The ‘Shaking Man’ sculpture is in the Yerba Buena Center, in San Francisco. It was created in 1993 by Terry Allen. It should be renamed ‘The Banker’, ready to grab with all hands (the more the better) and to run at first sign of trouble (again the more legs the better).
I have slept only twice in an airport so far. Once it was in LHR as I arrived at around 10 PM and my next flight was at around 6 or 7 AM. I didn’t want to spend money on hotel and transportation only for a few hours of sleep, plus the stress of making…
While travelling I am most of the time tired (not that I am more energetic if I am at home). I suppose it has to do with the time zone difference and changing the bed. So I am always looking for things that promise more energy, and some time ago I bought a product ‘Better Than…
The book ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is a bestseller (no, I have not read it and I don’t think I will) and being so famous the Edgewater Hotel in Seattle has come up with a package ’50 Shades of Romance’ that includes: • Sailing excursion on Puget Sound • Audi demo drive with University Audi • Bottle of Bollinger Rose…
I was curious what is best: book well in advance or just on the day of the check-in. Apparently the latter would be more advantageous as the hotels would sell a room at a deeper discount (less money still better than no money at all). However, hotels don’t do this as I suppose they don’t…
“In a major strategic announcement today, Airbus said it will establish a manufacturing facility in the United States to assemble and deliver A320 Family aircraft. Located at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, it will be the company’s first U.S.-based production facility.” “The U.S. is the largest single-aisle aircraft market in the world – with…
Victoria, BC and the Google doodle
I have accidentally come across this project and I am already excited about it. BlueSeed (the name of the business) aims to become the first sea based co-working (and co-living) space for tech-entrepreneurs who want to be close to Silicon Valley but they don’t have a working visa. The ship will anchored half an hour (12…
“Prior to the new guidelines, it was left to the airlines’ discretion whether to grant a refund or to rebook a passenger. If a refund was warranted, it was only provided for the unused portion of the ticket, the CTA said. But under the new rules, passengers can choose whether to take a refund or…
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