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EDITOR’S LETTER
ANDREW NAGY ON THE COVER SENIOR EDITOR
obody expected Star Wars right there. It can render an excitable to work; certainly not in the child utterly speechless. N beginning. The press weren’t Maybe it’s a generational thing. Our too bothered, and the actors working parents took us to see the original on it weren’t much more enthused movies. We took our own children either – most of them wandered the set to see the prequels. Now the cycle trying to work out what they’d signed is set to repeat itself with the Disney up for. Even George Lucas himself installments that are seemingly pre- seemed pretty unsure about it all. planned from here until eternity. It’s hard to say, then, what happened Whatever the reason, Star Wars from those first few shambolic months found a way to infiltrate our lives. Even filming in 1976, to last month’s screening as an adult, the fact that the first six THE STAR WARS PLAN “THE PRESS CARED LITTLE FOR From no hope to A New Hope, that’s how STAR WARS, AND THE ACTORS Star Wars came into our lives in 1976. After last month’s seventh instalment, WEREN’T TOO ENTHUSED EITHER” Emirates has the first six movies all on- board this month. We went to American of The Force Awakens that’s expecting to movies are on-board Emirates all month designer Jay Stanley for his take on pull in around US$10 billion once you excites me. Unfortunately you’re going the most iconic spaceship of all-time. throw in the merchandising. to need a flight of around 15 hours to stanleyprinthouse.etsy.com Perhaps it’s those toys that are key get them all in – although a short flight to its success. My greatest Christmas should allow for a couple under your ever was the year I got the Millennium belt (A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Falcon as a present. As I remember, I Back, obviously). spent pretty much the whole day just This month’s cover story is an inside looking at it. During dinner I kept my take on the shaky beginnings that would eye on it from across the dining room lead to what’s possibly the greatest (my parents wouldn’t let me bring it to movie franchise of all-time. Who knew the table), and then, when I was forced that all it would take would be dodgy to go to sleep, I placed it next to my sets, disgruntled actors, and a rather bed, occasionally getting up in the dead bizarre plotline. of night just so I could look at it some more. That’s the real power of Star Wars Enjoy the issue. NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUR IPAD
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JANUARY
Some of the people who helped create this issue of Open Skies
RICHARD JOE ADRIAN GARETH LUCK MORTIMER MOURBY REES
Richard is the editor of Joe is a location-independent Adrian Mourby is an award- Gareth is a UK-based freelance RightCasino.com, an award- travel writer who contributes winning writer and producer writer with a repertoire winning feature writer, and to his own blog as well as who has toured the world for ranging from food to travel the author of books on a collection of high-end 18 years now, trying to find and celebrity profiles, including Steve McQueen and Sam publications stretching from new ways of looking at our Tony Blair’s spin doctor Alastair Peckinpah. This month he Hong Kong to New York. cities. This month he travelled Campbell, and football legend writes on Star Wars, which he This month he meets Justin to Switzerland to discover the Pele. This month he lunched first saw in 1978, aged seven. Lim, founder of creative hidden gems across the river with legendary BBC Radio 1 photography hub, The Kandid. from Geneva in Carouge. legend, Annie Nightingale “Revisiting the original Star Wars shoot, you’re “You have to wonder “Being a new destination “Not many DJs can boast struck by how close to that anyone who gives for me, I genuinely didn’t that they interviewed disaster George Lucas up a successful law know what to expect from The Beatles, embraced came. Something that’s career to join the melee my trip to Carouge. But punk, indie and acid jazz been part of our lives of Hong Kong start-ups I have to admit that the and are still searching for for all these years very must be either mad or a discovery of Geneva’s the next new sound at nearly fell at the very genius. Justin Lim might bohemian neighbour was the age of 75. Quite first hurdle.” be a bit of both.” a very pleasant surprise.” a woman.”
REBECCA JAY SANDRA SEAN REES STANLEY TINARI WILLIAMS
Rebecca is a UK-based Jay creates art using vintage Sandra is an Australian Sean is a British writer and photographer whose work patents from the past 100+ freelance journalist and photographer based in Berlin. has appeared in titles years. His online shop photographer, based in He has written for The New including the Financial Times (stanleyprinthouse.etsy.com) Dubai. This month she writes Yorker, the Economist, VICE, and Brownbook. This month features over 1,000 pieces about innovative Creekside and Esquire. This month tells she shot Annie Nightingale of art ranging from prints, to restaurant and the genuine us what to expect from the The Engineer inLondon canvas, to clocks. This month buzz surrounding Kite Beach. Sundance Film Festival. he illustrated the Millennium “Surprisingly, there Falcon for our cover. “Was I at Venice Beach “The Oscars usually take aren’t that many or perhaps a Versilia February’s film column photographs of Annie “It was a very easy Riviera promenade? inches like nothing Nightingale to be found, decision for me to No. With the ongoing else really matters. But so I didn’t know quite illustrate the Millennium rejuvenation of its Sundance – the birthing what to expect. She Flacon. As a child I popular Kite Beach, ground of Tarantino, turned out to be stylish, adored the Star Wars Dubai pleasingly Jarmusch, Soderbergh down to earth, friendly movies and was continues its and many more – is and chatty. A really particularly obsessed by renaissance as a city where the buffs should inspiring lady.” Han Solo’s ship.” for living.” be heading this winter.”
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Football’s oldest cup competition is sure to throw up more memorable giant killings, as the third round of the Emirates FA Cup takes centre-stage this month. Holders Arsenal, who have won the tournament a record 12 times, have a tricky tie against Premier League strugglers Sunderland. The injury-hit Gunners beat the Black Cats 3-1 in December, but are so short on numbers that manager Arsene Wenger might have to take a leaf out of Lawrie Sanchez’s book and make a public plea for players. In 2001, the former Wycombe boss famously drafted in Roy Essandoh after advertising for a striker on Ceefax. He was rewarded as the unknown Northern Irish forward netted the winner in shock quarter-final victory over Leicester City before fading into obscurity. A cup run may prove tough for Leicester this year – they’ve been drawn at eight-time cup winners Tottenham Hotspur. Jurgen Klopp will get his first taste of England’s most famous tournament. The Liverpool boss faces a tricky trip to Exeter, who earned a goalless draw at Manchester United in 2005, so can’t be taken lightly. Non-league Eastleigh have the biggest game in their history. The National League side will host 2011 semi-finalists Bolton and tickets have already sold out at their 5,200-capacity Ten Acres stadium. And at the other extreme, 2011 champions Manchester City must face Norwich, Southampton take on Crystal Palace and Watford host six-time winners Newcastle, who have lost in the third round in each of the last three seasons. thefa.com
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Combating the notion that the New Year intrumentalist and beatboxer Beardyman, town itself, an hour from Innsbruck, is is all about sobriety and hard work, this who’ll bring his unique mix of vocal stunning and, nestled between the Penken year’s Altitude Festival, held in the Austrian gymnastics to the festival. and Ahorn mountains, it’s one of Austria’s resort of Mayrhofen, will bring together It’s the festival’s 10th birthday this top holiday spots. dozens of the world’s best comedians for year, and there’s a packed programme “I can’t believe we’ve reached our 10th five days of skits and giggles. to boot, with Apres-Ski, Gala and Late birthday,” says co-founder and comedian, Among the show’s many headliners shows welcoming the best in standup, in Andrew Maxwell (above), who set up the will be Brits Sean Lock, John Bishop and a spectacular setting that combines over event with fellow comic Marcus Brigstocke. Stephen K Amos, as well as Aussie Jim Jeffries, 600km of slopes, Austria’s steepest piste, “It seems like just yesterday that Marcus Canadian Katherine Ryan and Germany’s and an award-winning terrain park. and I came up with this hare-brained idea ‘Das Blackout’ standup Michael Mittermeier. There’s no shortage of options for and now look at it, one of the best festivals Those who enjoy their mirth with a side lodging as well, with a collection of on the planet.”
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Tragedy and death – both real and were sent in – to a festival whose tagline witnesses a terrible college hazing. imagined – appear to be the key genres at this term is ‘Ten Days Of Different’. The festival’s famous Midnight Film this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Different can surely be said of Daniel Section will include, among others, the As usual the event, founded in 1978 by Radcliffe’s latest screen role, in which he progenies of Kevin Smith and Johnny Depp actor Robert Redford, will be America’s embodies mortality, quite literally, as a as yoga-obsessed shop assistants in Yoga most-attended independent movie event. corpse alongside wanderer Paul Dano in Hosers and crowdfunded, Rob Zombie- Overall, the festival will screen 120 oddball drama Swiss Army Man. directed clown-shocker 31. films from 37 countries. No fewer than 98 Elsewhere there’s the much-anticipated Regardless of genre, of course, whether are world premieres, while 48 first-time The Birth Of A Nation, which pits Nate night owl or matinée idol, you can be sure filmmakers will be showcased. Despite Parker as a literate slave-preacher, wreaking that there’s no shortage of showstoppers those numbers, competition is fierce and revenge on antebellum US abusers; while at this year’s Sundance. The only question less than one per cent of movies submitted Goat, directed by Andrew Neel, depicts is, just what will you tip for success?
