#Route Map

[brianfrench1995]

Civil Air Transport Route Map Label

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Elizabeth II liked to drink a Martini before meeting guests when she was flying and always requested a particular type of mint sweet during take-off, it has emerged.

The late Queen also enjoyed following the route map while travelling.

Her flying habits are revealed in a treasure trove of memorabilia kept for decades by an air hostess who worked for British Airways for 28 years from 1970.

Elizabeth Evans, from Birmingham, served many famous travellers during her long career, among them the late Queen and Prince Philip during their 1989 tour of Singapore and Malaysia.

A collection of mementoes found in Mrs Evans’ study following her death contains confidential instructions on how to look after the royal couple.

The points of etiquette reveal that the late Queen liked a bowl of sugar-free Velamints beside her on take-off and that she should be left to doze if she was sleeping prior to landing.

She also preferred to use her own pillows, with her personal dresser advising on how to make up her bed.

Any guests joining the royals for dinner would be told what time cocktails were to be served in the royal compartment and the Queen would later be asked which wine she would like served with dinner.

“Her Majesty tends to like a Martini before her guests arrive,” the notes state.

Canapes were served with cocktails before the guests took their seats and staff were reminded that the late Queen must be served first.

One section of the notes is titled “Tips for Royal Compartment,” under which is listed: “Route map – Her Majesty enjoys looking at these.”

Members of the flight crew were told not to pass through the cabin and to restrict all noise.

The memorabilia, inherited by Mrs Evans’ niece, Jo Smallwood, is expected to fetch between £400-£600 when it goes under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers on August 20.

Charles Hanson, owner of the auctioneers, said:

“Elizabeth must have been extremely highly regarded by BA because she served some of the most important people in the world. Take that 1989 British Airways royal flight.

Her memorabilia includes confidential instructions on how to care for our late Queen and Prince Philip – right down to the sweets Her Majesty preferred on take-off.”

Velamints were launched in the US in 1977 and are said to have become president Ronald Reagan’s favourite mint.

They were dubbed “the Official Air Force 1 mint.”

Meanwhile, both the late Queen and her husband were known to be fond of a Martini, which they would typically enjoy before dinner.

In late 2021, a year before her death, it emerged that she had given up drinking on doctors’ orders.

She was said to favour a gin and Dubonnet at lunchtime, and a gin and vermouth cocktail before dinner.

Mrs Evans also crewed Concorde, the world’s first commercial supersonic airliner, which would fly at twice the speed of sound, during the 1980s and 1990s.

She kept signed menu cards and other paraphernalia relating to many of her VIP passengers, including Rod Stewart, Cliff Richard, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the late Patrick Swayze.

Mr Hanson noted that although the late Queen had flown to Singapore and Malaysia on BA, she had closely followed Concorde’s development.

“Elizabeth’s archive sweeps us back in time to the 1970s, 80s and 90s when flying on Concorde was a luxurious privilege enjoyed by the wealthy jet-set,” he added.

“Celebrities flocked to use its services and carrying royalty was the norm. Service had to be first class.”

He said of the late Queen:

“She enjoyed her first supersonic flight in 1977 and used the aircraft for state visits.

The Queen of the Skies was seen as fitting transport for the Queen of the realm."

“In 1991, Charles and Diana, then the Prince and Princess of Wales, flew supersonic during a trip to Oman and Pakistan."

“Elizabeth gathered mementoes throughout her career. Her memorabilia captures the life and times of Concorde at its height and the detail that went into luxury travel with British Airways.

No VIP wish was too small to be accommodated. Even smoking was permitted on board back then.”

Ms Smallword, 53, a retired police officer, from Solihull, West Midlands, said:

“I was aware of some of the things Elizabeth had kept from her career with BA but nothing on this scale.

She married late in life, moving to Devon and finally Hermanus, in South Africa.

The objects were found there in her study following her death at the age of 70 in 2017.

I came across them when I travelled to South Africa to arrange the funeral.

Having found this treasure trove relating to my aunt’s career and experiences with BA, especially the fantastic trips on Concorde and serving the Queen, I found it sad that none of it had seen the light of day.

I believe this collection is a little piece of history that should be shared and enjoyed by somebody.”

Mrs Evans was awarded a certificate to commemorate the time she served the royals on British Airways flights.

She also amassed signatures from the likes of Warren Beatty, Virginia Wade and Billie Jean King, which will also be sold by Hansons.

[critterbitter]

Tis the season on Twist Mountain! Elesa, from Sinnoh, happily tromps around in the cold. Emmet remains undefeated champion of snowball fights. Ingo shivers his way across the clearing.

Look at em go!

Masterpost for more pokemon!

[vox-anglosphere]

The modest beginnings of British Airways in the 1920's

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[mapsontheweb]

International shipping routes before and after the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

[marshmellin]

Gil-galad: can i not have one normal day? One.

Elrond: *starts inching toward the door*

Gil-galad: I'm going to teach you how to do my job so I can offload - I dunno - the burden of leadership. Why are you walking away. Elrond, stop using that excuse, you ARE somehow related to all of us and you absolutely CAN be High King of the Noldor get your half elven ass BACK here

Inspired by this hilarious Gil-ga-accurate text post from @greenleaf4stuff! Check it out! - I laugh every time!!

