by Minter Dial | Dec 4, 2009 | Travel
I had my first ‘motorcycle taxi’ ride last Friday. It turned out to be a classic experience of getting to the airport JIT (just in time). My flight was at 4:15pm and I left my meeting at the MEDA headquarters at 2:30pm. According to the driver, we would arrive within...
by Minter Dial | Oct 31, 2009 | Travel
Among the slew of restaurants that line the port of St Tropez, it is a roll of the dice to find the right address — to avoid the overly expensive tourist trap, with slow or snobbish service, etc. Having entered and exited the smokey and hyper-touristic (if...
by Minter Dial | Aug 15, 2009 | Health, Marketing, Travel
As the world awaits for the onslaught of the swine flu [porcine flu, aka A(H1N1)], there are going to be evident winners and losers. The losers? Basically all of us: consumers, society at large and business (especially with poor cash flow), if the epidemic does come...
by Minter Dial | Aug 14, 2009 | Marketing, Travel
Raù, a trendy ‘Mediterranean’ restaurant in the heart of Naples, boasts a fairly novel concept: “Emotional Food.” While we did not get a chance to try the place and experience the food, I was struck by how ‘on trend’ the concept was...
by Minter Dial | Aug 6, 2009 | Travel
If you drive a car in Paris, then you know what a daily battle it is to find a parking place…. especially one that is not under a pigeon-infested tree which will cause the chrome paint to dissolve the following morning because of all the pigeon dooodoo. On...
by Minter Dial | Aug 3, 2009 | Travel
If you are driving around Kent, England, and are wondering which National Trust sites to visit, I recommend putting Ightham (pronounced item) Mote, Sevenoaks, high on your list. This medieval moated manor house, dating from 1320, has a splendid history. After a...
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