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Getting into the Cosmos Club has never been easy. A private club founded in Washington in 1878, its member’s list includes three US presidents, two vice presidents, 32 Nobel Prize winners and 56 Pulitzer Prize winners. Restricted to people who have done “original work in science, literature, or the arts”, it’s unsurprising then that it was here, in 1888, that 33 men founded the National Geographic Society. Dedicated to “the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge” this was a golden age of discovery and a time when Americans were becoming curious about the world. The 33 dedicated to this advancement were an assorted collection of geographers, explorers, cartographers, military officers and financiers. However, despite having both feet firmly planted in the realms of elite society, the plan was to appeal to the ordinary man, and to prove this aim, after drafting a constitution, they appointed Gardiner Greene Hubbard as their first president. Not a scientist or explorer, but a lawyer. Not that Hubbard was exactly ordinary; his son-in-law was Alexander Graham Bell and, with him, he would become a founder of the Bell Telephone company, later to become the biggest telephone company in the world. Nine months after the society launched came the first publication, but it failed to connect with the reader; the articles were just too short and technical. It wasn’t really until Gilbert H Grosvenor took over that things began to change. In one almighty push for the argument of nepotism, just as Bell was the son-in-law to Hubbard, Grosvenor was the son-in-law to Bell, and he was the National Geographic Society’s first full-time employee. As editor he revolutionised not just its own magazine, but the industry itself, and would go on to become known as the father of photojournalism. Out went the short jargon-filled articles and in came reader-friendly writing and stunning photography. Within two years Grosvenor took the readership from 1,000 to two million. The revenue from such an upturn in fortunes – and its continual success – certainly wasn’t wasted. Each year the Society funds more than 300 research, conservation and exploration projects around the world, with noticeable successes, including Robert Peary’s expedition to the North Pole, Hiram Bingham’s excavation of the lost Inca City of Machu Pichu, mountain gorilla expert Dian Fossey, and the underwater explorer and discoverer of the sunken Titanic, Robert Ballard. THE EXHIBITION
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Washington isn’t exactly going short when it comes to great museums. From the Smithsonian to the National Archives to the International Spy Museum, you could easily spend a couple of weeks taking them all in. The National Geographic Museum is a worthy inclusion on any itinerary, however. With a huge range of ever-changing exhibitions – we particularly love the current Indiana Jones and the Adventures of Archaeology – it fully emphasises the organisation’s mantra of “The power of science, exploration and storytelling”. nationalgeographic.com
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The Kandid Hong Kong
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To eat like a local… Go to Lin Heung for lunch or dinner. It’s a traditional Cantonese teahouse that harks back to the ‘60s. My top photography tip is… When you visit a place that has been photographed many times, think about how you can present it in a different way. The most photogenic part of Hong Kong is… I grew up on the Southside so I’m very partial to the beaches. I like to go down to Stanley or Repulse Bay hotographer Justin Lim is almost “I wanted to do something with a space, and shoot a few seascapes. apologetic when we meet at The but not a traditional studio space. I wanted The best advice is… P Kandid, his studio in the bustling to do something that had a bit more of Always take a step back to see where Sheung Wan neighbourhood of Hong a social edge, where people could come your life is. Don’t be afraid to travel; it’s Kong. “I’m afraid as far as entrepreneurs and relax and feel at home and where we such a big world out there. One thing I go, I’m quite a small potato by Hong Kong would do things like workshops.” really enjoy about this job is being able standards,” he says as we sit down beneath And so, with the help of an interior to travel the world and meet people. its large windows. designer friend and start-up capital from But I’m inclined to disagree. The son of his own pocket, The Kandid was born. a lawyer, Lim spent 10 years following in The 550-square-foot space is a visual doing with photography.” says Lim, fiddling his father’s footsteps, practising law in the feast, with polished concrete walls, with an old Praktica as he speaks. UK and Hong Kong, before his passion for chipboard benches and bookshelves lined Workshops at The Kandid include photography overruled his previous career with vinyl sleeves, hardback books and arty Instagram clinics for individuals, start-ups and plan. What began as a hobby – shooting magazines. An all-blue Stars And Stripes small businesses; creative street portraiture landscapes in the Surrey countryside hangs from the back wall (“I just really like classes; and courses in DSLR photography. where he grew up – became much more denim,” he explains) and every surface is Moreover, groups can just hire out the space than that when he returned to Hong covered with novelty items: vintage cameras, and spend time playing with the props and Kong 10 years ago and started taking on lamps, empty bottles, fake moustaches taking photos, or use it for creative product weekend assignments in the fashion world. and Polaroid prints, all of which are used launches or social gatherings. Lim’s penchant for candid shots during photo-jamming sessions, Instagram “I wanted The Kandid to be a very aroused both suspicion and admiration workshops or brand collaborations. collaborative space for people to come in among clients and peers in Hong Kong’s And this is what makes the venture so and throw a few ideas about or use the conservative photography scene, where innovative. The Kandid is a project built space for their own means. We’ve had the style tended to be posed and rigid. around a new world of social media and people who’ve done little pop-ups, and This made him stand out in the crowded collaboration; a business catering to a we had one girl who rented it just to play fashion market, but the idea of doing generation of people that have cameras Twister all day.” something different was always on his built into the phones in their pockets, Space is very much the final frontier in mind. And then one day he decided to who take and share photos of everything Hong Kong, where both residential and take the leap. from their breakfast and their pets to the commercial real estate tends to be shoebox- “There was someone very special in my places they visit. sized, although Lim still manages to squeeze life who told me, ‘You’re a decent lawyer “I felt that there was an opportunity in in groups of up to 20 in The Kandid. But but you’re a much better photographer.’ I Hong Kong to do something a bit different, his idea has been a hit, and both he and his think that gave me the kick up the backside and I was very keen to leverage new space are in high demand in the city. Time for I needed in terms of realising I could do applications like Instagram and Snapchat a bigger venue? “Watch this space,” he grins. more with photography. and see what the younger people are thekandid.com; justlimphoto.com
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ANNIE NIGHTINGALE Forty-five years after she convinced the BBC to hire her as the first female broadcaster on BBC Radio 1, Annie Nightingale MBE is the youth-oriented station’s longest serving presenter. We spoke to the DJ over lunch at The Engineer in London
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he Engineer is an attractive but unassuming gastropub Right on time, at 1.30pm, Annie Nightingale shuffles through situated on Gloucester Avenue, a leafy side street in the door. Her small body enveloped in a long, black winter coat, T the affluent Primrose Hill district in northwest London. an orange scarf decorated with purple stars wrapped around her Shortly after 1pm on a bright autumn day, the sunlight shoots neck and her face, framed by shoulder length white-blonde hair, through the large windows, throwing streaks of light across the is half hidden by a huge pair of sunglasses with a cyan blue frame. floorboards, exposed red brick walls and leather-clad booths. To describe Nightingale as a well preserved but normal 75-year-
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old lady would be disingenuous, but her understated outfit, calm late night tone is the antithesis of the “bass bangers” she low-key demeanour and apparent apprehension about having her plays between 1am and 4am every Wednesday morning. It’s photograph taken (she nevertheless consents without complaint) almost conspiratorial, like she’s sharing a secret with a friend. are not what I expected. “I’m speaking into the microphone directly to the listener. It’s a Photographs done, we take our seats at a table in a cloistered connection with the listener, singular,” she explains. nook, chosen, after some deliberation, because Nightingale is concerned about the background noise affecting the recording of our interview. BBC Radio 1’s longest serving DJ removes her trademark “RADIO WAS ALWAYS VERY shades and picks up a menu. “I’m quite nervous about this, because I ROMANTIC. fOR US TO LISTEN hardly eat anything and I can’t talk and eat at the same time.” After some very careful consideration and clarification of what TO RADIO LUXEMBOURG OR THE she calls her culinary “idiosyncrasies”, Nightingale settles on the AMERICAN fORCES NETWORK, quinoa salad and I choose the kale, cauliflower and cheddar tart. “If only they would do a portion of mashed potatoes, but I don’t IT WAS LIKE fINDING THIS NEW think they will,” she says as I get up to place our order at the bar. SECRET MUSIC... IT WAS A VERY “It’s got mustard or beer or something. It’s too complicated. I’m a nightmare in that way. They want it to look pretty, and I want it EXCITING TIME TO LIVE THROUGH” absolutely plain. No bits, no nothing.” I successfully order the salad, the tart, two mineral waters and Anne Nightingale was born in Twickenham, in southwest the mashed potato, and return to the table to relay the good London, in 1940, part of the same post-war generation as The news: the kitchen can do the mash, unembellished. “They can? Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who, bands she would later Fantastic. That might save me.” interview as a print journalist in the 1960s. “Radio was always The recorder goes on, the conversation begins, and Annie very romantic,” she says. “For us to listen to Radio Luxemburg or Nightingale is in her comfort zone: talking about music, as she the American Forces Network, to find this new secret music. We has done on BBC radio for 45 years. Her voice is husky but didn’t realise there was an entire generation of us growing up and warm, its rougher edges softened by many, many hours of this was going to become a huge musical explosion. I loved that speaking into a microphone, as well as her fair share of late feeling, but we didn’t know it at the time. It was R&B, rock ‘n’ roll nights and early mornings spent on the dance floor. On air, her and Elvis. It was all very exciting.”
