Sunrise Over Kazakhstan

On the Road Again

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September 2nd 2012
Me: Excuse me miss, can you pls help to turn on the air con? It feel a bit stuffy here. Stewardess: Uhm, sorry – this plane can only turn on the air con once it already started to move backwards… So, hang in there. The pilot should turn on the air con soon… Me: ??? I was puzzled, and then I giggled a bit. I have never heard of a plane that “need to go backward first” before the air co ... read more

Europe » Finland

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Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more