I have just read in an Air Canada newsletter: “We’re delighted to have been chosen as one of the world’s ten best airlines for in-flight entertainment (IFE) by SmarterTravel.com. Air Canada has been ranked as one of the world’s ten best airlines offering the most advanced, unique, and high-quality in-flight entertainment offerings in the industry.”…
Usually when I see a contest on Facebook I pass especially if I have to write stories. However, we are talking here about 750 round-trip tickets, so the chances are good. https://www.facebook.com/aircanada/app_318740734900406 So, let’s participate this time, I’ll write a (very) short story and be done with it. Suggestion for Air Canada: best stories (as…
The link for the contest is here Europe – The Final Countdown I will use RANDOM.ORG to choose the winner. Did you know that RANDOM.ORG is a true random number service that generates randomness via atmospheric noise? The post has 13 comments (around 4 PM PST). The site random.org is down now! I will try later….
“San Francisco Airport gets raves for its art museum, restaurants, and a Zen Room stocked with yoga mats. But SFO airport is among the worst three U.S. airports for flight delays, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). No. 1 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) Flights Delayed: 23.83% Best Time Window: Before 7 a.m….
Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. This is the definition from the site and the cool thing is that you can provide the URL of any blog, blog feed, or any other web…
I am not fascinated by the recycling bins 🙂 but just curios to what degree the airports are ‘recycling friendly’. And this is my ‘report’ starting with the worst offender. It is the Munich Airport, where there are no recycling bins!?! Who would have thought I would have found this situation in Germany who has been…
“From October 16 until December 31, 2012, every time you fly between Canada and Europe, Israel, Asia, Australia or South America, with a Tango Plus, Latitude or Executive First fare …” I wonder why they mention ‘Israel, Asia’ separately. Israel is in Asia. Not that Wikipedia is the ultimate truth but it is the only free…
The story of the book is here How to participate in the contest 1. Read at least 2 stories from here 2. Write in the comments the titles of the stories you read and where you were when you read them. I’ll trust you, if you said you read the stories it means you read them :)….
This is a follow-up in a more positive note than yesterday’s post Barcelona, the City I Won’t Visit Again. Sagrada Familia is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). The construction started in 1882 and it has not finished yet, the anticipated completion date being 2026…
Barcelona is the first city I will say I won’t visit again. No other city that I have visited in the past 20 years left me such a bad taste and it is a pity as it is a very beautiful city. It was sickening to see so many pick-pockets. Nothing has happened to…