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“AT THE MOMENT MY THING IS TRAP AND GRIME” – IT’S NOT A SENTENCE SPOKEN BY MANY 75-YEAR-OLDS, BUT THAT’S EXACTLY WHY ANNIE NIGHTINGALE IS STILL ON BBC RADIO 1
But, despite being “obsessed” with music, the young Nightingale broadcasting as the presenter of That’s For Me, a new sister show couldn’t see how she could be “in it”. “I had a job in a record to Ready Steady Go! “That show was not the success that its sibling shop when I was still at school. It was my passion,” she says. “But I programme was, but I’d got the bug,” she says. “The music was couldn’t sing. We had a piano at home, and I had piano lessons, but just unbelievable in ’65, ’66 and ’67. If you look at the charts now, I wasn’t really good at coordinating left and right.” whatever age you are, you would know it all. I was very, very lucky Straight out of school, she enrolled in a journalism course at the to have been allowed in to that.” Regent Street Polytechnic, now the University Of Westminster. “It was not a good course at the time. People would say, ‘Don’t tell anyone you went there, you’ll never get a job.’ “So I spent most of my time in Soho. I did a lot of growing up. I was the youngest on my course, and my parents were very worried about me running round that particular area, but I needed to grow up, I’d had a pretty sheltered background.” This was the period just before The Beatles redefined pop music and changed youth culture forever. “I think we were fearless – that whole thing about being a teenager, that you weren’t just small versions of your parents. We did feel special.” While The Beatles went to Hamburg, Annie Nightingale went to Brighton, where, having passed her initiation – a pub-crawl with her sports-mad male colleagues – she started work on the local newspaper, The Brighton Argus. “I was the only woman but there was no sexism, no ‘you can’t do this’ or ‘you can’t do that’,” she recalls. She participated wholeheartedly into the Monday morning conversations about the previous weekend’s sporting results and became one of the team. She was given her own music column – called, much to the aspiring music journalist’s embarrassment, Spin With Me – and was soon interviewing and befriending just about every seminal 1960s band you could name, including The Beatles. It was also during this early period of her career that Nightingale had her first taste of radio broadcasting, a snippet for the BBC (“probably Woman’s Hour or something”) recorded down a telephone line from Brighton’s Royal Pavilion. “As soon as I put these headphones on and spoke into the mic, I felt, ‘This feels right,’” she recalls. Our food arrives. The tart, accompanied by a simple salad and half a dozen boiled potatoes, looks promising, while the quinoa salad is a vivid heap of moist green leaves, crunchy vegetables and generous handfuls of healthy grains lovingly combined and beautifully presented on a large white platter. From the second So far, so good. But when Nightingale tried to secure an it’s placed on the table, I know it’s not for Annie. “I’ll probably love audition for BBC radio, things didn’t go so smoothly. “That’s when this,” she says, picking up her fork and pricking a fist-sized dollop I started experiencing this horrible sexism. They were quite open of mash. “But that…” she nods at the salad “…It’s too complicated about it. They said a female DJ wouldn’t have authority.” for me.” And sure enough, during the next hour or more of But, in 1970, after three years of attacking the BBC’s stance in conversation, the salad remains intact, like a work of art, to be “feminist” magazines such as Cosmopolitan, and a little bit of help looked at but never touched. from a friend, The Beatles’ press officer Derek Taylor, Nightingale I tuck in to my tart, which is delightfully cheesy, with as much was finally given her own slot on BBC Radio 1, becoming the restraint as I can muster, while Nightingale nibbles light helpings of station’s first ever female presenter. mash and recollects the fortuitous meeting with Vicky Wickham, “Day one I was playing the records I wanted to play,” says producer of pop music show Ready Steady Go!, backstage at a Nightingale, raking her mashed potato with her fork. “That was Dusty Springfield gig in Brighton, which led to her next foray into the point for me. I didn’t go into radio because I wanted to be
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indie started taking over: Factory Records, 4AD and The Smiths, Cocteau Twins, Aztec Camera – all groups I loved. They were becoming very popular on our show. I thought they would take us off air because it was too weird.” They didn’t, and Nightingale presented The Sunday Request Show show until 1994, by which time her musical taste had evolved once again. In the late-1980s, despite being in her late forties, Nightingale embraced the burgeoning acid jazz scene, which for her was “as important as punk”. “The days of John Travolta, all that fancy footwork, this wasn’t anything like that. You would just plant your feet and wave your arms about, no airs or graces. I totally loved all that. I got a residency at a place called Zap Club in Brighton and had to learn to DJ with vinyl and proper decks. I was playing all that stuff on the radio.” “The first time I heard Kraftwerk, I thought, ‘That, electronic music, is the future,’” she adds. “I want to hear something I haven’t heard before.” It’s that desire to discover what’s next, to “know where it goes” that keeps Nightingale motivated. She sees herself as a curator, downloading and sifting through hundreds of tracks every week in the hope that she can introduce her loyal listeners to something they haven’t heard before. “At the moment my thing is Trap and Grime,” she says. Not a sentence spoken by many 75-year-olds. But that’s why Annie a household name, a famous person, I did it because I loved the Nightingale is still on Radio 1 and, like John Peel before her, hates music and I thought playing it on the radio would be much better to be called an “institution” or a “national treasure”. than writing about it. I loved the fact that it was live and whatever “It doesn’t really fit if what you’re doing is always forward- you said it couldn’t be edited.” looking,” she says. “As the people at Radio 1 once said to me, ‘Why But the sexism continued. “I felt like they were waiting for me are you here? Because you’re relevant.’” to make mistakes. John Peel was allowed to make mistakes. He was allowed to play things at the wrong speed or play a tape backwards, and none of it mattered. But for me, it did matter.” Nightingale says she was never convinced it was a secure job, but she survived several sweeping culls and accepted the responsibilities of a 1970s radio DJ, a role that will sound laughable to anybody who didn’t have to live through it. “You were expected to start doing personal appearances. In the ’70s and ’80s it was horrible, because you were a celebrity.” Nightingale emits the word with disgust. “I’d turn up with a box of records thinking I would play what I played on the radio, and they didn’t want that, they wanted to give you a microphone and have you entertain people.” “I was terrified. Nobody taught me how to deal with any of that,” she adds. “You were expected to tell jokes. It was horrific.” Then what happened? I ask. “Punk happened,” says Nightingale. The Bill Bob Harris, presenter of popular TV music show The Old Grey Whistle Test, was not a punk fan, and so Nightingale, who certainly 1 x Quinoa salad (US$15.80) was, got the gig and was right on the frontline as pop music 1 x Kale, cauliflower and cheddar tart (US$18.80) experienced another paradigm shift. 1 x Mashed potato (US$4.90) Then, in 1982, Nightingale took over The Sunday Request Show, 2 x Mineral water (US$7.20) which aired in a prime slot, immediately after the Top 40. “The music in the early ’80s was awful. The mainstream pop music was really bad, and I thought, ‘What am I doing on Radio 1?’ But then Total: US$46.70
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Located metres from the pristine white full kitchen amenities, the classic suites The key to a really great property beaches of Camps Bay, South Beach – as its are a rather lovely, relaxed alternative to is often found in the details, and South name suggests – would look equally at home a traditional hotel stay. The fridge gets Beach doesn’t disappoint here either, with alongside the Art Deco properties of Miami’s restocked daily and little extras like a a ground floor gym, bikes to ride around Ocean Drive as it does peeking out over this Nespresso machine help you up and out Camps Bay, and an onsite team that will stunning coastal suburb of Cape Town. early each morning – but then Cape Town not only recommend restaurants and A truly delightful property, your stay isn’t a place you want to miss with a lie-in, daytrips, but book them for you too. here is half hotel-half apartment, and with there’s too much to do. blueviews.com
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Set on the riverfront of the Portuguese country’s newest pousada, a collection and decorative panels of muses, capital, the Pousada de Lisboa is of high-end lodgings that occupy castles, saints and navigators honouring the infused with history. Built in the convents and historic buildings. Age Of Discovery sharing space with aftermath of the Lisbon earthquake On the ground floor, guests are contemporary artwork, including pieces of 1755 by famed statesman Pombal, welcomed by a grand staircase with by abstractionist painter Nadir Afonso. it later served as the Ministry Of velvet carpeting and a sophisticated Rooms are contemporary in feel with Internal Affairs under Salazar’s Estado restaurant and bar under stone arches sleek parquet and bathrooms lined in Novo dictatorship. that look out on to Praça do Comércio white Estremoz marble from Portugal’s Converted into a luxury hotel this square. The décor pays homage to Alentejo region. year, the 90-room property is the the past and present, with statues pousadas.pt
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Stepping into Charlotte Street Hotel mix their own drinks at any hour, while noteworthy, with the breakfast buffet is like walking into the house of a very a downstairs cinema room screens art- offering handmade granola, buttery chic friend – one who collects art, rarely house flicks. muffins stuffed with fruits or cheese, wakes before 11am, and knows all the Each of the property’s 52 rooms yoghurts with carmelised pears, and a best places to dine. come with the luxurious offerings you range of made-to-order hot dishes. Located in a quiet yet central might expect (strong Wi-Fi, flat-screen With such a relaxed and understated location, the boutique five-star hotel TV) alongside additions such as art and trendy vibe, it’s no wonder the place features quirky interiors toying with the coffee-table books. has become so popular with London’s idea of modern English. A cosy library The hotel’s breakfast at The Oscar in-the-know crowd. offers an ‘honesty bar’, where guests can Restaurant And Bar is particularly firmdalehotels.com
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Carouge today is a suburb of Geneva, but in Savoy. Carouge was born and designed reputation, and with artisan shops, it was once a rival to its wealthy Swiss to rival the city in wealth and, by rejecting delicatessens, small restaurants, jazz clubs neighbour. In 1786 the Sardinian king Victor Calvinism, be a lot more fun too. The new and a retro cinema, comparisons are Amadeus III finally gave up his attempts to city appealed to Genevans for its eating readily drawn to New York’s Greenwich seize Geneva and make it the capital of and dancing establishments, but ultimately, Village. But life is quieter, slower and his dukedom of Savoy. Instead he started a less than half of it was ever built. friendlier here, offering a welcome break new city immediately across the River Arve Today it has acquired a rather trendy for those across the water in the big city.
