by Minter Dial | Jul 18, 2007 | Politics, Travel
The refusal of the NY Assembly to implement a congestion charge ($4 for cars and $21 for trucks aka lorries) is a shame. The only amendment I would have recommended would have been to increase the charge on SUVs (I have long been an anti-SUVist). I have been...
by Minter Dial | Jul 14, 2007 | New Tech, Politics
English Version (version française ci-dessous): En velo tout le monde!! I have just found out, via This French Life blog, about the “Velib” service that goes into effect in Paris this Sunday – a day after the 14th July celebrations and synchronized...
by Minter Dial | Jun 22, 2007 | Mobile
When I see that the cheque is basically on its way out of existence in the UK — Boots, WH Smith, Asda, Morrison’s and now the London Underground are all banning the cheque for payment — I got to wondering about the future of money and currency. In...
by Minter Dial | May 7, 2007 | Travel
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,...
by Minter Dial | Jan 30, 2007 | Travel
This was a perfectly trendy restaurant in Notting Hill, London, and, with a happy air, we all ordered our choices off the menu. Only upon further review did I notice a few oddities. Was it a French restaurant in London run by the Chinese? An English owner who had...