by Minter Dial | Sep 5, 2007 | Travel
Came across this page in “Paris Insider’s Guide”. I found on page 41, this print out of the codes that burglars frequently use when they stake out houses or flats prior to breaking in. [Sorry about the quality, I couldn’t upload a higher def...
by Minter Dial | Aug 30, 2007 | Travel
“Ch-ch-changes… Time may change me, But I can’t trace time.” Not alone to think that the USA Today Top 25 pivotal changes (in honour of their 25th anniversary) makes for quite fun reading, found a few other similarly minded posts (including...
by Minter Dial | Aug 29, 2007 | Travel
English translation of posting in French: Musee d’Art et d’Archaeologie de Guéret For an extremely pleasant visit when you are in the Creuse department of France, head to the museum of Art and Archaeology of Guéret – lodged at the Sénatorerie Hotel. The...
by Minter Dial | Aug 20, 2007 | Travel
With the number of wind turbines worldwide projected to hit a capacity of 90,000 megawatts/MW (or 90 gigawatts/GW) of electricity, I am proud to say that I have at last come right up close to the base of one of these (at least) 30 metre tall constructions. On our...
by Minter Dial | Aug 12, 2007 | Travel
In the imaginary, the lost cities of yesteryear (or in fantasy land) somehow conjure up a mixture of nostalgia, curiosity and mystery. Found this Lost Cties site that gives an nice overview of lost cities around the world, including some commentary. Featured on...
by Minter Dial | Jul 30, 2007 | Travel
As my passport saga draws to a close (I picked up today the new 10-year passport, replete with 48 extra pages to last me through 2017), I thought I would comment one more time on the US Embassy experience. This time, notwithstanding high expectations in terms of...