.... I'd fly long haul first class if I could land three hours ahead of the
cattle classers, enjoy a 1966 Dom Perignon on board and be shuttled to and
from the airport in what you see here http://tinyurl.com/d382rc which are in
fact a few of the fleet of the hotel's runaround cars .... I know, I've been
there. Mercedes are just too ordinary :-))
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina Manley" <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] What would you buy?
> When we flew first class to China, they met us at the front of the plane
> with a Mercedes and we did not have to go through security. There was was
> a
> special terminal just for first class with all snacks and alcohol free. We
> got very nice pajamas for our totally flat beds. The only way to go for
> long trips!!
>
> Tina
>
> On Wednesday, January 8, 2014, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> But do you firsties land three hours ahead of those in cattle class :-)
>>
>> jh
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tina Manley" <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 8:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] What would you buy?
>>
>>
>>> Flying first class on Lufthansa, all paid for with frequent flier
>>> points.
>>>
>>> The airlines in Honduras were TACA - Take a Coffin Along - and SAHSA -
>>> Stay
>>> At Home Stay Alive. Both went out of business because insurance rates
>>> became to high due to frequent crashes.
>>>
>>> I survived many very, very marginal flights in Honduras and Guatemala!
>>> Now
>>> I fly first class for anything half-way around the world - but I only
>>> use
>>> frequent flier points.
>>>
>>>
>>> Tina
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 7:22 PM, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I hope you fly better than on Air Vietnam. Back in the 1970s it was
> rated
>>>> worse than the then mainland Chinese airline CAAC, [Civil Aviation
>>>> Administration of China but known colliqually "Cancel At All Costs"]
>>>>
>>>> jh
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Tina Manley" <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 8:17 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] What would you buy?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > Well, I'm heading to Vietnam in March and there's no way I'm going
> with
>>>> > only one lens. I'm pressuring Leica to get the three they have now
>>>> > for
>>>> > coding and CLA back to me by March 1st. I would like to send 3 more
> in
>>>> > for
>>>> > coding but there's no way they would get back in time. All of my
> Leica
>>>> > gear will fit in my backpack and I'll carry a roll-on and check one
> bag
>>>> to
>>>> > bring back souvenirs. I might limit myself to one lens around here
> but
>>>> > not
>>>> > for a once-in-a-lifetime trip. I will not carry any zooms, however.
> I
>>>> > zoom with my feet.
>>>> >
>>>> > Tina
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 7:00 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> > I took just an M3 and a 35 / 1.4 Summilux and several rolls of K25
>>>> >> > on
>>>> a
>>>> >> week
>>>> >> > long jaunt through Bali in mid 1971 having left the rest in
>>>> >> > Singapore.
>>>> >> > Didn't regret for one moment having travelled light. In fact
>>>> travelling
>>>> >> > light tends to concentrate the mind to mimimize foolish photos.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> OK, I think I sense my 2014 challenge coming on... I can dedicate
>>>> >> the
>>>> >> OM-3Ti and one of the 50/1.4 lenses to the cause. I'll shoot only
>>>> >> B&W
>>>> >> in said camera for 2014 with just that one lens. My non-specific
>>>> >> goal
>>>> >> is to use it every single week (already have a shot in the can for
>>>> >> first-week of the year) in 2014. It's not that I won't use anything
>>>> >> else, but I'm going to make a concerted effort at self-limitation
>>>> >> for
>>>> >> this project.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Second part of this is the theme. I need a theme for this project.
>>>> >> Still stewing.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> AG
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
>>>> >> Ken Norton
>>>> >> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >> http://www.zone-10.com
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