic clientele in northern Canada. Yet, it has one of the most fascinating commercial air routes in the world. While Singapore Airlines boasts the world’s longest route, Emirates shows off luxury, Read more
Articles
Moving a house
This is a modified excerpt from my master’s research project in 2022. “Burke,” a 53-storey condo tower being erected on the corner of Sherbourne and Howard streets, just steps away from Sherbourne subway station. On the same site as the Read more
US & Canada
Scranton Trolley Museum
Scranton had a trolley system from 1896 to 1954, the first economically sustainable system in America. The Lackawanna valley was rich in anthracite, top-notch coal, and the trolleys were powered from the nearby coal-fired power plant via a third rail, Read more
Cities
Scranton, PA
The stench of diesel wafts through the air of the industrial centre of the Pocono Mountains. Diesel locomotives transit through carrying hundreds of cars of assorted goods and commodities, they idle and stink. But not all of the trains in Read more
Flights
Singapore Airlines Business Class A380-800
Route: Frankfurt to SingaporePlane: A380-800Date: Aug 10-11, 2024Price paid: €1514 including an onward flight to Hong Kong (originally €4169) ComfortWindow seats on the upper deck are the best seats as they have a larger sleeping surface along the wall and Read more
Flights
Singapore Airlines Business Class A350-900
Route: Singapore to Hong KongPlane: A380-800Date: Aug 11, 2024Price paid: €1514 including a previous flight from Frankfurt (originally €4169) ComfortThe seats are much narrower than on the A380, and the footwells are also narrower. The armrests can be raised and Read more
Cities
Saint John, NB
I have never been so disappointed in a new city in my life. The place was foggy from dawn to dusk and then it got dark when the fog cleared. I was told that Saint John is always foggy from Read more
Articles
Bavarian National Museum in Munich
When travelling to Munich, the Bavarian National Museum is one not to miss out on. The Museum building itself was built during King Maximilian II in 1855, around the same time the Neuschwanstein Castle was built (the castle used as Read more