Air Travel … better enjoy the ads

When I compare intra-Europe flying to continental US flying, the two major differences for me are that there are many more direct flights from city to city in Europe (no hub & spokes) and that it is harder to feel the (economic) pinch on European airlines. While...

Photosynth… courtesy of Microsoft

Now, you have to be impressed with this new technology from Microsoft (shared in Monterrey in March 07). Thanks to my good friend Ned in Montreal who sent me the link, here is Photosynth software which is basically able to create complex hyperlinks of multiple images...

Believe in UFOs?

My pal Bob from New York sent me this link about a UFO sighting at O’Hare (that has since been taken down!). Seems like too many people saw it not to consider it. Was it Richard Branson playing a joke with his new airline? What do you think?

Air France to New York

Ce billet concerne mon vol de Paris à New York la semaine dernière.  A titre privé, j’ai voyagé à New York sur mon propre budget et donc en économie, pour assister à ma 20e anniversaire depuis que j’ai quitté l’Université de Yale. ...

Nice airport

If only for the English sounding name of this city, Nice might well have been named the City of the English. As it stands, we have the pre-eminent Promenade des Anglais. Yet, flying Easyjet, the French crew spoke of “boarding” instead of...

Rip Off Tourist Bus in London

If only a cathartic exercise, we would like to share with you our disappointing family experience on a recent tour with The Original London Sightseeing Bus Tour. 1-/ The buses were dirty. The smell was disgusting, particularly in one bus. 2-/ The buses were packed,...

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