Don Mueang airport Bangkok one of the worlds oldest Int. APs

Don Mueang International Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง,  or colloquially as Thai: สนามบินดอนเมือง,  (or also [old] Bangkok International Airport) is one of two international airports serving Greater Bangkok, the other one being Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).

I prefer this airport over the bigger Suvarnabhumi Airport. Mainly because most international flights into there are cheaper. I also like its closer proximity to hotels and bus stations and the MRT therefore making Taxi fares much cheaper.

The airport is considered to be one of the world's oldest international airports and Asia's oldest operating airport. It was officially opened as a Royal Thai Air Force base on 27 March 1914, although it had been in use earlier.

Commercial flights began in 1924, making it one of the world's oldest commercial airports. The first commercial flight was an arrival by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Don Mueang Airport closed in 2006 following the opening of Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport, before reopening on 24 March 2007 after renovations.

Since the opening of the new airport, it has become a regional commuter flight hub and the de facto low-cost airline hub. In 2015, it became the world's largest low cost carrier airport.

http://donmuangairportonline.com/

Colonel Tomahawk

Colonel Red Skelton

Here is a great quote by fellow Colonel Red Skelton;

 "All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner."

Colonel Tomahawk

Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations. Red Skelton
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Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations. Red Skelton
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/red_skelton.html

Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations. Red Skelton
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/red_skelton.html

Famous Colonels

Hey, check it out. A friend of mine in the Colonels assn. sent me this link showing Famous colonels.I am actually quite surprised to be in such good company.

Foster Brooks? Jimmy Durante?, Winston Churchill....? Even Hunter S. Thompson....

Here is the link;

http://kycolonels.org/who-we-are/famous-colonels/

See you down the road....
Col Tomahawk

"Wild Bill Donovan" by Douglas Waller

I just finished the book "Wild Bill Donovan" by Douglas Waller. It was an extremely interesting read and frankly, "Wild Bill" Intrigues me. I find it very interesting that this man - like Dick meadows the legendary Army officer - has earned more prestigious awards AFTER he was dead than many people can hope to be awarded while living.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Donovan

I think that this mans friends, his era and his timeline in history are the factors contributing to his success even after his death.

See you on the trail!

Col Tomahawk

Henry David Thoreau - Solitude

“I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.” 

– Henry David Thoreau

"The edge" by Colonel Hunter S. Thompson

Here is a great quote from my Colonel Brother; The Honorable Hunter S. Thompson or Colonel Thompson if you prefer.

"The Edge… There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. The others — the living — are those who pushed their luck as far as they felt they could handle it, and then pulled back, or slowed down, or did whatever they had to when it came time to choose between Now and Later."

 `Hunter S. Thompson

Seoul Airport

Phew! nothing like killing 18 hours at the Seoul Incheon Airport.  On the plus side though, It has given me plenty of time to Make numerous blog posts, download itunes, check email, and grab a nap.
This airport actually has a lot of things to keep you occupied and is what I like to refer to as "Layover friendly"

http://www.seoul-airport.com/

Next stop? Bangkok , Thailand and the land of smiles.....

Time for a nap!

Col Tomahawk - Out!

Sylvan Heart, The last of the Mountain men

Back around 1971 My brother in law took me to see the film "Man in the wilderness" which was a Mountain man film loosely based on the Saga of real life Mountain man Hugh Glass. A day or so after that he gave me a ratty paperback copy of the book "The last of the mountain men" by Herold Peterson.

In my youthful enthusiasm I read and reread that book until the covers fell off. I wandered the woods and Hollers of the homestead imagining myself as a mountain man and trapper.

It is a great book, and there are others on the subject of this American legend. Check them out. You might enjoy his colorful story.

Tomahawk

Everett Ruess - "Nemo"

 

 "I have not tired of the wilderness; rather I enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life I lead, more keenly all the time. I prefer the saddle to the streetcar and star-sprinkled sky to a roof, the obscure and difficult trail, leading into the unknown to any paved highway, and the deep peace of the wild to the discontent bred by cities."

~Everett Ruess

 I have been reading a bit about Everett Ruess "The vagabond for beauty" AKA "Nemo". He was certainly a wonderful artist, appears to have possessed a keen intellect and a daring personality.

As per wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_Ruess

He was a young American artist, poet, and writer known for his solo explorations of the High Sierra, the California coast, and the deserts of the American Southwest and his ultimate disappearance while traveling through a remote area of Utah. His fate remains a mystery to this day. In 2009, DNA from human remains found in Utah were initially linked to Ruess, but the findings were soon challenged and shown conclusively to actually be the remains of an American Indian. The 2009 find did not resolve the Ruess mystery but rather fueled popular interest in his story.

 You might find his stories and lifestyle interesting.

 See you on the trail!

Tomahawk

 

New Name and new cover photo

The old Tomahawks Adventure travel gets a new name and a new cover photo. When I started this blog back in 2009 it was called "Tomahawks adventure travel and survival"

Then it had a couple of other names I cannot remember now but they all had Tomahawk in them. After the recent Cyber bullying and subsiquent internet stalking by Mykel Pierce. I decided to update the Name to;

"Merely my opinion blog"
                                          Subtitled "Tomahawks Adventure travel"

That way for the normal , rational people who view my blog there will be no confusion. For the irrational ones like Mr. Pierce, who cant seem to understand what a personal opinion is, I can only hope they seek assistance in finding the definition of "Personal Opinion"before they allow themselves to appear as a huge jackass in the public eye.

See you on the trail!

Col Tomahawk