I can still remember my first executive-class flight (which naturally I landed through an upgrade certificate rather than actually paying for). There was a mosquito buzzing around my window. Somehow, I’d expect this in coach, but the executive section seems like it should be a mosquito-free zone. I definitely considered writing a strongly-worded letter to Air Canada….
Esmeralda is the Chilean Navy’s training ship and she also acts as a goodwill ambassador for her country. But Esmeralda has a troubled past, during Augusto Pinochet’s regime she was used as a place to jail and torture political prisoners, and now her arrival is often met with protests. I usually enjoy visiting ships, especially when…
The letter from Hilton said: “We’ve opened the doors to Gold status just for you.” There are doors open just for me! Under normal circumstances I would have been thrilled, especially as they said: “after enjoying four stays between July 1 and October 21, 2011 (what if I don’t enjoy them? Will I get more…
Second post about the bicycles of Amsterdam (first post is here). ‘Black Book’, very good movie directed by Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct)
National Car Rental is holding a contest entitled “Tales from the Road”. I would have liked to participate but contestants are required to register using their Facebook accounts. This seemed fine at first, but it turns out that Tales from the Road is an app that requires access to your profile. It’s not that my…
I once had a layover in Amsterdam of about 9 hours. Amsterdam is a fantastic city so I took full advantage of this time. I visited the Rijskmuseum (the famous painting ‘The Night Watch’ by Rembrandt is here), the Van Gogh Museum, and one other museum whose name I have forgotten. I remember that I walked,…
One Sunday night I arrived at my hotel very late. I checked in, went to my room and entered the bathroom. And what did I see on the light switch? Was it lipstick, ketchup, or blood? It was pretty gross, especially the thought of the latter, and mind you it was a 4 star hotel. Did…