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Nathaniel Gilliand’s parents started Chat Noir as a jazz club in 1985. Now over 30 years later he books the artists and opens up this bar every evening at 6pm. It’s a dark room with a smaller bar where 3,000 artists have performed over the last 30 years including Keziah Jones (soul funk) The Silencers (pop rock) Guru (hip-hop) and Erik Truffaz (jazz). The range of music nowadays is very wide, from jazz to reggae, electro-funk to chanson. Club Chat Noir is open Tuesdays to Saturdays, until 4 or 5am, and the best time to arrive and catch the main act is around 10pm, but many people arrive early for dinner. On Wednesdays at 7pm it’s a free, open mic session on a small stage upstairs, and here, anything can happen. Rue Vautier 13 | +41 22 307 10 40 | chatnoir.ch CiNema bio
The one ‘modern’ building in the centre of Carouge is an old midwest style cinema on the corner of Rue Saint-Joseph and Place Marché. It was built in 1928 and was known as Cinema Vox until 1972, when the owners decided they wanted their programme to appear first on the alphabetical listings page. Cinema Bio became something of a cause celebre in 2004 when purists wanted to tear it down and build something more appropriate to Carouge’s 18th century original plan. But conservative voices prevailed and the cinema was saved. Today it offers a busy programme that mixes mainstream French cinema with art cinema from around the world and even the latest Woody Allen film (with subtitles). There are also live transmissions from l’Opéra national in Paris and a 1950s US-style cafe, which is very popular on market days. Rue Saint-Joseph 47 | +41 22 301 54 43 | cinema-bio.ch
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Atelier Arts plAstiques JeAn KAZes
Now aged 84, Jean Kazes trained as a mechanic and only took up clock making as a hobby. Operating out of a very small studio in Carouge, he affects a modest demeanour to the point that it might come something of a surprise to discover him a man who designed timepieces for the likes of Patek Philippe, Cartier and Chopard. He’s also in the book of Guinness World Records for making a wall clock with the longest pendulum in the world – it’s 30 metres long and can be found in the open lift shaft of Hotel Cornavin near Geneva’s main station. Kazes welcomes visitors to his studio and if your French is up to it, you can discuss the design for a bespoke clock, although beware: his starting price is around the US$8,000 mark. Rue St Joseph | + 41 22 343 30 91 | jean-kazes.ch Atelier ZAbo ChApeAux
Operating behind a single arched shop front, like so many artisans in Carouge, Isabelle Hoffmann makes her hats from piles of material stacked in a riot of colours from floor to ceiling. Called “Zabo” after her own nickname, many Zabo hats are designed specifically for clients but some – costing from US$80- US$150 – can be bought off the peg. Not content with her work as a milliner, in front of Zabo she often displays vegetables for sale from her boyfriend’s garden. She also plasters the window with photos that people have sent in of themselves in her hats and updates on her own travels. All of which makes Zabo much more than a place to buy headgear. It’s an opportunity to check out the relaxed and creative Caregeois lifestyle. Rue Saint-Joseph 31 | +41 22 301 75 76 | zabo.ch
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There is only one hotel in Carouge and it stands on Rue Ancienne, the only road to break up the grid pattern on which Carouge was built in 1786. It has barely expanded since it was constructed at the end of the 18th century but the interior has been remodelled to create a very large dining area where once horses were stabled. Luca Alloro, the young Sicilian patron, is always in enthusiastic evidence. Be sure to try his personal favourite dish: Galician octopus with mashed potato. Upstairs there are 20 plain bedrooms on the first and attic floors which, Luca says, are about to be transformed by some arresting designs. Very often, the rooms are taken by actors working at the French-speaking theatre – Théâtre Carouge – next door, so if you’re thinking of staying book early. Rue Ancienne 39 | +41 22 338 07 10 L’Antre-PeAux
“For women, a bag is like the house she always carries with her,” says Christiane Mürner, who runs this leather workshop on Carouge’s Rue Ancien. Mürner says her range of bags, belts and wallets have taken their inspiration from the work of Cubists such as Mondrian and the Bauhaus guru Wassily Kandinsky. Her success lies in designs that are both innovative and timeless. Mürner is the only person teaching leather work in Switzerland’s French cantons, and behind the shop in one of Carouge’s typical courtyards her team of young women work by hand assembling her designs. “Each bag is unique,” says Mürner. “You are attracted to it by its form, its material and its movement. Once it becomes worn it’s not only functional but a way of living every day.” Rue Ancienne 43 | +41 22 342 72 25 | chrismurner.ch
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Founded in 2011 by Giuseppe Cusumano from Sicily, Mizzica began as a small Italian delicatessen behind a restaurant on Rue Pont- Neuf. While Pierangela, Cusumano’s wife, worked in a bank her husband expanded the business, which grew in size and popularity until it took over the whole building. Now Mizzica is a quiet, upmarket cafe selling Sicilian patés, pestos and salsas as well as artisanal panettone and olive oils. In the mornings you’ll find middle-aged ladies sitting here, juggling a novel and glass of Sicilian wine, while bearded young men siphon off the Wi-Fi. The walls are lined with old Milanese newspapers and jazz gently plays in the background. The most contemplative of Carouge’s cafes, Mizzica benefits from being the first you reach on crossing the Arve from Geneva. Rue du Pont-Neuf 5 | +41 22 321 24 78 La Fromagerie de Carouge
This new cheese shop in Carouge occupies part of Maison Perrier, one the most beautiful houses in Carouge and one of the few to be built with steps up to its main entrance. It stands in what would have been the main square of the city had it been completed. In 2014 Valérie Piot, who had fallen in love with a Swiss cheese-maker, decided that she wanted to sell cheeses. She and her boyfriend had travelled all around the world and realised how special and rare cheese was outside Europe. It is very difficult to find cheese, especially good cheese. You can’t miss the shop because it has a model of a very contented looking cow in the window. Here you can buy fondue and Raclette cheese plus Swiss cheeses like Mont d’Or, Gruyeres, Emmental, Fribuurg, Belper Knolle. Valerie also sells French classics like Morbier, Rochebar, Comte and St Nectaire as well as Tomme, the one cheese that Geneva produces. The Tomme with truffles is a highlight. Rue du Marché 2 | +41 22 301 84 00
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TERRACES OFFER STUNNING PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE MARMARA SEA. LocaL KnowL edge Kite Beach The completion of Dubai’s 14km long beachside corniche has brought hip cafes and food trucks to the city’s laidback Kite Beach
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are foot and sandy-haired; it’s a decidedly relaxed affair shoreline from Dubai Marine Beach Resort in Jumeirah, to the for the sun and surf crowd at Dubai’s Kite Beach. Burj Al Arab in Um Suqeim. B Once a quiet enclave for fisherman, kite surfers and Quirky food concepts, snack trucks and health-conscious paddle boarders, this stretch of golden sands in Umm Suqeim outlets now sit side-by-side with cool cafes at Kite Beach, 1 has been revitalised with a bustling and landscaped café elevating a day-out at the beach with its cosmopolitan promenade, while still staying true to its laidback roots. atmosphere and eclectic mix of outdoorsy families and The rejuvenation of the beachside strip is a result of the young couples. completion of the Jumeirah Corniche; more than 14km of Park House is one such cafe, which draws a busy crowd walking and running tracks that stretch the length of the desert daily. The relaxed open-plan space exudes just a hint of the
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The sTrip’s whiTe sands are also a popular locaTion for public evenTs and acTiviTies, The mosT recenT of which was The emiraTes’ second annual Flag garden
Hamptons in summer with its whitewash wood clad walls and Other foodie options include the healthy frozen treats ocean-influenced décor. from Wanna Banana, a food truck from the popular Bob’s Fish A homegrown food brand, Park House started with a stall and Chips, Taqado Mexican Kitchen and the Jam Bar desert at the popular outdoor Ripe Market prior to launching its first parlour with its elevated terrace. café at Kite Beach. Park House’ menu includes the popular The strip’s white sands are also a popular location for beachside favourites of grilled sandwiches and burgers, all-day public events and activities, the most recent of which was the breakfast, sweet treats, as well as a range of healthy options Emirates’ second annual ‘Flag Garden’ – hundreds of national from its salad bar. flags that marked UAE Flag Day, all of which collectively spelt UAE when viewed from the skies. Meanwhile, the traditional fishing boats and neatly stacked Arabic fishing nets perched nearby, waiting for repair, remind visitors of Dubai’s sea-faring history, while from the sand, others leisurely soak up the rays from sun loungers. In the spirit of Kite Beach’s most recent incarnation as an outdoor playground, the more adventurous still partake in stand-up paddle boarding, kite boarding and kayaking. Football, beach tennis and beach volleyball sand courts are also found beachside. But, the most recent addition – one of the city’s first purpose-built outdoor skate parks – comes from the fast-growing XDubai, the team behind Dubai’s action sports scene. XDubai athlete manager, Morgan Carlson, said, “As an initiative to build the action sports scene in Dubai, it makes total sense to start with a fully fledged skate park at a lively location, such as the Kite Beach. “With a wide range of sports activities and facilities, Kite Beach is quickly becoming an action zone and now with the addition of the XDubai skate park, riders of all ages and levels will have a fully dedicated park to learn and practice their skills.” Long a popular family weekend spot with clear views of the city’s striking Downtown skyline, Dubai’s white-sand Kite Beach has had a cosmopolitan makeover but one which still retains its carefree spirit.
