DRONES AND THE FUTURE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
We’ve arrived at the third chapter on the history of aerial photography. After having retraced its birth and outset (in this article) and its use in contemporary art, today we’re going to talk about its future.
A quick note before we start. Given the nature...
INSIDE THE AEROPLANES OF THE SUPER-RICH
Ordinary mortals can only dream of them: private jets owned by the super-rich, custom-made to satisfy their owners’ tastes and needs.
In the cabin, there are no seats marked with numbers and letters, but there are dining rooms, gyms, proper bedrooms and all possible kinds...
INTERPRETING DREAMS: FLIGHT
Have you ever dreamed of flying?
We’ve borrowed some data from a unique piece of research carried out at the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, Germany, in order to understand how and how frequently people dream of flying. More than 63% of participants...
5 APPS FOR TRAVELLERS
People born before the ‘80s remember (not without a little nostalgia) travel which was pretty different from that of today. They had to make space in their luggage for maps, tourist guides full of page markers and underlined notes, pieces of paper with hotel...
PODCASTS TO LISTEN TO WHILE ON THE PLANE
What can you do while flying?
As you probably already know, you can read a book or magazine, or take a nap if you’re one of those people who can sleep on cue.
Today, though, we’d like to recommend some great podcasts you can listen to,...
WHO ARE PLANE SPOTTERS?
Are you familiar with birdwatching?
It’s an activity, somewhere between a hobby and studying, involving observing birds in their natural environment.
Swap birds for aeroplanes and you get plane spotting. :)
Plane spotters are passionate about aeroplanes and sometimes also photography. They lie in wait in strategic...
FIVE APPS FOR SPORTS TRAVELLERS
Tourism, business, personal reasons: these are the main reasons why many of us choose to fly somewhere.
There is, however, one category of traveller that we at Air Dolomiti particularly love (since we operate in some of the airports connected with the most beautiful ski...
AIRCRAFT PARTS TRANSFORMED INTO DESIGNER FURNITURE
The current buzzword is upcycling.
Have you ever heard of designer furniture obtained from things or parts of things which used to be something else? Reusing means using an object again for the same purpose for which it was made, whilst upcycling adds a creative...
VIDEO GAMES FLIGHT SIMULATOR
We’ve already talked at length about how flight is fascinating from many points of view. As time goes by, our blog is becoming a small encyclopaedia covering every aspect of flight, from the strictly technical aspects (with our AVGeek section) to more fun elements,...
NEL BLU, DIPINTO DI BLU OR ‘VOLARE’ BY DOMENICO MODUGNO
Volare oh, oh
Cantare, oh oh
Nel blu dipinto di blu
Our blog is published in three languages (Italian, German and English) because we want to kindly welcome our readers, just as we do our passengers. But there are some things, words, phrases and verses which need...