Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Coolest Flight Tracking Software in the World.

Okay, I'm not a big one for cool gadgets, oh who am I kidding?  Yes I am, and here's the coolest.

Click to Go to Flightview


It's called Flightview and it's the coolest thing ever.  Click to visit the website.  They've got real time tracking data on every commercial flight in the air at all times.  You can look up flights by airline, flight number or origin city.  What makes flightview so fantastic is that not only does it give you the hours and minutes on your flight, it also gives you this cool little picture showing the flight path and where the plane is now.

"Okay kids, dad's still over Siberia right not but he should be home in about three more hours."

"Yeah!!!"

How cool is that?

I don't know how flight view operates but it's free for you to use so go ahead, see where flight 493 is. See how many flights there are coming into Hong Kong in the next hour.  It's a really cool toy.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

What's Happening at the Hong Kong Convention Center

The Hong Kong Convention center, nicely placed just West of Kowloon is a simply beautiful addition to the city.

Hong Kong Convention Center
Hong Kong Convention Center
Built on its own island the Hong Kong Convention Center houses a total of 92,000 square meters or space and hosts about 100 trade events a year.  It is served by the star ferry, the MTR, and the Hong Kong Bus service.   It is also connected to the adjoining hotels by a covered walkway ensuring the comfort of visitors.  

It should not be confused with the Asia World Expo. Hong Kong's other convention center located on Lantau Island adjacent to the airport.