[arcade-emporia]

Had a dream that the Bachelor route of pathologic 2 came out and Daniil was SO small and SO angry that it was a gameplay feature… like his walking speed was abysmal but he’d walk faster if he got angry so ppl were finding ways to piss off npcs in conversation and timing it so that they’d just stop every now and then on their trek across town to argue with a drunkard and keep powerwalking

[clearancecreedwatersurvival]

For merthur fic writing reasons I must know: has anyone ever attempted to map the interior of Camelot in a way that makes any sense at all???

[mycupofstars]

You know you’re in for a good doomed polar voyage when it opens with a map that looks like a fucking etch a sketch

[saydesole]

Road trip 🚗✌️🏽

One day I would like to experience one but only in an RV

[chicago-geniza]

This week I have been doing Stoned Exposure Therapy which is where I wait for the edible to hit, leave the house, recite the litany against fear ("I must not fear, fear is the mind-killer," &c.), then psych myself into attempting a mundane activity that freaks me out for autism reasons (if avoiding it is impeding how I want to move through the world). Today's Stoned Exposure Therapy was "take a shorter but totally unfamiliar bus route back from the movie theater instead of a familiar bus route that is 35 minutes longer with an extra transfer." I did it and only got lost once 😤

[moonchild-in-blue]

So, sometimes while playing botw/totk, I like to take out my horses and do long journeys across Hyrule, to take a break from fast travelling and completing quests.

Since I just got a new horse way down south (her name's Urania!), it seemed like the perfect excuse to take the long way to Link's house. Usually I map out the way before hand, so I know which route to take, and what stables/towns we are stopping at. Because I wanna feel like Aragorn I suppose.

This was the completed route, starting in Highland Stable, Faron, towards Link's House in Akkala:

It took us about 2.5 days to make the journey, with 3 stable stops in Dueling Peaks, Woodlands, and finally Foothill, with a short stop in Kakariko Village to get some supplies and food.

I realise now I could've continued north towards Riverside Stable, instead of east Dueling Peaks but. Oh well. It was a very pleasant trip either way!

(pics and deets below):

So, we took off from Highland Stable and headed east, around Lake Hylia. Crossing the Hylia bridge would be easier, but there's a fire gleeok there and I'm very scared 😌💙

It wasn't easy to cross Farosh hills on horse, but we made it! Took us a day's worth.

(I forgot the Big Twin bridge wasn't in use, so I did try my best to find a different way for Urania to cross, but no deal. I had to cheat a little and use the stable boarding function 🥺)

Then next day we took off early and stopped by Kakariko to buy some more arrows for me and carrots for the horsie 🥹🥕

Left the village by 9:30, passed by Wetland stable, and continued north to Woodland stable.

We spent the night, and I left Urania there while I took care of some nearby affairs (aka a shrine and a couple other things). She behaved super well so I mafe sure to give her some extra apples before we took off again 🥹

We only had a few hours of daylight left, so we only went around Trilby Valley, and stopped at Foothill for the night (horse girlie needs to rest and also I didn't wanna be arsed with all the stalkoblins and such 🙃).

Next morning we left early once again, and after some very annoying storms and rain, we at last reached home 🥹💙

It was Urania's first journey EVER, and she did wonderfully 🥹💙🐎

[dapurinthos]

coruscant map, star wars galactic maps: an illustrated atlas

tumblr: wtf is wrong with you trying to upload a 80.4mb png???? FINE. you can have the halfsize in a jpg then.

[herenvibing]

just experienced a truly cinematic moment in tld. it’s -30 out, my warming buff wore out thirty minutes ago, my temperature bar is in the red, and I’m actively developing hypothermia. I was trying to make my way to the camp cabin on the edge of mystery lake, but I got completely turned around. I can hear the howling of wolves in the distance, I’ve already had to chase a few off with my flare, and said flare has just burnt out. I know vaguely that I’m near the edge of the map, but it’s cloudy, and I can’t tell what direction I’m going. I know for sure that bears can spawn near the map border. I’m genuinely terrified.

I push my way over a snowdrift and find myself in a clearing. It’s all white and grey and black, I can’t make out anything distinct. Until…

There, set against a boulder, the same gray as the other boulders, is a cross. And another one. Slowly my vision carves away at the grey mass before me, and I see, for the first time, the face of my savior: Trapper’s Homestead.

My heart leaps into my throat. I run, as fast as I can, hoping against hope that no wolves leap after me, that no bear comes lumbering round the corner. I scramble up the footpath, not even bothering to check for edible plants or dropped tools, and throw open the door to my salvation.

…

I’m going to bed, man, that was a crazy adrenaline rush. I’m gonna strip the cabin of its treasures tomorrow, I’ve already found a military coat and a revolver, which is sick asf, plus I poached a rabbit off of a wolf.

[mapsontheweb]

The shortest driving route through all 48 contiguous US states. Takes 113 hours.