by Minter Dial | Apr 19, 2008 | Politics, Travel
Manifestations and strikes are a regular part of the Paris landscape–especially if you live in the 6th arrondissement. Paris doesn’t have a monopoly on the topic, but, when I lived abroad, I remember feeling, when flying into Paris Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle...
by Minter Dial | Apr 9, 2008 | Business, Travel
Luxury is in the details, but so, too, is basic service… I was on a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Manila and, according to the Purser, I was lucky enough to be flying on the newest aircraft in their fleet. The Boeing 777-300ER (check it out on seat guru), proudly...
by Minter Dial | Mar 5, 2008 | Travel
Barcelona features–like Paris’ oh so grey Vélib or London’s bright yellow OYBike–a city-sponsored rent-a-bicycle-easily program called Bicing. The small-wheeled red bicycles (photo to right) can be remarked easily, being ridden by mostly...
by Minter Dial | Mar 1, 2008 | Travel
Culinary delights in Barcelona Barcelona is wondrous city offering an architectural feast at every corner, with a mixture of buildings dating back to the Roman times (down in the Gothic part of town) all the way through to contemporary masterpieces (Modernisme Route...
by Minter Dial | Feb 7, 2008 | Travel
Fasten your seatbelt up at 10,000 feet? Is it any better to buckle up at 35,000 feet? If you are like me and the intimate masses who travel frequently, you will no doubt share a preconceived notion that wearing a seatbelt in an airplane is tantamount to putting a...
by Minter Dial | Jan 27, 2008 | Environment, Travel
Here’s a wonderful Panorama photo offering a full panoramic vision (as long you scroll to the right) of Paris by night. (Thanks for the link Gifford!). It is much more impressive than this lovely shot to the right that I found randomly on line. The Paris...
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