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reekside, a contemporary cultural space and café journeying through the entwined alleys of the old city to located by the Dubai Creek in Bur Dubai, combines find its hidden gems or simply picking up a new skill such as C Emirati influenced cuisine and an extensive arts Arabic typography, our programming will be sure to carry you programme in the busy heart of old Dubai. outside the walls of this establishment into a world of cultural With a focus on architecture, art, culture, design and discovery,” says Jishi. heritage, Creekside’s programme manager, Rania Jishi, says the “Whether someone is to attend a workshop or simply cafe aims to be a place for not only good food but one of indulge in our contemporary local cuisine, Creekside will always artistic expression, debate and knowledge exchange. leave its visitors with food for thought.” “Creekside aims to make what’s foreign, familiar. Whether Bur Dubai is the city’s historic trading centre. The winding by embarking on an abra for a vivid tour of the creek, or cobbled stone streets, or sikkas, and the colourful souk of its
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old town bear witness to centuries of sea-faring traders and Weekly Workshops include visitors. At the same time, the nearby modernist and brutalist concrete structures of Bur Dubai’s more modern, frenetic streets pottery, painting, jeWellery highlight the trading successes of the United Arab Emirates’ oil- design and open mic nights. boom period. Flowing gracefully in contrast is the Dubai Creek, alongside of which Creekside benefits from a prime waterside you also Find markets and position, a calm oasis amongst the hustle-and-bustle. Film screenings by the Water Rania adds: “Bur Dubai is known as a trading hub. You’ll find yourself crossing many food stops as you walk through on the creekside terrace the souq, from small cafeterias to some nice low budget restaurants. Tucked away you’ll also find some hidden gems with restaurants that serve local dishes in an innovative way. Creekside for example is only seen once you reach the waterfront, which is located right behind Dubai museum.” Inspired by the locale and the team’s own nostalgic need for soul food, Creekside introduces Emirati cuisine with a modern twist and has developed a menu that aims to “water your mouth and lead you into a palatable cultural experience.” Popular dishes include, The Ouzi Burrito and the Lamb Burger. An all-day breakfast menu, including fruit topped French toast is also regularly ordered. For dessert, sweet treats on offer include a red velvet luiqumat and milkshakes. On the arts and culture front, Creekside’s weekly workshops include pottery, painting and jewellery design, open mic nights, not to mention markets and film screenings by the water on its terrace. Due to the surrounding busy, winding streets, many of Creekside’s visitors find it easer to arrive by one of Dubai’s historic abras, paying a one dirham fee to experience a crossing of the Creek from the city’s spice souk to Bur Dubai souk’s abra station, just metres from the café and culture hub. Of Creekside and its neighbourhood, Jishi says, “Visiting this side of Dubai is a must. It will surprise you in every way; you will travel back in time and disconnect from all of the daily clutter in your life. Everything is moving around you but all you’ll want to do is sit and stare at the waves as they carry the busy abra from one side of the creek to the other.”
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screening room, Hollywood, California, and George Lucas, the writer-director of the cult sci-fi drama THX 1138 and the massively successful Happy Days forerunner American Graffiti, is desperate to show his latest movie to his closest friends. Since these men include Brian De Palma, John Milius and Steven Spielberg, it’s natural that he should be a little on the nervous side. His concerns are more understandable still when you consider that the movie Ahe’s showing them is one few people have any faith in whatsoever. Intended as a swashbuckling celebration of the science-fiction movie serials of the 1940s and ’50s, Lucas’ Star Wars has Fox, the studio that financed it, completely baffled. And judging from his friends’ guffaws, the hottest film directors of the day don’t care too much for it either. The problem is, in part, Lucas’ own. With the special effects sequences still to be completed, he has used dogfight footage from old war movies to fill in the gaps. But even random shots from 633 Squadron aren’t the real problem. the two of them could have gone to Vietnam and No, it’s the talk about Jedi Knights and ‘The Force’ that has De Palma in shot something that we’ll later come to know as particular howling with laughter. Apocalypse Now. Now as the movie reaches its climax, and Luke Skywalker and Han The sole positive response comes from Spielberg. Solo receive their medals, Lucas prepares himself for something far less “I think it’s great,” says the man who – just a year welcome. De Palma, whose Stephen King adaptation Carrie is already earlier – introduced the world to the summer doing great box-office, just smiles and shakes his head while screenwriting blockbuster, courtesy of Jaws. “I think it’ll make a whiz Milius upbraids his friend for wasting his talent on such a folly when whole bunch of money.”
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fantasy’ [then] called The Star Wars, are not prepared to be interviewed. Instead, I’m sold a tragic line-up by the desperate PR on the end of the the questI on on phone. Let’s see, we’ve got Mark Hamill, “the hero and a nice guy”, Dave Prowse, “the villain and a huge guy”, and Carrie Fisher: “You can have lunch with her but she’s kind of odd.” everyone’s lI ps I n “It doesn’t sound at all promising,” wrote Pearce at the end of this first paragraph. The next day at Elstree, his fears came to fruition. “It’s already horribly apparent,” he continued, “that this movie is going nowhere. It’s h ollywood was , “w h y hard to explain, but nothing looks quite right. Everyone’s looking distinctly uncomfortable. The set seems messy and not even remotely high-tech. This could be an episode of Dr Who. What am I doing here? “And just when I’m thinking things can’t get any worse, I hear Dave would anyone want Prowse speak. He’s dressed from head to foot in black to play ‘Darth Vader’ and, at 6ft 6in, looks like a giant. But he’s speaking in this light, rolling Somerset accent which makes him sound more like the proprietor of an to make s tar w ars ? ” isolated West Country village shop!” If the “villain with a Wurzels accent” was the nadir of the visit, there were Although touched by his friend’s enthusiasm, still other disappointments Pearce had to endure. He met Mark Hammil – Lucas remains less than convinced. “he looks about 12” – he lunched with Carrie Fisher who had to keep going It wasn’t until the summer of 1977 with to the bathroom – “perhaps she has a summer cold coming on…” – and he moviegoers queuing around the block to see some spent a fruitless few minutes trying to get anything more welcoming than a kid from Tatooine stick it to the Galactic Empire that scowl out of Harrison Ford. George Lucas would acknowledge that he’d created “A softly-spoken yokel, a choirboy, a spoilt little rich girl and a nobody something pretty special with Star Wars. Although a actor, all toiling in the heat at a washed-up studio. Who’s kidding who? Sir downbeat chap at the best of times – this is the man Alec must have lost his marbles.” who skipped the THX wrap party to attend a therapy session – Lucas’ fears were the furthest thing from self-indulgent melodrama. On the contrary, the man from the fittingly named Modesto had been second- guessing himself long before De Palma and Milius raised their concerns. And the proof of this? Well, for that we’ll have to revisit the set of the film itself. Now regarded as one of the world’s top film and entertainment writers, Garth Pearce was a 23-year-old freelancer looking for a break when he was asked whether he fancied a day at Elstree film studios watching some movie that a young, quiet American director was making. Noooooooooo!!! “The good news,” as Pearce wrote at the time, “is that I’ve been invited onto my first ever film set. The bad news is that Sir Alec Guinness and Peter Cushing, the true stars of this ‘space adventure
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Painting a picture so depressing it makes Munch’s The Scream look like C M back to a time that he never, ever wanted to revisit.” Coolidge’s Dogs Playing Poker, and Pearce must have thought that his candid Though the chance to restore balance to the study of a sinking ship would have been sure to sell. As it was, it wouldn’t Force might have granted George Lucas very limited appear in print until 1997 when Neon magazine sought to celebrate the satisfaction, the Special Editions both relit his creative release of the Star Wars Special Editions. And that says a whole bunch about fire and refreshed the audience’s desire for Star the state of Lucas’s picture – it wasn’t just that shooting was going badly but Wars-flavoured action. Something that started out no one, not even the British tabloid press, gave two hoots. resembling a vanity project instead provided the “George doesn’t really like directing,” says Rick McCallum, a producer who inspiration for a new trio of prequels, not to mention enjoyed working relationships with the likes of Nicolas Roeg and Dennis a bucket-load of cash with which to make said films. Potter before becoming Lucas’ full-time collaborator in the early 1990s. “He But then again, making money is something George hates writing – just gets no satisfaction from it at all – but he doesn’t like Lucas had always known a bit about. directing either. George is a lovely guy but he’s quite shy and reserved. He’s Rick McCallum shakes his head and smiles. “You not someone to rally the troops when all hope seems lost. When I hear know, it’s funny to talk about George at Elstree in those stories about the original Star Wars shoot going down the toilet, I find 1976 because, on the one hand, he was the proverbial it hard to believe that my friend had it within him to get the movie in the rabbit in the headlights. He was second-guessing can. That’s the other thing about George – he might not want to say boo to himself right up to the wire – ‘Luke Skywalker’ was still a goose but he’s very strong, albeit in an almost completely silent way.” called ‘Luke Starkiller’ the first day on set. But while you have him making snap, potentially rash, choices like that, you also have him making perhaps the shrewdest decision in the history of film.” The decision McCallum is referring A SOFTLY-SPOKEN to wasn’t seen as that sharp at the YOKEL, A CHOIRBOY, A time Lucas made it. As his producer continues, “George was a hot director SPOLIT RICH GIRL AND at the time he made Star Wars. American Graffiti had been a huge A NOBODY ACTOR, ALL hit – it went over $100 million at the US box office back when that didn’t TOILING IN THE HEAT AT happen so often – so he could have demanded a big fee. But because A WASHED-UP STUDIO – George knew that this was just the first part of a three-part story he wanted WHO’S KIDDING WHO? to tell, he knew he had to find a way to finance two further movies. So, to the consternation of pretty much everybody, he goes to the board at Fox After initially working together on the Young Indiana Jones series of – and asks for a very modest salary. All he wanted in frankly underwhelming – TV movies, McCallum’s first business with Lucas on return were the merchandising rights.” the Star Wars front was with regard to the aforementioned Special Editions. Film merchandising didn’t begin with Star Wars Created to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of A New Hope’s US release, – the Planet Of The Apes movies ‘inspired’ plenty of the pictures gave the writer-director a chance to restore footage, clean-up kid-friendly toys – but it was Lucas who realised special effects, add CGI elements and right things that been wrong for the the phenomenon’s potential. “The smart move better part of two decades. George made was to allow children to fully immerse If you think George was happy about having the chance to rid himself of themselves in the Star Wars universe,” explains such bugbears, you’d only be half right. As McCallum recalls, “George was McCallum. “It wasn’t just a case of making Luke, Han far less excited than I think people assumed he would be. The fact of the and Leia toys – you could buy figures of even the matter was, each time he set about touching something up, it would remind most minor characters like the aliens in the cantina him of something terrible that happened during the shoot. So every new FX bar who are only in the film for a few minutes at shot represented the reopening of a deep wound that had taken a very long most. And you couldn’t just buy the Millennium while to heal. And not only that, but you’d had these people who’d been on Falcon, you could buy all the ships depicted – even at him since the ’70s about restoring the Jabba The Hutt scene, and then the Death Star. I think now when someone creates a George goes and does it the best he can with the limited technology we range like that you’d accuse them of being mercenary. had at the time, and then everyone goes and abuses it! In short, the Special With George, though, I think he was motivated Edition of A New Hope was like a time machine that transported George by two things – a desire to allow kids to create
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WiLLiam katt *iSn’t* Luke SkyWaLker
Lucas and Brian De Palma held joint auditions for Star Wars and Carrie. With his blonde mop and innocent face, Katt had a lot in common with Mark Hammil, just not enough to land him the role. Compensation came in the key role of Sissy Spacek’s prom date in De Palma’s excellent Stephen King adaptation.
