Think about this for a second: If you were in an accident and a paramedic was trying to reach a loved one on your cell phone, how could they tell who to call? Obviously, they wouldn’t know Ellen is your wife or Sara is your daughter. So after the British tube bombings, British paramedic launched…
Detroit and Minneapolis-St. Paul were not the best destinations last Friday when the mechanics walked off the job from Northwest Airlines Corporation. But America’s fourth-largest carrier vowed to keep flying a full schedule with its replacement workers. According to www.nwa.com, some late-evening flights were delayed, but it all could have been far worse than it…
For those of your with iPod photo, presliced maps of major metro area subways are now available at iPodSubwayMaps.com. This convenient service just launched last week is now available for the subway systems in Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, L.A., S.F., San Diego, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, London, Hong Kong, and Melbourne. More are…
From the San Francisco Chronicle: At Harry Denton’s Starlight Room 31 floors above Union Square, master mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout is blending booze and bending minds. Of the four high-priced cocktails he’s concocted, Jacques says, “I’d hate for these to become the next Cosmopolitans, because bartenders would inevitably butcher them. The high balls range from $80…
From Dive Newswire: For the first time in over a decade, Aggressor Fleet, the world’s largest fleet of franchised live-aboard boats, is adding a new Caribbean destination –– Utila, Honduras. The all-new, 14-passenger Utila Aggressor dive yacht will operate from Utila Watersports beginning in November 2005. It caters to both divers and snorkelers who will be…
Anyone who has read “The Little Mermaid”, viewed the statue in Copenhagen, or seen the Disney animated classic knows that Hans Christian Andersen is deeply loved by the Danes. To celebrate his 200th birthday, a parade on September 3rd through the capital city will pay tribute to him and his literary characters. We’d also like…
Steve Martin wrote a book titled “Cruel Shoes.” But that had nothing to do with the annual rite of watching D.C. area drag queens race down Dupont Circle in the cruelest — but most stylish — of shoes. The 19th annual Halloween High Heel Race. will kick off at 9pm on Tuesday, October 25 and…
Over 100 historical relics and architecture from 21 countries; 42 UNESCO world heritage sites. If you’ve got world tour dreams and a Japan budget, you have to visit Tobu World Square theme park in Tobu, Japan, where you’ll get all this and more at 1/25 size.
From Gadgetopia via the The International Herald Tribune: “Travel managers feel threat of extinction: Much like the Internet is slowly killing off the travel agent, it’s apparently going to do the same for the corporate travel manager. “Two years ago, Akamai dumped the agency for an online travel management company, Expedia Corporate Travel, to set…
When a resort is called “The Jewel of Jamaica,” you might expect a few frills. When it has received the highest rating among the island’s resorts and hotels for its cuisine, you might raise an eyebrow or two. But when it’s again been named to the “Gold List” of Conde´Nast Traveler Magazine’s 2005 list of…
Have you heard about Billion Dollar Babes? Fashionistas in LA and NY know the company was created in 2001 with invitation-only, quarterly sample shopping events featuring 40+ designers. Now, they’re also held in London, Chicago and San Francisco. In fact, the SF sale comes to SF in October 14-15 and December 10-11 after a successful…