The Reach - Podcasting and other Portable Media Strategies

Just now read this story that I found on The Drudge Report regarding monkeys-gone-wild in the area of India I was in earlier this week (Assam).  I didn’t see any monkeys at all, and thankfully I am not missing anything from my luggage (as far as I know!).  My cell phones are still attached to me and I didn’t have any open Coke cans at the time.  Whew!

Hyderabad, originally uploaded by Ed Weaver.

Lunch in downtown…..

Technical problems, originally uploaded by Ed Weaver.

We’ve been on the tarmac for 30 min so far and cannot board. I’m thinking I wouldn’t recommend this airline to anyone. Phil, is it too late to change my ticket?

Update:  It took us 2 hours to get off the ground (1.5 on the tarmac - either in the bus or waiting on the ground next to the plane) and then when returning from Dibrugarh, India to catch a connecting flight on KingFisher Airlines to Hyderbad, the Jet Lite flight was 2 hours late (and the only airline flying that day from the one room airport at Dibrugarh), so I missed the flight to Hyderbad.  Had to buy a new ticket from Jet Airways to get back to Delhi so that I could arrive in Hyderbad without missing a whole day.   By the way, this was not Phil’s fault.  He booked the ticket I told him to book on this one , in order to fly with my ministry partners - they get the blame for the choice!!

Great, originally uploaded by Ed Weaver.

Always fun to fly an airline with “lite” in the name.  As you’ll see above, it lived up to it’s name.  No wonder Air Sahara (it’s former name) is no longer part of the American Airlines list of partners……as of November 15, 2007.

The Street Corner, originally uploaded by Ed Weaver.

This corner is one I’ve now traveled past on every trip to and from the International and Domestic airports in Delhi. It always catches my eye -  it always strikes me to see big brand names in a poverty stricken area.  But, that is India to the core.

Sunday Morning in Delhi, India, originally uploaded by Ed Weaver.

Quiet on the set….

Construction Everywhere, originally uploaded by Ed Weaver.

You don’t necessarily see it on all the main roads, but you sure do when you get off the main streets.  Lots of remodeling of buildings and new construction, as always, here in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is Beautiful, originally uploaded by Ed Weaver.

This is a bad angle, but the architecture here is some of my favorite in the world.  Consistently breathtaking.