by Minter Dial | Jun 4, 2009 | Environment, Travel
Another Idea for the Environment: Eco-Conscious Parking Cards I have long enjoyed the card machines that you use in Paris to pay for your street parking. Originally, you used coins to pay, then they introduced the prepaid cards (e.g. 10€ or 30€ option). Naturally, it...
by Minter Dial | May 26, 2009 | Travel
At the airport of Marrakesh, Morocco, as we were leaving, I snapped this photograph (above) of the “official” sortie. The Passport Control desk has a sign above it in three languages. The French is given prime real estate. I trust the Arabic is spelt...
by Minter Dial | May 23, 2009 | Travel
We made a last minute decision and reservation at L’Epi Dupin, 11, rue Dupin in the 6th arrondissement (Paris). For a restaurant that began in 1995 and which we learned about living in London via the London Times, this restaurant continues to be running on all...
by Minter Dial | May 19, 2009 | Travel
We spent last weekend in sunny, windy, & rainy Dorset, around the wedding of my dear old friend, Tom. Using our Tom-Tom to find Tom was something of a leitmotif for the weekend as we drove around endless country roads hidden from cows’ views by huge parallel...
by Minter Dial | Apr 23, 2009 | Travel
What is and what is not allowed to be taken from hotel rooms? Le Figaro had an article (21/04/09) on hotel stealth by guests. If you are staying at a hotel, have you ever asked yourself which articles you are “allowed” to take and which you are not allowed...
by Minter Dial | Apr 22, 2009 | Travel
The culinary experience of Marrakesh and environs Marrakesh. We had to miss out on the famed Hotel Mamounia because it is [still] under refurbishment. We splurged on two “exclusive” dinners, one at the Jardins de la Medina, 21 Derb Chtoukah, Kasbah Marrakesh) which...
How to tag someone on LinkedIn if their name doesn’t come up?
