{"id":90818,"date":"2014-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/july-wallpaper-aircraft-contrails\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:52:16","slug":"july-wallpaper-aircraft-contrails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/july-wallpaper-aircraft-contrails\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Free Wallpaper For July Features The Aircraft Contrails Of The Northern Hemisphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32758\" title=\"Download me!\" alt=\"Download your free June 2014 wallpaper calendar featuring Dublin, Irlenad.\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Travelstart_Wallpaper_1980x1080_NOCalendar-7.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s <b>free travel wallpaper<\/b> features the aircraft contrails that fascinated me <a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/wild-atlantic-way\/\" target=\"_blank\">on a recent trip to Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I snapped the shot from Castle Ward (where many <em>Games of Thrones<\/em> scenes were filmed) near Belfast, Northern Ireland. Intrigued by these vapour trails that etch clear blue skies across Europe, I was prompted to do some research on my return.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/contrailscience.com\/why-do-some-planes-leave-long-trails-but-others-dont\/\" target=\"_blank\">contrailscience.com<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Some planes in the sky leave trails that persist and spread, and other planes, in the same sky, leave short-lived trails, or no trails at all.<\/p>\n<p>These trails are actually called contrails, short for \u201ccondensation trails\u201d. They are not smoke from the engines, they are formed when the water in the jet exhaust (and there\u2019s quite a lot of it, like car exhaust on a cold day) mixes with wet cold air, and condenses and freezes into ice crystals. Contrails are actually a type of cirrus cloud. When the air is wet and cold enough the trails can stay around for a long time, and sometimes spread out.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Visa for Ireland?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;re on the subject of Ireland, it&#8217;s worth mentioning that South African passport holders <b>do not require a Visa\u00a0<\/b>for the Republic of Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you\u2019re visiting the UK (including Northern Ireland) <b>you will need to get a UK Visa<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>UK Visa applications in South Africa are no longer handled by VFS; they are now handled by Teleperformance. 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