Epic Business Tools Review Part 2
Trying out the Droid II Global in Brussels and the Dell Vostro aboard TAROM
Trying out the Droid II Global in Brussels and the Dell Vostro aboard TAROM
My favorite traveling foodie, DIY kitchen guru, and curmudgeonly wise-ass, Mark Bittman, is ending his popular column, The Minimalist. Since 1997, it has been a New York Times Dining section favorite, teaching home cooks that well-made meals needn't be elaborate nor take forever to prepare. Bittman's dry wit, his insistence on minimal time, ingredients, and technique, and his voracious appetite for new and inventive dishes made him a must-read for anyone with pretenses for homemade dining supe[...] read »
Expedia is the world’s leading online travel agency in terms of booking volumes, operating a variety of travel portals such as expedia.com, hotels.com and hotwire.com. Customers can research and purchase air tickets, hotel stays, car rentals, and cruises on these subsidiary sites. Expedia competes with other online travel agencies like Priceline, Orbitz Worldwide, and Travelocity. read »
Five minutes after I was told I’d be going to Bucharest, I vomited. Not from the thought of going to Bucharest—I’m an ironic fan of the architectural style known as Socialist Realism, and have always wanted to visit the outstanding example in Bucharest known as the House of the Republic. This expulsion was instead the result of an abrupt-onset stomach ailment of unknown origin that left me doubled over in my office for most of Monday morning. read »
As I tap this out, I'm sitting on a runway at Kennedy Airport aboard a Jet Airways flight to Belgium. There's mood music playing--it seems to be a Clavinova version of "Heal the World"--but I'm hearing mercifully little of it thanks to the pair of Bose QuietComfort 15 noise canceling headphones that I'm wearing. read »
At least four airports in the United States proved to be recession-proof: Atlanta, JFK, Denver and San Francisco International Airport. Airports Council International reports that during the recession, a lot of carriers focused more on international traffic, which gave the larger international gateways, such as the ones above, a bit of a cushion. Leisure Group Travel.com reports, "U.S. spending in June 2010 by U.S. travelers on foreign carrier passenger fares totaled $2.4 billion (imports), up[...] read »
I'm pleased to introduce Laura Foster, Travel & Lifestyle Editor of Beach Tomato, the soon-to-be launched online magazine dedicated to uncovering the best of beach culture. Sign up here for more info. Utter the word 'Caribbean', and the mental image that most likely springs to mind is one of crystalline waters lapping silky white sands with cornflower blue skies sparkling above. You might be swaying in a hammock in the shade of palm trees, a glass of golden rum to hand, to the sound of waves[...] read »
Last week I introduced my upcoming run-through of a businessperson's trip from hell. The idea is to simulate the experience of many salespeople and Wall Street types whose bosses walk into their offices and tell them to be on the next flight to London, Shanghai, or Yekaterinburg. read »
Film Maker Benjamin Oberman, President of Apple Cart Productions, used to figure skate professionally, now he's taking his passion for ice to a whole new level, ice climbing the toughest terrain in the United States. Extreme adventurists travel to Ouray, Colorado, from all over the world to test their strength, skill and stamina on the vertical walls of ice. And Oberman was one of them. Take a look: read »