Monday, October 8, 2007
On the way to Delhi
First of all, thanks for all your good wishes by email and through comments. Some people even called to express their sympathy. We want you to know that we appreciate this very much!
We will read all comments and mails and do our best to respond.
Right now we're sitting at Munich Airport in Southern Germany; we're checked in to Delhi in India with all baggage – a total of 57 kg, not counting hand luggage. That's a lot to move around all the time, but not that much if you consider that 2/3 of it is heli stuff only, and without the weight of the backpacks and boxes itself, it's just a few kg left for personal belongings. And we're not on holiday in a big hotel, we fly around the world!!
There has just been an announcement that the flight is overbooked and that not all passengers will be able to fly today; a compensation of 600.- EUR per person plus hotel is offered to those flying tomorrow – but certainly no option for us. Our schedule in India is tight, and our driver will be waiting at the airport at 07:20 tomorrow morning.
Why isn't this live blog bilingual? Well, HeliGraphix is German based, and these are our roots. The website statistics say that Germany is still the largest group with 20 - 25%; adding Switzerland and Austria, about 30 - 40 % of all visitors are German speakers. The larger portion of 60 - 70% are spread all over the world, and we assume most of them do not speak German, but the common base is English.
Since on the whole trip we most likely won't have much spare time, we won't be able to write a bilingual blog. So the logical consequence is to keep it English! BUT: The in-depth coverage of this venture in ROTOR is all-German! So for those of you having problems following these lines, the magazine will provide you with a wealth of information. Maybe not the day-to-day stuff, but all the backgrounds plus details regarding the helis, etc. If you want the full load, read both! :-)
Someone commented when are we coming to England? Well, it's not included in this trip, but it's definitely in the planning! We'll post a map of this trip on the HG website with the next update; if you need to get an overview right now, have a look at ROTOR 10/2007, it's all there! ;-)
OK, it's boarding time now, let's hope for enough volunteers who're happy about the cash.
Cheers,
Tobias + Saskia
Labels: check in, Delhi, Munich
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