A local fish & chip thief. 
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An Me 109 ‘Emil’ flying over the UK for the first time since, well…
At Old Warden last weekend.
Pilot Charlie Brown’s ‘tache is more of the First War sort mind…
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Some really excellent shots there sir?
I must get myself along to an airshow soon, any suggestions, I’m in Daventry.
Tim.
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Thanks, really depends on what you want to see and how far you want to travel. Taking family, or taking your camera?
I only go to the local ones at Shuttleworth and the Duxford flying days (I’m a member at both), plus Little Gransden.
I’m not keen on the massive shows, the exception being the Midlands Air festival for the last couple of years.
The MaF is great, as it’s more like a family festival with planes and balloons across three days, rather than a typical airfield based airshow. Book yourself on a day or two there. for next year when tickets come out. And not so far from you.
Shuttleworth is like a second home for me and like Duxford there’s lots of stuff to do and see there at any time, including show days. Duxford is huge, Shuttleworth is more intimate and you’re a lot closer to the flying line.
I keep wanting to go to Sanicole in Belgium but we’re forever likely to be away or sorting kids out at uni or both at that time of year!
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Thanks for that @Jamiewednesday it would be just the camera and my wife. Went to Mildenhall many years ago when a single seater crashed and barely missed a few USAF refuelling planes. The highlight was for me the Vulcan.
will have to plan well ahead for next year.
Tim.
Strong photo!
Changtse (7543m) is the prominent, sharp peak in the foreground that stands north-east of Everest and is connected to it via the North Col.
My son and I slept the night in EBC North this year, en route from Lhasa to Mount Kailash.
I have twice been to the Solu Khumbu region south of Everest, once from the Rolwaling Valley and once from Jiri by foot.
I also went to Leh in Ladakh in 1986, and once climbed Mera Peak too.
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Ladakh is sublime! This in 2017 in the Shyok Valley at sunset:
Stephen
With apologies for a duplicate post: I see I’d posted this before—sorry!
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Beautiful photo.
There was a Swiss dentist (who had recently retired) on the bus with me in Tibet this year, and he had been to the Himalayas over 40 times in his 86 years!
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I envy the Swiss dentist: I love the Himalayas. I’ve been twice to Tibet (both many years ago) and it’s the one “country” I’d always have wanted to visit again…but I’m afraid I’d not go now because of the political situation there.
Stephen
Staggering image
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We’re not allowed to talk about politics on this forum, but I didn’t think that it was particularly worse than some other times in history right now.
Yes, there is one heck of a lot of admin to do every step of the way.
I spent weeks getting everything lined up and then the whole trip having to be very well organised about all the paperwork all the time.
And you have a feeling that if any single piece of paper is missing that you were supposed to have your whole trip is screwed.
And you can’t pick up your Tibet Visa until you actually arrive in Beijing.