tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post8304775663219692818..comments2024-03-07T04:58:07.400-06:00Comments on Malaysian Meanders: International Air Travel in 1958Michele {Malaysian Meanders}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18313351463568423694noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-32191055447343385912013-03-31T05:55:23.185-05:002013-03-31T05:55:23.185-05:00Can a name bestowed upon us at birth influence our...Can a name bestowed upon us at birth influence our destiny? An interesting thought.budget janhttp://www.budgettraveltalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-87106680695484608182013-03-30T19:33:51.421-05:002013-03-30T19:33:51.421-05:00I love how people dressed up then, when they flew....I love how people dressed up then, when they flew. Like Leigh, I remember when service on planes was actually very good. I'm not sure when airlines turned down this long dark hallway of bad service being the norm. I don't care how long it takes me to get somewhere. If I want to go, I endure! :)Nanciehttp://budgettravelerssandbox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-31480508463901786582013-03-30T02:04:07.525-05:002013-03-30T02:04:07.525-05:00Great that your dad could share his experiences on...Great that your dad could share his experiences on your blog. My mum was photographed getting off a jet in Sydney (it must have been around 1958 to) and it ended up in the social pages. So different from travel in our own era.Danielle (Bubs on the Move)http://www.bubsonthemove.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-60665245276843566012013-03-29T09:50:24.099-05:002013-03-29T09:50:24.099-05:00What a lovely old photo and story!What a lovely old photo and story!The Yum Listhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401523207811915718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-65851690520593131182013-03-29T05:12:05.965-05:002013-03-29T05:12:05.965-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Posarellivillashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479595872205056619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-30178334360533491842013-03-29T02:10:02.685-05:002013-03-29T02:10:02.685-05:00How great that your dad shared this story. I love ...How great that your dad shared this story. I love reading about these types of travel stories when customer service meant something with a lesson in travel history. I can't get over how many stops his plane took. I had to laugh at Marisol's comment because it's just like the Filipinos to have a big send-off. Love that your parents are still traveling the world!Mary {The World Is A Book}http://www.theworldisabook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-54350433973561947482013-03-28T15:47:15.924-05:002013-03-28T15:47:15.924-05:00I do remember the incredible service you got on a ...I do remember the incredible service you got on a plane even as a kid in the early 60's. I also remember to having get dressed up to go - and that part I n ever liked. In the early 80's Canada had an airline Wardair - where they would cook your steak on board the way you wanted. Can't even imagine that anymore - and that was in economy.<br />What a great story. Leighhttp://hikebiketravel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-69670685063791127192013-03-28T13:47:07.306-05:002013-03-28T13:47:07.306-05:00I love this story - thanks for sharing it.
I'...I love this story - thanks for sharing it. <br />I've been documenting my aunt's first trip on a ship to England in '52. The voyage took 3 weeks! Talk about slow travel. Much has changed in travel in 50 years but the sense of adventure is still there. <br />InsideJourneyshttp://insidejourneys.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-67094573223917609942013-03-28T10:27:37.357-05:002013-03-28T10:27:37.357-05:00What a cool story. Growing up in the era of jumbo...What a cool story. Growing up in the era of jumbo jets has made me forget how different travel was, even 50 years ago. Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512051184891695972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-50833461745249341362013-03-28T09:41:36.108-05:002013-03-28T09:41:36.108-05:00My grandmother was a great traveler, but she trave...My grandmother was a great traveler, but she traveled by train. Plane tickets in the 1950s were too expensive. If she were around today, she'd love traveling the world with me. :)Karen Dawkinshttp://familytravelsonabudget.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-71976700068330573552013-03-28T08:52:24.880-05:002013-03-28T08:52:24.880-05:00Your dad's story is fabulous - I loved, loved,...Your dad's story is fabulous - I loved, loved, loved it! And I can't even imagine such a send off by family and friends - most of ours don't pay attention to our comings and goings.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-13598391778218030042013-03-28T02:30:03.093-05:002013-03-28T02:30:03.093-05:00I love the old photos :)I love the old photos :)Muza-chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397251511678040458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-63780316036186791142013-03-27T22:53:51.906-05:002013-03-27T22:53:51.906-05:00I love vintage, and stories about the old days of ...I love vintage, and stories about the old days of travel. This was such an interesting post and how air travel has changed since then.Johanna at ZigaZag WA Travel & Lifestylehttp://www.zigazag.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-30477158207133767232013-03-27T22:32:25.538-05:002013-03-27T22:32:25.538-05:00How wonderful to be able to travel in such a relax...How wonderful to be able to travel in such a relaxed and free style. Wonderful vintage images. Such happy faces.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873962860673101506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-75669909396249788322013-03-27T20:49:58.742-05:002013-03-27T20:49:58.742-05:00What an amazing account of old world travel. I lo...What an amazing account of old world travel. I love reading about the nostalgia and romance of early days of air travels. What an extraordinary experience traveling must be back then. I also love the nostalgic photos. I lot of things have changed in air travel since, but let me tell you what hasn't change about traveling from the Philippines --- 50 people can still see you off at the airport! :) Marisolhttp://www.travelingsolemates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-61121157205562879292013-03-27T20:32:07.927-05:002013-03-27T20:32:07.927-05:00Loved the peek back in time! Can you imagine makin...Loved the peek back in time! Can you imagine making that many stops to fly from Hong Kong to London? - What an adventure!Lisahttp://www.gonewiththefamily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-79770388457847311632013-03-27T19:44:57.177-05:002013-03-27T19:44:57.177-05:00How funny. I found some old family-photos this wee...How funny. I found some old family-photos this week as well - only they were about skiing :)<br /><br />Early days airplane travel seems so romantic; I would love to travel back to a time when a flight from say Europe to Africa would take several days - and no one was hurried.Sophiehttp://www.sophiesworld.netnoreply@blogger.com