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 25, 2008 | Podcast
For all the talk of podcasting, for most people there remains a large belief that it is “complicated” to listen to a podcast, much less make one. So, a couple of reassuring blogs/sites and a YouTube song [no more talking] for those of you who would like to...
by Minter Dial | Feb 12, 2008 | Entertainment
My friend, Black Peter, in LA, nailed this one for me as I was walking home through the streets of Paris listening through my IPOD to the Grateful Dead’s 1983 concert at the Warfield Theatre, SF. I told him that I was listening to the music as it kept me sane in...
by Minter Dial | Jan 18, 2008 | Entertainment
The now celebrated Cebu Prison (Philippines) Thriller Dance video, first uploaded on YouTube just last July, has now been viewed nearly 11 million times. Wow. According to a January 15 Herald Tribune article, the beat goes on (thanks for the heads up Peter)! Some...
by Minter Dial | Dec 28, 2007 | Business, Travel
Aeroflot floating a TV advertisement to capture international business travellers? How amusing, if not ironic. I observed on television last night in Gstaad, Switzerland, a television ad by Aeroflot, promising “world class” service. Aside from a very...