SiSSy Spacek *iSn’t* princeSS Leia
The Carrie/Star Wars cast reading also meant that the woman who wound up playing the girl with the awesome telepathic powers was in the running to play Alderan’s most famous daughter. As for rumours that Carrie Fisher turned down said part because of the nude scenes: untrue.
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A huge star on the back of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver for which she’d receive an Academy Award nomination, it’s only natural that Lucas would have considered casting the former Disney starlet. It says much for the modest scale of Star Wars, that our man simply didn’t have the money to afford her.
Kurt russell *isn’t* Han solo
Keen to cast actors he’d never worked with before, George Lucas was reluctant to give the role of Solo to Ford who’d starred in American Graffiti. Russell was one of many performers their own Star Wars universe combined with a willingness to repay their investment by George had read for the role before realising that creating The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi. I like to see it as more a victory for there was really only one imagination and art than for cold, hard commerce, but then, hey, I am his friend.” man capable of piloting the Whether the decision was cunning or heart-felt, its success isn’t open to question. For Millennium Falcon. when Star Wars blew up big at the international box office, the cash tills started ringing in toy shops the world over. And as parents were left to ask whether their six-year old really needed a third Stormtrooper, George Lucas started dreaming of an ice planet called Hoth. Extraordinary revenue streams and smash-hit sequels weren’t the only rewards George Lucas received for his perseverance. Sure, the critics might not have quite known what to make of Star Wars, but the Motion Picture Academy showered the film with six Oscars from 11 nominations. And with one series of films based on old-school serials now a going concern, Lucas also had the impetus to get something similar up and running with his old friend Steven Spielberg – something about a gun-totin’, whip’crackin’ tosHiro Mifune archaeologist called Indiana. *isn’t* obi-Wan Kenobi Steven Spielberg – the man who had been right all the time. For yes, Star Wars was a great film and it did make a With the original Star Wars Want to refresH being – rather loosely – based whole bunch of money. But now, as a property of Walt Disney Your MeMorY on on Akira Kurosawa’s samurai Studios, the saga will be raking in cash for someone other than tHe Plotlines for tHe first siX star drama The Hidden Fortress, George Lucas. And for all the highs he experienced on the Lucas briefly toyed with Wars MoVies? road to Endor, you can’t help thinking that the man with the casting the Japanese legend’s TURN OVER FOR actor-of-choice as the last of quiet manner and the immaculate beard is actually quite happy OUR INFOGRAPHIC the Jedi Knights. In the end, to leave behind the movie that transformed motion pictures. the name value and reputation of Oscar-winner Sir Alec Star Wars Episodes I to VI are all showing on ice this month. Guinness won the day.
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EmiratEs airlinE Dubai Jazz FEstival
The stars are once again aligning for If you think the first day sounds good, fiery fusion of Latin rock with blues, the award-winning Emirates Airline the second heralds not one but two jazz and world music. Warming up Dubai Jazz Festival. headliners – the first of which, boasting the crowd for his arrival, Argentinian Kicking off on February 24, the master trumpeter Chris Botti and the group La Bomba De Tiempo, a set of three-day festival has an incredible world-renowned artist Sting, could well 17 percussionists, will interact with the opening act in Postmodern Jukebox, an be one of the music events of the year. audience to create a musical moment ever-evolving band that covers recent British singer/songwriter and fan nobody will forget. pop songs in a jazz style – check out favourite David Gray co-headlines on Winning the prestigious What’s On their version of Miley Cyrus’ We Can’t the 25th, performing songs from his Dubai Award for Favourite Festival in Stop. The band has amassed more than new album as well as classics such 2015, it’s expected tickets for the 2016 315 million YouTube views and has 1.5 as Babylon. edition will sell out quickly. million subscribers. The festival closes on February Headlining the opening evening is the 26 with multiple Grammy winner Tickets for the 14th Emirates Airline legendary ’80s band TOTO, who, you’ll and global guitar music icon Santana Dubai Jazz Festival are on sale exclusively be pleased to hear, will be going through returning to Dubai as part of his from Ticketmaster on ticketmaster.ae, or a collection of their classics (Africa, worldwide Luminosity Tour 2016. 800-TM-UAE (in the UAE). For more visit obviously) as well as some new material. Fans can expect his creative and dubaijazzfest.com
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Emirates has increased its commitment to Germany, with a second daily A380 service to Frankfurt and a third daily service to Munich. The Frankfurt increase, which came into effect on January 1, has added 1,155 seats a week on the route, with 280 in First Class and Business Class. Flights EK 47 and 48 have been upgraded from a Boeing 777-300ER to an A380. “Our daily A380 service to Frankfurt proved to be extremely popular and we’re happy that demand has been so strong that we needed to increase capacity on the route,” said Hubert Frach, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations West. to fly to additional cities that are currently “It shows a clear commitment “In fact, our four gateways in underserved, offering more choices and of Emirates and underlines the Germany are doing extremely well better connections to travellers.” attractiveness of Frankfurt Airport,” with three of them boasting a daily or Dr Stefan Schulte, Chairman of the he added. double-daily A380 service.” Executive Board of Fraport AG, said Emirates’ flight EK 47 departs Dubai Frach added that should the they were pleased at the increases in International Airport at 2.35pm and opportunity arise, “Emirates would be keen services made by Emirates. arrives in Frankfurt at 6.40pm. The outbound flight EK 48 departs from Frankfurt at 8.30pm and arrives in Dubai at 6.10am the following day. The third daily flight to Munich, flight EK 054, begins on February 1 and will depart Munich daily at 10.10am, landing in Dubai at 7.10pm the same day. On the return flight, EK 053 will depart Dubai at 3.20am arriving in Munich at 7.10am the same day. The flight will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER. Emirates has served passengers on this route since 1999 and is looking forward to continuing to facilitate ongoing trade and connectivity with the city and wider region.
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the plight of the tiger
Although the international trade in tigers, their parts and products is essentially banned by CITES, they still face a serious risk in the wild, with three species already extinct. Emirates is supporting United For Wildlife, an organisation working to fight against poaching. Learn more about United For Wildlife on channel 1501 on ice Digital Widescreen
The wild tiger population 3,200 lost during the last century 95% The number of tigers left in the wild. They are officially classified asendangered
1940s 70% The Bali tiger The deaths of Amur becomes extinct tigers attributed to early 1970s humans, mainly The Caspian tiger through poaching becomes extinct and the last official sighting of the South China tiger Mid 1970s The Javan tiger becomes extinct
The subspecies 60%+ of tiger that are The increase in tiger numbers 540 3 already extinct in Nepal since 2009 The current number of Amur tigers. It has made a spectacular comeback since the 1930s, when the population fell as low as 200 20 to 30, but is still on the endangered list The approximate number of tigers in Nepal why are they hunted? traditional medicine exotic luxuries Tiger products and derivatives are In traditional Asian also being used in exotic items medicine, tiger parts such as tiger bone wine are used for tonics, folk medicines, and as curios. The meat is eaten
how you can help
Consumers can contribute in a big way, by boycotting products made from the parts of these endangered animals and discouraging others from doing so. You can also get updates by liking United For Wildlife on Facebook
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Words: MATT MosTYN
With over four million children travelling with emirates each you’re checked in pre-flight boredom certainly won’t be an year, they’re among the airline’s most important guests. Yet option. That’s because Dubai’s First Class and Business Class keeping them entertained in the air can be a formidable task. departure lounges come with dedicated play areas packed with Emirates’ Executive Vice President and Chief Operations a special range of toys and arcade-quality games. Officer Adel Al Redha says, “We know how challenging it can Emirates has also just launched a brand new range of toys be for parents to keep their children occupied and entertained for infants and children up to the age of 12. While in the on flights.” For that reason, Emirates has been busily working to airport lounges, toddlers can explore Fly With Me Animals tin polish every aspect of a young traveller’s journey – from toys and cases, featuring cut-out character magnets and activity sheets. children’s entertainment, to special meals and thoughtful extras Infants get their very own special Lewis the lion Cuddle Buddy designed to make flying a whole lot more enjoyable. soft comfort blanket. Plus for the older kids, there’s a unique Emirates is proud to offer families and kids a smoother travel Fly With Me and Lonely Planet Kids case, featuring a fold-out experience. From check-in to landing, the entire process – as well board game, spinner, ID holder, lanyard, gadget stand and pen. as the products – has been refreshed, to make it an adventure that young flyers will remember for years to come. BoarDing Here’s a rundown of what children and teens can experience Getting kids on board and settled can sometimes prove tricky, when they take to the skies with emirates... which is why we offer priority boarding for families at all airports. And if you’re sending off your little adventurer to friends or Departures relatives unaccompanied, you don’t have to worry, there’s even Families are guaranteed a comfortable start to their journey, a separate check-in and lounge facilities for five to 12-year-olds with dedicated family check-in areas and complimentary strollers on departure (as well as extra care and attention from our crew at Dubai International airport. In the airport lounges there are to ensure that they remain happy and comfortable during their also mother and baby rooms for changing and feeding. Once epic voyage).
