First time on Emirates, first time in Dubai

By Edmund Smith-Asante

I am on my second Emirates flight headed for Beijing and all I can hear about 39,000ft up in the sky on the jumbo jet Airbus A380 – 800 is the sturdy whine of the two huge jet engines and the sound of the aircraft cutting into the cold air outside.

A new view of Nanjing - the amazing city

By Edmund Smith-Asante, NANJING

Some journalists have fun on the Nanjing wall

We grudgingly got out of the bus because we felt so tired and thought we were heading straight for our hotel to rest after long hours climbing the Nanjing city wall and visiting other historical sites.

Catching a sunrise in the Kubuqi dunes

By Edmund Smith-Asante, INNER MONGOLIA

It was a very fine Tuesday morning when a group of African journalists and Chinese officials gathered at 4 am in front of the Seven Star Lake Desert Hotel in the Kubuqi Desert.

Stranded in Nairobi

By Edmund Smith-Asante, NAIROBI

On board a shuttle bus at the JK International Airport

It was my most uncomfortable flight on the Boeing 737 – 800 Kenyan Airways flight from Accra to Nairobi on November 21, 2015, due to the small nature of the three-tier seats.

My Oyiboland Wahala Continued

By Edmund Smith-Asante

On board a SAS flight to Brussels

I was somehow optimistic that my luggage would be found but the when was the matter.

Would it arrive when I was in Brussels or would I get it before enplaning for the EU-Africa Summit?  Only time and patience would tell.

Serious Wahala for Oyiboland

By Edmund Smith-Asante

I flew in a similar Turkish Boeing aircraft back home

It is 7:39 am European Time and I don't know how to describe how I am feeling right now.

Should I be angry or happy?

Well I guess a mixture of the two, since I am finally leaving for home after about a week's sojourn in Europe on official duty. As a matter of fact I am writing this piece tens of thousands of miles above sea level, on board Turkish flight TK 1942 from Brussels to Istanbul, where I would connect a flight to Accra.

A Tour of Denmark

BY EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE

Its my first trip to Denmark and I have had a very wonderful experience I would love to share with you. 

Time would not allow me to do that now so be on the watch for my accounts from Copenhagen to Aalborg to Aarhus.