There is a song that many people no longer really want to hear. Not because it’s bad, but because it has been worn thin by repetition. Played too often, too loudly, and too predictably every December. Driving Home for Christmas has become seasonal background noise for many. Yet, stripped of overuse, it still describes those... Continue Reading →
Traveling with the Sunflower Lanyard – The Journey Continues
Perhaps first a few words about the Sunflower Lanyard. The purpose of the Sunflower Lanyard is to make invisible disabilities visible. Not all limitations people face in society are immediately apparent, like someone in a wheelchair. Initially, the lanyard was designed to help travellers at Gatwick Airport. Airports, with their unique procedures and processes, can... Continue Reading →
Inside the Airport Lounge – What Our Behavior Says About Us
I’m sitting in the British Airways lounge at Terminal 5, waiting for my flight back to Berlin. It’s a familiar place. Too familiar, maybe. Over the years, I’ve been to many lounges: in London, Seattle, Frankfurt, San Francisco, and Houston, on different airlines, in various countries.And yet, somehow, they all feel the same. It’s not... Continue Reading →
Berlin Brandenburg Airport – BER
It is time to talk about the positive sides of the new, and now only, airport of the Germanys capital city. My musings while traveling through this airport triggered this new blog's creation. Arriving at the airport when trying to catch a plane or arriving at the airport on my return flights made me wonder... Continue Reading →
BER and Special Situations
Today’s travel from BER to DUS started with some excitement. After leaving the FEX train and using the escalators up to the departures level I saw crowds of people and a vast presence of Police personal. It turned out that the security area was emptied and all already checked passengers had to pass the security... Continue Reading →