At least I was better off than a fellow passenger, a mother travelling with several family members. “How many bags are you missing Ma’am?” “Eleven.”
Travel
FAB moments in Barcelona, mashie Ps in Ystradgynlais
Ystradgynlais (Welsh for ‘vale of the river Cynlais’) is easier to find (at the northeastern end of the Swansea Valley ) than it is to pronounce. But after a good dram or two of the outstanding local whisky Penderyn, I’ve just about got the hang of it.
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Airports
Discovering colour, compassion and inclusion at Kempegowda Airport
If Bengaluru Duty Free is the airport world’s best arrivals duty-free shop, this Mitti Café is surely its most special food & beverage outlet, ‘The Magic of Abilities’ writ large across the warmest smiles you could ever hope to encounter.
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On location for an Ever Riching experience in Taipei
Any requests? Something by The Moodie Blues, I suggest?
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Airports
Writing like an angel in Haikou and heading for the stars in Singapore
The calligrapher kindly asked me to choose a design of my choice. Admiring the bright orange hues and the lovely shape of the lettering, I made my choice. “What does it mean?” I asked. “It means ‘Write like an angel.”
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Events
From magical Mumbai through Colombo (though nearly Heathrow) to high octane Hainan
All of us in travel retail have had these moments of not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Not only would a Heathrow transit mean 28 hours or so of flying plus transit time from Mumbai to Hong Kong, but I’d actually not be back in time for my subsequent flight to Hainan.
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On location (near) Mumbai (3) – Finding rest and resilience at Oleander Farms
In family terms, the Ahujas also put the worst of times to the best of use, transforming the family ranch with astounding alacrity and vision into the outstanding facility it is today.
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Airports
On location in Mumbai – A warm welcome from Ospree, TFS and Mitti Café
Vivek told me he’s been reading The Moodie Davitt Report every day since he started in the business a decade or so ago, catching up with brand launches, product trends and, yes, my Blog.
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Travel
Encountering a great destination shopping offer and a fellow spring chicken at Aelia Duty Free in Auckland
For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see/Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be/Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails/Pilots of the purple twilight dropping down with costly bales
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Giesen and Strange Nature reunions; Aotea & Fushtagrammable experiences in Christchurch
To the non-Kiwi ear (and, it now has to be said after 38 years living overseas, mine), ‘Fish and Chips’ sounds like ‘Fush and Chups’.
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Finding a very New Zealand fault on the wondrous West Coast
Even here, far away from the madding crowd during a two-day retreat without internet (and only sporadic phone signal), I have found a link to the aviation sector that has dominated my life since I left New Zealand way back in 1987.
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Travel
Back in New Zealand, Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud
My Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc is done and I hear my gate calling like an aviation equivalent of Danny Boy’s pipes. Christchurch here I come
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Airports
Why waiting for a plane is a pleasure at Taoyuan International Airport
In my view, no airport in the world better encapsulates the much talked-about, often poorly served concept of sense of place as Taoyuan International.