The view from my "office"

[p--and--t]

Earlier today when out & about

 

[jase05]

Great photos and spent a lot of my childhood in that park and pool so it brings back some great memories

 

[Port Power]

Incredibly smoky here in Perth at the moment. All doors and windows shut and when you go outside it is really unpleasant. Apparently due to prescribed burns combined with a day that has turned very still. The photo has not been edited.

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Not where I am in a northern coastal suburb. Now as the sun is setting, I can see some smoke on the western horizon, making for a very red sunset. Prescribed burns can be very disturbing for people with breathing difficulties. I am often amazed the amount of smoke up here when up there are fires way down in the southwest!

 

[Daver6]

Not where I am in a northern coastal suburb. Now as the sun is setting, I can see some smoke on the western horizon, making for a very red sunset. Prescribed burns can be very disturbing for people with breathing difficulties. I am often amazed the amount of smoke up here when up there are fires way down in the southwest!

It's not too bad in the western suburbs. Seems further east is more impacted.




I'm not so sure about these prescribed burns. Every year this time of year is ruined by days of smoke affecting two million people. Really don't see that this is a good thing.

 

[drron]

It's not too bad in the western suburbs. Seems further east is more impacted.

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I'm not so sure about these prescribed burns. Every year this time of year is ruined by days of smoke affecting two million people. Really don't see that this is a good thing.

Because of this fire in WA a Royal commission recommended prescribed burns.

1961 Western Australian bushfires - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And this shows that they work. The more precribed burns in green the less bushfires in red.

Megafires in Australia - Bushfire Front

Avoiding Megafires in Australia The Bush Fire Front April 2009 In the wake of the 2009 Victorian fire disaster the role of prescribed burning in relation to large wildfires (mediaspeak = megafires) has become a hot topic in the media, at academic seminars and on the internet. There have been...

www.bushfirefront.org.au

 

[jase05]

Good to be “home” again at my happy office

 

[QF WP]

Wow, that collage of photos made me think about staying there @jase05.

 

[jase05]

Wow, that collage of photos made me think about staying there @jase05.

We like it here and are return visitors. I won’t derail the thread too much but will post some more photos and reviews over on the Accor thread in a few days time

 

[tgh]

Times change ; iirc 20 years ago they were building dhows on that beach

 

[jase05]

Times change ; iirc 20 years ago they were building dhows on that beach

Ajman is undergoing a major transformation. There is a whole stretch of beachfront that is being redeveloped and construction is going on 24/7. It does need it as much of the area is quite shabby and the state doesn’t have a lot of land to work with.

 

[Wing Nut]

....as the Nut's bid farewell to the Qantas First lounge for one last time (WP coming to an end), I looked back with fond memories



Past the green wall then out through the frosted glass doors...

(ok, might be over dramatising it since I've only been twice)

Then onto the Finnair office for the next 10 hours.



The economy office was fine, meals were fine and the service ran regular sweeps through the cabin with all sorts of lite offerings. "You sure this is a Qantas flight?" quipped Mrs Nut. Past the time reading, watching movies etc. Before we knew it we were landing at BKK.



Then onto the BK office on the 20th floor at the Sheraton. A bit dated but a comfortable room, bunch of free stuff including 1 hr freeflow drinks, great views and location. Using the river boats to get up and down the river, great way to avoid the manic BK traffic.


Off to Hua Hin tomorrow for the next leg of our Thai journey, see what happens next!

 

[OATEK]

It's not too bad in the western suburbs. Seems further east is more impacted.

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I'm not so sure about these prescribed burns. Every year this time of year is ruined by days of smoke affecting two million people. Really don't see that this is a good thing.

The various state and LG authorities are caught between cutting down more trees to create better fire breaks or singeing them while burning off the scrub. Our LG council wants to "better connect" the trees in the urban landscape with the bush on our edges. Doubt they will do a proper risk assessment.

 

[pjm99au]

Greece day 9. Moving day Naxos to Santorini

For our 2 hour journey to Santorini we’re travelling on the Blue Star Delos. A bit more sedate but much more comfortable than the Seajet Cats.

The wait at the ramp to disembark


Our accomodation for the next three nights at Sunny Villas in Imerovigli. Cave room. A great small hotel with lovely staff.

The view from the room

Dinner was at the Aegean Restaurant. Highly recommended. Some of the views on the way there and back