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Meet F‑GRET: The Citation Mustang Behind Jet Bean Coffee: Photo Copyright Nathan Raab Recently, I met Nathan Raab, a British Airline Captain with a major flagship carrier, at Blackbushe Airport. He has transformed a damaged Cessna Citation Mustang into something completely unexpected: a mobile café inside a private jet fuselage.​​Nathan’s journey is a story of resilience, […]

In the ongoing issue surrounding Air India’s aircraft safety concerns, a significant new development has emerged. As I’ve highlighted in my earlier blogs (first, second, third, and fourth), a whistleblower Air India captain — whose identity was withheld for legal reasons until now — has consistently raised alarms over potential regulatory violations involving the Boeing

The Himalayas range seen as we flew from Beijing to Ashgabat over the Tien Shan mountain range. Traveling from Beijing to Ashgabat took us over a massive stretch of land, passing through regions like the Gobi Desert, parts of Central Asia, and some of the world’s highest peaks, like the Himalayas and the Pamirs. Even though

The Tien Shan range of mountains in Xinjiang, China from 38,000 feet, enroute from Beijing to Ashgabat. Bogda Feng (博格达峰), means “Bogda Peak”, standing at 5,445 meters (17,864 feet), seen here from our flight from Beijing to Ashgabat from 38,000 feet [!]. It is the highest peak, part of the Bogda Shan (博格达山) means “Bogda Mountains” and refers

Shangri-La Shougang Park in Beijing The Shangri-La Shougang Park Beijing After spending a peaceful week immersed in the slower pace of village life in Jiandu, just outside Yangzhou, we returned to Beijing seeking a mix of familiarity and meaningful experiences. For our final four days, we opted for something refreshingly different: a stay at the

It had been five years since we last set foot in China—a stretch of time that somehow felt like both forever and no time at all. When we departed in 2019, our daughter Tara was a round-faced toddler; now, she’s a confident seven-year-old with a younger brother, Jasper, nearing four. The pandemic had put our

The Zagros Mountains in Iran never fail to attract the attention. The collision which caused them, between the Eurasian and Arabian tectonic plates, is still occurring. The range is climbing higher by a few millimetres annually. Just spectacular: Photo Copyright Navjot Singh The Zagros Mountains are home to one of the oldest known wine-producing regions

Maharloo Lake, a seasonal salt lake near Shiraz, Iran, seen from 38,000 feet en-route from Dubai to London Heathrow: Photo Copyright Navjot Singh Maharloo Lake, a seasonal salt lake near Shiraz, Iran, seen from 38,000 feet en-route from Dubai to London Heathrow. Most passengers were sleeping…missed the fun!: Photo Copyright Navjot Singh

Meet Balraj Singh, who moved to the Punjab with his family with the aim of providing ethical and sustainable agriculture as the only way to a heathy lifestyle​ ​My first trip to India after 27 years proved to be a short and hectic one, and I tried my best to make the most of it.