Opera In Oslo
There are so many interesting things to see in Scandinavia that one could spend weeks or months exploring them. The main purpose of the trip was to spend a day with the Opera Software management team and board of directors. That was an extremely long day but hopefully productive for all participants. One thing is […]
Brazil 2004 – IT Midia Conference
The flight from Toronto to Fort Lauderdale, Florida was on Air Transat, a first for me. It was a no-frills airline but the flight was mostly painless and efficient. Then a ride down I-95 to Miami to join Varig Brasil for the 8 hour flight to Sao Paolo, the largest city in Brazil. It seems […]
Immigration – Does It Have To Mean Long Lines?
One thing the trips to Toronto and Brazil this week had in common was long lines to get through immigration. The U.S. State Department is about ready to roll out new passports which will have embedded digital photographs. There will be a scanner at the point of immigration which will take a digital picture of […]
The Pyramids
The long trek to Cario, Egypt began on the afternoon of September 5th with a ride to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Exactly twelve hours later I was enjoying a cup of café latte in the Lufthansa Airlines lounge at the Frankfurt, Germany Airport. Frankfurt is a very well organized, clean, and modern airport. With […]
Stourbridge Train Ride
Stepping onto the Stourbridge Line train takes you back into history. The train starts the ten mile ride in Honesdale, Pennsylvania which is the birthplace of the American railroad. On August 8, 1829 — 175 years ago — the Delaware & Hudson Railroad operated the first commercial locomotive on rails in the western hemisphere. The […]
