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 | Aug 8, 2009 | Marketing
A long line formed outside Ladurée, rue Royale, Paris I have long worked right next to the Ladurée, the famed French patisserie, on rue Royale, the site of the company’s very first store at its founding in 1862. If there is one place which incarnates Paris in...
by Minter Dial | Aug 7, 2009 | Marketing
While Prada renovates its flagship store on rue Faubourg St Honoré, they have created a temporary storefront at 92 rue Faubourg St Honoré, Paris 75008, (previously it was the chic Ariane Dandois art gallery, pictured right courtesy of Google Maps). Even if this is...
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 | Jul 22, 2009 | Marketing, Travel
Have you ever spotted a spelling mistake on restaurant’s menu and wondered if you should tell the waiter? What about when you see an error on an official document or signpost? Wouldn’t it be handy if, right near by, there just happened to be a...