Tracking friends from my bedroom in Seminyak Bali
Technology is amazing and we sometimes get a demonstration of how powerful it can be. Yesterday Sean flew out to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific. He was meet his dad Dave, who was en-route from the US and then fly to Delhi with him.
Hong Kong airport has a real-time flight-checker for Arrivals and Departures. This means I can get the same info on my computer that someone looking at a monitor in Hong Kong airport can. I told Sean before he left that his flight was on time and Daves flight was slightly late.
Later in the evening I checked their outgoing and was able to sms Sean to tell him his flight was boarding soon at Gate 49 in Hong Kong. I wish more airports had this facility and I tip my hat to Hong Kong airport which has had this for a few years already.
Sean is on a multi-stop RTW ticket that has taken him from Portland-Hong Kong-Bali-Kong Hong-Delhi. He will go to Warsaw-Bucharest before flying back to the US.
Sean and Dave got to Delhi. Guys I cannot tell you the rickshaw schedule, technology has not covered that yet.
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G’day Nick,
Technology has come on in leaps and bounds. Rickshaws indeed!. Good one. It won’t be long and we will be able to track somebosy walking down the street or even what they are doing at the very second!. Scaaaryyy!
I definitly should be like this. Agree for 100%. I definitly should be like this.
Nicko,
gr9 post - yes that tracking stuff is handy when you need to pick someone up and fun. Dave and I just laughed at your rickshaw comment. Good stuff…talk soon buddy.