I passed through Helsinki Airport this afternoon. I didn’t spot Pussy Grabber One but did pass Putin’s Summit Squadron.
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Turkey’s Hakkari Province, From the Air
Here are a few shots for the In Transit series of what I believe are the still snow-covered peaks of the Cilo-Sat Mountains in the eastern part of Turkey’s Hakkari Province, near the country’s borders with Iraq and Iran.
In Transit: Nassau to Miami
For the Window Seats and In Transit series, here’s a gallery of 12 images snapped on Monday during American Airlines flight 4769, a quick hop from the Bahamian capital Nassau to Miami, south Florida’s international hub that’s home to the least transit-friendly airport I’ve experienced in the post-9/11 world. It started out well. Immigration went… Continue reading
In Transit – Istanbul Ataturk Airport
I’ve passed through Istanbul Ataturk Airport eight times since early February, so was stung even more than usual when learning about yesterday’s bombing attacks that killed at least 42 people and injured more than 230 others. That those of us who transit through the world’s 11th busiest airport do so on the safer side of… Continue reading
Leaving Cali
There are three toilet stalls in the men’s room of Cali’s Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport’s international departures terminal, none of which have toilet seats. But one of the police rooms just beyond security has a state of the art x-ray machine through which one can see virtually every orifice of the human body. From my… Continue reading