Many people believe that airplanes are always looking top-notch in order to give the passenger the feeling of safety. Well, planes are washed and polished regularly not only for this reason, but mainly to reduce the air drag and thus…
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Poor inflight service
I am not writing explicitly the name of the airline, but those who know me better or the country I come from can easily guess the company I am talking about. Last Saturday I returned from Europe and my flight…
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Tube travel
It seems someone had the same idea which I had in my childhood Let’s hope that this project does not only include that nice video, but finds some investors who really spend some money on a feasibility study. I am…
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Isochronous information based on Google Maps
Google Maps have many useful features and it seems that the whole application is turning more and more in a geographic information system (GIS) which makes use of both raster and vector data. Other than expensive and complicated to use…
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Japanese business hotels
Since I had quite a few domestic business trips here in Japan I am writing a few lines about the convenience of business hotels (note: no relation to capsule hotels ). As the name says, these hotels are made for…
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Unruly passengers
An unruly passenger on a plane can be somebody between just drunk and a little bit nasty and a highly dangerous terrorist who poses a real threat for the safety of the people on board and on the ground. It…
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Orion beer
Since I am here in Okinawa I will try the local beer brand, i.e. Orion beer tonight. German beer brewing tradition has spread centuries ago to Japan and made the alcoholic drink quite popular across the country. However, when Orion…
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Therme Ogawa
This Sunday we visited Therme Ogawa which is located within walking distance from the place we are living. Like many other Onsen(hot spring) places in Tokyo area, this “Therme” has added a few more hot tubs and other facilities which…
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Don’t drink and walk – “coffee to go” a manner against human evolution
Whenever I am in the USA I notice a mannerism of the people that makes me wondering if evolution has made a wrong design on our body. People in the US seem to like buying “coffee to go” and then…
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Airline pilot stripes
Sitting on an airport and watching people and staff passing by can be a quite entertaining activity, especially when you have plenty of time before departure. Thereby, I noticed pilots, who have a different number of strips on their uniform,…
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