Everyone's looking for a place to live — some want to rent, others want to buy. Small, large, houses, flats. There is supply, but... the demand is such that if you don't respond right after a listing goes up, you don't stand much of a chance. Thos...
We decided to spend a weekend in Liberec. We wanted to visit IQLANDIA and Ještěd. Along the way we discovered an amazing restaurant (Le Bistro) and hotel (Pytloun Grand Hotel Imperial). What personally surprised me was how hilly the city is — a hill wherever you look. Wha...
If I'm not mistaken, this is the first facility where you can learn through entertainment. Different floors, or sections thereof, are dedicated to individual disciplines. In an engaging way you can explore the worlds of chemistry, physics, or the huma...
I flew to Japan on an Airbus A350 (departing Munich) and left Osaka on a Boeing. Even though I wasn't travelling in the same class, the comparison struck me as very interesting.
A350 — I was sitting at the boundary between Prem...
Flying
Courtesy shows up here too — if someone handles your passport or boarding pass they take it in both hands and bow slightly. Domestic flight aircraft are equipped with an entertainment portal, which when you're only flying for an hour is genuinel...
My colleagues who teach the online security course with me were asked to record a video version of selected chapters. I was assigned login security (passwords, 2FA, SSO) and WiFi. I just updated the presentation with current data. The hardest part is getting your...
The Pima Air & Space Museum is a must-visit for any aviation enthusiast. Perhaps even more interest lies in the nearby aircraft "graveyard", the Boneyard. However, that's part of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and visits are only possible on weekdays — booking...
While in Tucson, the opportunity came up to visit the Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile museum. This is a single-missile silo housing a rocket with a thermonuclear warhead — the most destructive ever installed, at 9 MT (the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was...
Weather
One word: amazing. Cool in the mornings, temperatures climbing to 22–23°C during the day. Rock and sand as far as the eye can see. Cacti and palms instead of trees. Didn't spot any rattlesnakes or scorpions.
Landscape
The landscape was fascinating. Flat on one side...
This was my first time on this iconic aircraft. It truly is a massive machine — two decks, four engines, an enormous wingspan, and a towering tail.
On that same day we visited the Titan II intercontinental missile museum....