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Toys smaller, more comfortable, brightly-coloured headphones and Emirates flights now have wild animals on board – and early choose from 50 Disney favourites, a children’s movies section, feedback has told us that they’re loved by our young travellers. over 25 dedicated kids’ channels, loads of music channels and on The new Fly With Me toy range includes four loveable animals some aircraft, more than 100 in-flight games. designed to teach children about the animal and its habitat. Also on ice is a dedicated YouTube channel featuring some First in line to charm the kids are Lewis the lion from Africa, of the latest YouTube sensations like Mother Goose Club. Peek U the panda from China, Enrico the monkey from South It’s perfect for children and already has millions of young America, and Leila the camel from the Middle East. Each animal followers around the world. has a unique story that promotes their region, culture, language and environment. meaLTimes All four furry friends can be hugged tightly as either a Travel From children’s menus to special snack boxes, meals are Buddy (with a plastic toggle, so you can hang them from a pram designed to be both nutritious and delicious, ensuring, when or inside a car) or a Carry Buddy (a dual-purpose toy and mealtime is done, there’s nothing left but an empty tray. blanket) – and for those budding Picassos, there’s also a Magnetic Even the tray itself has been recently redesigned and now Sketch Pad version. depicts our crew and pilots on their exciting adventures around the world. For infants, there’s also baby food, milk Learning formula and bottles on board, should you require it. Lonely Planet Kids knows a thing or two about travel – so we’ve harnessed their expertise to create exclusive packs to inspire inTroducing The crew older children. They’ll be able to dive into retro, travel-themed Our brand new Celebration Boxes contain a range of colourful messenger bags or lunch coolers to find games, postcards, a greeting cards featuring characters based on our pilots and crew, fold-out world map, origami sets and four exclusive educational and they’re a fantastic way for us to help you celebrate a special books from the Lonely Planet Kids Amazing World Series. Created event while on board. exclusively for Emirates, you won’t find these books anywhere Crew are also on hand to take Polaroid photos to record else, and they’re a fascinating way to learn about the world, from your travelling memories for posterity – and with their cool new famous landmarks and languages to currencies, maps and more. photocard frame designs, youngsters will be proud to display Young travellers will be able to record whatever inspires them them in their scrapbooks and photo albums for years to come. inside a special travel journal – and the entire pack is theirs to Babies will be able drift off to sleep more easily, in the comfort take with them when they land. of a bassinet. And when they wake, there’s a handy care kit, filled We’re sure that kids will love Fly With Me Animals magazine, which with useful essentials like nappies, bibs and wipes. is crammed with puzzles, jokes and activities, as well as colouring pencils – it’s been also given a makeover, with some brand new skywards skysurFers characters to bring a little extra delight to their journey with our The intrepid young adventurers in your family can even be new fun animal friends. personally rewarded for flying with Emirates, when you sign them up as a Skywards Skysurfer. Not only will they be able to redeem enTerTainmenT miles for future flights, but they’ll also be able to enjoy special Our award-winning entertainment system, ice, is a treasure trove treatment, such as their favourite window seat when they fly. It’s for young ones. Their eyes will light up when they slip on their easy and free to join at skysurfers.com
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PANAMA CITY
Starting February 1, Emirates will launch its first gateway destination in Central America, with services to Panama City. Enjoy our guide to this new tourism hot-spot
Panama City is naturally the best place to launch any trek into make its comparisons to Miami in the US understandable, and Panama, a country that boasts some of the most exhilarating no visit would be complete without exploring the Panama biodiversity on the planet with stunning coastlines on the Canal, the lifeline that fuels this intriguing city. Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. There is also a rich history that can be explored in the But Panama City is more than a gateway and is more than ruins of Panama Viejo or as you stroll past the beautiful justifying its place as a tourism destination in its own right. It’s buildings of the historic Casco Viejo district. an urban powerhouse of high rises, banking and leisure, made Despite the history, Panama is a relatively young country, all the better for its mix of cultures. having seceded from Colombia in 1903, and it’s seeking its Great restaurants, superb shopping and a vibrant nightlife own identity amidst a blend of cultures and influences. EAT STAY DO EMIRATES
THE FISH MARKET HOTEL CASA DEL HORNO EXPLORE THE ORIGINAL STAFF Sat atop an actual fish market, This boutique hotel sits in a PANAMA CITY this is the spot to indulge in the converted communal bakery. The Panama Viejo dates back to TIPS finest and freshest seafood. The original walls are great feature 1519, when it was set up as the bonus? It’s all reasonably priced. pieces, but the modern facilities gateway city for the Spanish Fish tacos, tuna burgers and key and light rooms make it a superb into Latin America. The vibrant lime pie are dishes you’ll find on choice in the historic Casco Viejo city was sacked in 1671 and the daily menu. district. The penthouse suites the ruins are now a popular +507 6151 1697 have private balconies. attraction. A museum details the EAT +507 212 0052 history of the fascinating site. WELL EL TRAPICHE “Try traditional This popular establishment gives MAGNOLIA INN GET AN AERIAL VIEW patacones (fried green an overview of real Panamanian A bright and well-situated hostel, OF THE CANAL plantains), fried fish or cuisine in a relaxed and Magnolia Inn is a great base Head to the Miraflores Visitors arroz con pollo (rice with chicken).” friendly setting. Can’t decide to explore Panama City on a Center at the Miraflores Locks what you want to order? Try budget. Packed with character, for an insight into the history and Victor Gonzalez the Panamanian Fiesta, which the French colonial building now scale of the Panama Canal. But Villa-Real through eight dishes provides a boasts air-conditioning and Wi-Fi. for a truly memorable experience Cabin Supervisor fantastic insight into the region’s Very much a peaceful hostel, it is take to the skies for a plane or typical fare. ideal for those looking to avoid helicopter tour. The scope of the +507 269 4353 noisy travellers. canal is mind-blowing. magnoliapanama.com DONDE JOSÉ HEAD TO THE HILL Looking to promote a distinct PANAMA MARRIOTT HOTEL Providing a great view of identity for Panamanian cuisine, The hotel that has maintained its Panama City, as well as the GO ANIMAL the team at Donde José create position as one of the best in the chance to see all sorts of SPOTTING an exceptional dining experience. city, thanks to its great location wildlife, the protected Ancon Hill “Ride a bike to Punta With seating for 14, the taster and superb service. All the things is a 200-metre peak. This option Culebra Nature Center menu combines storytelling with you would expect from a luxury is naturally great for walkers or to spot turtles, sharks and sloths.” culinary talent. The service is also hotel, but delivered, naturally, with more energetic runners. It is first rate. Don’t miss it. an extra touch of class. also the spot to take some great Yilma Yimara dondejose.com marriott.com photographs. Rojas Sune Cabin Crew
Operated by a Boeing 777-200LR, flight EK 251 departs Dubai at 08:05 and arrives in Panama City at 16:40. EK 252 leaves Panama City at 22:10, and arrives in Dubai at 22:55 the next day.
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WELLNESS IN THE AIR To help you arrive at your destination feeling relaxed and refreshed, Emirates has developed this collection of helpful travel tips. Regardless of whether you need to rejuvenate for your holiday or be effective at achieving your goals on a business trip, these simple tips will help you enjoy your journey and time on board with Emirates today.
SMART TRAVELLER
DRINK PLENTY TRAVEL LIGHTLY WEAR GLASSES USE SKIN KEEP MOVING MAKE OF WATER Carry only the Cabin air is MOISTURISER Exercise your lower YOURSELF Rehydrate with essential items that drier than normal, Apply a good legs and calf muscles. COMFORTABLE water or juices you will need during therefore swap quality moisturiser This encourages Loosen clothing, frequently. Drink your flight. your contact lenses to ensure your skin blood flow. remove jacket tea and coffee in for glasses. doesn’t dry out. and avoid anything moderation. pressing against your body.
BEFORE YOUR JOURNEY AT THE AIRPORT DURING THE FLIGHT WHEN YOU ARRIVE Consult your doctor Allow yourself plenty of time Chewing and swallowing Try some light exercise, before travelling if you for check-in. will help equalise your ear or read if you can’t sleep have any medical concerns Avoid carrying heavy bags pressure during ascent after arrival. about making a long through the airport and and descent. journey, or if you suffer onto the flight as this can Babies and young from a respiratory or place the body under passengers may suffer cardiovascular condition. considerable stress. more acutely with popping Plan for the destination – Once through to ears, therefore consider will you need any vaccinations departures try and relax as providing a dummy. or special medications? much as possible. Get as comfortable as Get a good night’s rest possible when resting and before the flight. turn frequently. Eat lightly and sensibly. Avoid sleeping for long periods in the same position.
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OS59_075-097 Briefing.indd 86 12/20/15 12:14 PM Your home in Dubai
• Located in the heart of Dubai • Opposite Metro Station • Walking distance to Burj Khalifa, world’s tallest skyscraper • Dubai Airport - 15 min • Abu Dhabi Airport - 45 min • Walking distance to shopping malls • Close to Business Hubs (DIFC and DWTC) • Spa and Outdoor Swimming Pool
Sheikh Zayed Road, P.O Box 116957 Dubai, UAE Tel: +971 4 323 0000 | Fax: +971 4 323 0003 www.emiratesgrandhotel.com
EGH Open Skies Ad 195x 260mm Apr 2014.indd 1 20/04/2014 15:47 Visas, quick connect Guide to us customs & immiGration Whether you’re travelling to, or through, the United States today, this simple guide to completing the US customs form will help to ensure that your journey is as hassle free as possible.
