Taipei, Singapore & Kuala Kumpur 11/4 thru 11/19

Hello,
After last year at LAX/LAS & Nellis Air Show, I have changed plans a bit and am taking a diversion to Asia. I am flying free ( AA Miles ) but anyone would be interested in joining the trip, do contact me. Plan is to spend 4 days at each city......(what else) spotting from sun up till sun down. Decided to skip Japan altogether as did not want 2 days in each city.

Raj
Pleasant Valley, CT

PS: With fall upon us, I probably will be by at Kennedy / LGA in Oct to 'tune up' the Canons. hope to run into some of you.
Hey Tom...any chance I'll run into you @ Taipei :shock:

Hey Raj,

Hope all goes well for you in TPE. We can talk more about Taipei when I'm in New York just prior to you leaving if you like.

Heres few samples from day one....

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2.../VT-EYL1lr.jpg


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/VT-SJGlr.jpg

And last but not the least...how bout them coconuts ... who needs Evian when this is available. :)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Coconutslr.jpg

CX777,

Great shots. Please give us some more :)

awesome shots!! I do want some more!

Day 2... what a roller coaster :)
Get to airport by 7am.... no sun..(think the NY guys have tied it down over Canarasi :) So get few shots and get all peed off and change my flight & hotel and decided to go Kaula Lumpur 2 days early. As I get back to hotel... its nothing but sun :cry:

So hop into taxi and get back by 1pm and here are few .... I stuck it out until almost 7:30pm (sun was in and out and haze a bit better)

Vietnam time... 2 flights back to back...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2.../VN-A345lr.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2.../VN-A309lr.jpg

"Chiang Mai" always follows me whereever I go...been seeing her since 90's. Here she is in new colors and special sticker.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...MNoseArtlr.jpg

Pakistani time... and the tails are just georgeous. This one parked right next to terminal 8)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/AP-BGRlr.jpg

Afternoon brought 3 AI flights... this one is "Rajasthani" colors...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/VT-AXAlr.jpg

And just before I left... I tried few clicks without tripod.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...-AXATaillr.jpg

Great shots! More more more please! :)

Rafal

Day Two... and am I glad I skipped WSSS and started 1 day early in KL... :)

Bangla time ("Bhangra" in Indian is a punjabi fast rytham dance :P )... DC10 weaving thru the heavies!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/S2-ACRlr.jpg

I love speical colors

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/9M-AAPlr.jpg

IC jetting off for yet another hop to India.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/VT-EVSlr.jpg

My favourite angle.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/9V-SRElr.jpg

Best for last.... home town favourite !

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/9M-MRAlr.jpg

After finding out that the "whale" will visit WSSS, changed the itinery a bit and well, we arrived hotel in WSSS @ 12:20. After barely 5 hours sleep, we go to Coastal Road (the db fence is coming up fairly fast :( ).
And as promised the A380 showed on Inner Marker @ 9:58am, landed on 02L and then taxied by T1 and to its gate. Here are few shots...

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...rbus3801lr.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...irbus380lr.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/A380lr-1.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/D-ALCGlr.jpg

I love bonus surprises :)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/HS-TEKlr.jpg

SE Asia Trip winding down... :(
I could not have asked for better timing... A380 was great and I think for me the Changi Coast Road was the key too... as you all know by now, it will be pretty soon history.

Heres few for last 36 hours....

Tales of cities.....
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2.../WSSSTails.jpg

Jonathan's flight back to KL....
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...la/JA612JA.jpg

Changi at its best.... :)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/JA8191lr.jpg

Ahh and finally the beast.... on approach and on taxiway....(this was his second trip in same week!)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2.../F-WXXL1lr.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...la/F-WXXL2.jpg

Wow! Some GREAT shots from Asia. :)

Melanie.... thanks for the comments. U and Phil would definitely love Singapore, great wx, shopping and lively city.

Last 48 hours... what a wx! KC said it was one of the best light he has seen. Heres few from the log.


AI coming into the inner stand :)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ela/VT-EJL.jpg

Baby Bus also inbound inner stand :)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ela/B-2332.jpg

Hey did I mention, I took a short trip to Jakarta :D (and 3 more came in next 1 hour!)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ailsatWSSS.jpg

Early morning departure of this An12, not sure where to?
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ela/XU-U4C.jpg

Yankee Echo rotates as she leave the SQ T7 party :D
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...la/9V-SYE1.jpg

Heres the highlight of morning, a bit of different angel to show all the SQs @ hard stand.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ela/B-LFB2.jpg

Perfect climbout....
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ela/B-LFB1.jpg

Last shot of my spotting trip.... :( Till next time WSSS (Coast Rd will miss ya for sure)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ela/A40-LJ.jpg

Last entry as I board my short hops on JL to Narita & AA to States....aarrrhh :( Cheers.

Amazing pics. The kind of stuff most of us could only dream of seeing, much less shooting.

Chiang Mai has been at JFK a couple times this week, gorgeous decal.