Welcome to India

As the plane began to make its descent into Bangalore, the crew went through all the usual requests for fastening seat belts, putting trays away and seats in the upright position.And then the flight attendants each grabbed an aerosol can with a nozzle pointing straight up — the kind of can you might use to …

On the road again …

After the usual horrendous domestic flight (SFO-SeaTac, hour late, jammed to the gills,  crying babies etc. etc. etc.) I boarded an Emirates flight to Dubai, and we traveled right over the North Pole. No signs of Santa and the elves hard at work.Nice plane and nice flight, which is appreciated considering it's 14 hours in the …