CUSToMS DECLARATIoN FoRM
All passengers arriving into the US need to complete a Customs Declaration Form. If you are travelling as a family this should be com- pleted by one member only. The form must be completed in English, in capital letters, and must be signed where indicated.
ElEctronic SyStEm for travEl authoriSation (ESta) If you are an international traveller wishing to enter the United States under the Visa Waiver Programme, You must apply for electronic authorisation (ESTA) up to 72 hours prior to your departure.
ESta factS: Children and infants require an individual ESTA.
The online ESTA system will inform you whether your application has been authorised, not authorised or if authorisation is pending.
A successful ESTA application is valid for two years, however this may be revoked or will expire along with your passport.
apply onlinE at www.cbp.gov/ESta
nationalitiES EligiblE for thE viSa waivEr*: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom**
* SubjEct to changE ** only britiSh citizEnS qualify undEr thE viSa waivEr programmE.
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OS59_075-097 Briefing.indd 88 12/20/15 12:14 PM & quarantine information Cut the queue at JFK with quiCK ConneCt If you’re connecting through New York JFK, you can avoid long waiting times in US immigration and queues for connecting flights with the Quick Connect service. US Customs and Border Protection Agency created the special service for passengers who have a connecting flight within three hours of arrival at New York JFK.
Follow theSe StePS:
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have your boarding card or You’ll be given a Quick After passport clearance, If your bag is tagged to your ticket for your connecting flight Connect card. Continue to the claim your baggage and clear final destination, hand it to ready for the ground staff as Quick Connect queue in the US customs, regardless of your emirates staff at the transfer you exit. Arrivals hall. final destination. counter for your onward flight.
quarantine in australia Australia has strict biosecurity laws, so when you arrive you’ll need to declare certain food, plant or animal items on your Incoming Passenger Card.
You also need to declare equipment or shoes used in rivers and lakes or with soil attached. All aircraft food must be left on board. Please take particular care when you complete your Incoming Passenger Card – it's a legal document and false declarations may result in a penalty.
quarantine in Japan Japan has strict rules around exposure to livestock and bringing in livestock items. You will need to go to the Animal Quarantine Counter if:
• you have recently been to a livestock farm • are bringing livestock products into Japan • your visit to Japan will involve contact with livestock
the counter is in the baggage claim area. If you’re bringing meat and livestock products into Japan without an import certificate, you must see the animal quarantine officer.
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OS59_075-097 Briefing.indd 89 12/20/15 12:14 PM UAE SMART GATE
NATIONALITIES THAT CAN USE BE SMART! UAE SMART GATES USE UAE SMART GATE AT DUBAI UAE INTERNATIONAL A A A AIRPORT B B B
GO THROUGH IMMIGRATION IN SECONDS AND GET YOUR VISIT TO DUBAI OFF TO A FLYING START
Citizens of the countries listed on the right and UAE residents can speed C D F through Dubai International airport by using UAE Smart Gate. If you hold a machine-readable passport or E-Gate card you can check in and out of the airport within seconds. F G G Just look out for signs that will direct you to the many UAE Smart Gates found on either side of the Immigration Hall at Dubai International airport.
I I I USING UAE SMART GATE IS EASY
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Place your passport photo page on the scanner. If you are a UAE resident, place your O P Q 2 E-Gate card into the E-Gate slot
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Go through the open gate, stand in the blue S K S S footprint guide on the floor, face the camera straight-on and stand still for your iris scan. When finished, the next set of gates will open 3 and you can continue to baggage claim S *UK USA
*UK citizens only (UK overseas citizens still require a visa)
REGISTERING FOR UAE SMART GATE IS EASY UAE SMART GATE CAN BE USED BY: To register, just follow the above process and then spend a few moments • Machine-readable passports from having your details validated by an immigration officer. That’s it! Every time the above countries you fly to Dubai in future, you will be out of the airport and on your way • E-Gate cards just minutes after you landed.
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OS59_075-097 Briefing.indd 92 12/20/15 12:14 PM ROUTE MAP
NEW ROUTES: Panama City: daily service starts February 1 Yinchuan and Zhengzhou: four times weekly service starts May 3
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OS59_075-097 Briefing.indd 93 12/20/15 12:14 PM ROUTE MAP
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OS59_075-097 Briefing.indd 94 12/20/15 12:14 PM ROUTE MAP
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OS59_075-097 Briefing.indd 95 12/20/15 12:14 PM THE FLEET
Our fleet contains 250 aircraft made up of 235 passenger aircraft and 15 cargo aircraft
BOEING 777-300ER Emirates is the world’s largest operator of this aircraft, which joined the fleet in 2005.
Number of Aircraft: 113 Capacity: 354-442 Range: 14,594km Length: 73.9m Wingspan: 64.8m
BOEING 777-300 Since 1999, Emirates operates two and three-class versions of the 777-300.
Number of Aircraft: 12 Capacity: 364 Range: 11,029km Length: 73.9m Wingspan: 60.9m
BOEING 777-200LR In 2005, the Boeing 777-200LR set a new world record for distance travelled non-stop when it landed at Heathrow airport, London, after a journey of 21,601km (11,664 nautical miles) from Hong Kong - the long way round. Emirates received its first 777-200LR in August 2007. Number of Aircraft: 10 Capacity: 266 Range: 17,446km Length: 63.7m Wingspan: 64.8m
BOEING 777-200ER Emirates’ first Boeing 777-200ER joined the fleet in 1997.
Number of Aircraft: 6 Capacity: 274 Range: 14,310km Length: 63.7m Wingspan: 60.9m
BOEING 777F The most environmentally-friendly freighter operated today, with the lowest fuel burn of any comparably- sized cargo aircraft. Along with its wide main-deck cargo door which can accommodate oversized consignments, it is also capable of carrying up to 103 tonnes of cargo Number of Aircraft: 13 Range: 9,260km Length: 63.7m Wingspan: 64.8m non-stop on 10-hour sector lengths.
For more information: emirates.com/ourfleet
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OS59_075-097 Briefing.indd 96 12/20/15 12:14 PM AIRBUS A380-800 Emirates has operated the A380 since 2008, and is the world’s largest operator of this aircraft.
Number of Aircraft: 74 Capacity: 489-615 Range: 15,000km Length: 72.7m Wingspan: 79.8m
AIRBUS A340-500 This ultra-long range passenger airliner was introduced to the Emirates fleet in 2003. This saw the launch of the First Class Suite which has since been rolled out on the Boeing 777 and Airbus A380.
Number of Aircraft: 1 Capacity: 258 Range: 16,050km Length: 67.9m Wingspan: 63.4m
AIRBUS A340-300 Similar in many respects to Emirates A330-200s, the A340-300 is equipped with four engines giving it an enhanced range.
Number of Aircraft: 4 Capacity: 267 Range: 13,350km Length: 63.6m Wingspan: 60.3m
AIRBUS A330-200 First added to the fleet in 1999, this aircraft operates predominately on shorter-haul routes.
Number of Aircraft: 16 Capacity: 237-278 Range: 12,200km Length: 58.8m Wingspan: 60.3m
BOEING 747-400ERF This aircraft is capable of carrying up to 117 tonnes. The deck-side cargo door, with a height of approximately three metres, allows the uplift of oversized shipments that cannot be accommodated in the belly-hold of passenger aircraft. The nose door Number of Aircraft: 2 Range:9,204km Length: 70.6m Wingspan: 64.4m allows the carriage of long pieces.
Aircraft numbers through end January 2016
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OS59_075-097 Briefing.indd 97 12/20/15 12:14 PM KNOWLEDGE DESTINATION How a city works. This month: New York
WHERE ARE ALL THE MEN!
The Federal Reserve Bank holds about 25 New York City is home to more women 47 per cent of New York residents over per cent of the world’s gold bullion. than men. Approximately 52 per cent of the age of five speak a second language. Source: US Federal Reserve the city’s 8,491,079 residents are female. Source: US Census Source: US Census
THAT’S TOO MUCH FOR HOTDOG HABIBI!
It costs US$58.3million Central Park takes up Cleopatra’s Needle is a Mohammad Mastafa pays to maintain Central Park, roughly 843 acres of land, 3,000-year-old Egyptian ruin. $289,000 a year for his hot- only 25 per cent of which enough room for 16 It was given to the city as a dog stand permit in Central is government funded. The million apartments. gift by the Khedive of Egypt in Park, the most in the city. remaining US$43,725,000 is Source: Central Park Conservancy 1879, taking a decade to be Source: NY Times raised by the not-for-profit fully transported. Central Park Conservancy. Source: Central Park Conservancy
CENTRAL PARK FACTS CENTRAL PARK Source: Central Park Conservancy
The city of New York will If New York’s boroughs 1 New York City; New York 8,175 Manhattan’s daytime pay for a one-way plane were made into cities, 2 Los Angeles; California 3,792 population swells to 3.94 3 Chicago; Illinois 2,695 ticket for any homeless Brooklyn and Queens million, with commuters adding 4 Brooklyn, New York 2,592 person if they have a would be America’s fourth a net 1.34 million people. 5 Queens, New York 2.296 guaranteed place to stay. and fifth largest cities. Source: US Census Source: US Census Source: NY Mayor’s Office
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New York City becomes temporary Jeweller William Barthman embeds Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia bans Phantom of the Opera opens on capital of the US. a gilded clock into the sidewalk pinball machines, believing they broadways, and is now the longest on Maiden Lane to attract people corrupt the young, even authorising running show in Broadway history to his store. It’s still there and still prohibition-style busts on with over 9,100 performances. keeping time. businesses operating the machines.
CURIOUS DATES CURIOUS DATES The ban wasn’t lifted until 1972.
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