by Minter Dial | Jun 19, 2007 | Travel
Surprising statistic from NPD Group saying that in 2006 a typical American ate 81 meals inside a restaurant but ordered a take-out 127 times. That is a total of 208 meals. This means, excluding breakfast, that 208/730 or 28% of meals are outsourced. In the US, there...
by Minter Dial | Jun 14, 2007 | Politics, Travel
For all the griping about the “weak” economy in France, it is sometimes hard to rationalize here the heady euro-dollar exchange rate where today 1 Euro = $1.3295 (as well as the euro strength against the yen [1 Euro = Y162.853]). And, despite Spain...
by Minter Dial | Jun 14, 2007 | Travel
Got to love these ads by the French national train company SNCF. They have a web-based travel agency voyages-SNCF that is advertising travel (needing air) to certain worldwide destinations based on the names of certain French villages. The campaign first appeared last...
by Minter Dial | Jun 8, 2007 | Business, Marketing, Travel
When I compare intra-Europe flying to continental US flying, the two major differences for me are that there are many more direct flights from city to city in Europe (no hub & spokes) and that it is harder to feel the (economic) pinch on European airlines. While...
by Minter Dial | Jun 8, 2007 | Travel
Now, you have to be impressed with this new technology from Microsoft (shared in Monterrey in March 07). Thanks to my good friend Ned in Montreal who sent me the link, here is Photosynth software which is basically able to create complex hyperlinks of multiple images...
by Minter Dial | Jun 5, 2007 | Travel
My pal Bob from New York sent me this link about a UFO sighting at O’Hare (that has since been taken down!). Seems like too many people saw it not to consider it. Was it Richard Branson playing a joke with his new airline? What do you think?
How do I delete all my photos from Google Photos (in bulk) without deleting my Google account?
