Tag: flowers

  • One Flag Over Jakarta

    One Flag Over Jakarta

    An amusement park feels somewhat beside the point after you’ve driven through a single rush hour in Jakarta.  I stayed for a week during a rainy November several years past, working with a core team of aviation educators and the various authorities to establish an outline for better pilot training in Indonesia. During that week,…

  • A Rose In My Glass

    A Rose In My Glass

    The enchantment begins on my flight to Hong Kong. To my happy surprise, the welcome cocktail from Cathay Pacific floats a rosebud in hibiscus punch. It needs no alcohol to make me feel festive; I fall quickly under the spell of traveling to a new place. I settle in for the flight from LA to…