I arrived in Las Vegas around 11 pm on January 3rd, expecting my colleague Pancrazio to have arrived 20 minutes earlier.In fact his flight was delayed, but this was difficult to figure out, as nothing was being posted about Delta flights on the arrivals board, for reasons mysterious to me (and to the airport information… Continue reading Consumer Electronics Show 2006
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On the Road in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas
Dec 27-30 , 2005 I left home early on the morning of Dec 26th (with Enrico driving, bless him) to go to Milan’s Malpensa airport – unfortunately, Milan’s only hub for trans-Atlantic flights is the airport furthest away from Lecco, it takes us nearly two hours to get there. I was flying Alitalia, an airline… Continue reading On the Road in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas
Welcome to Spankyville: Texas Hospitality, with a Twist
shot Feb 13, 2005, 2:59 mins, 10.4 MB compressed with Sorenson Squeeze at 360 kbps video, 96 kbps audio music by Crosby, Stills & Nash I’m just back from my third trans-Atlantic trip in six weeks, this one an emergency visit to Austin, Texas, where various of my relatives seemed to be dying. My aunt… Continue reading Welcome to Spankyville: Texas Hospitality, with a Twist
Deirdré Does Vegas: CES 2005
This trip gave me food for thought on many topics, so I’ll divide this account into subheadings. Travel Reading Milan’s Linate airport no longer has a newsstand once you pass security, so buy your reading material before you go through! There’s a big magazine/book store near the check-in counters. I did have a book with… Continue reading Deirdré Does Vegas: CES 2005
Unattainable Knowledge
The Borders bookshop at Dulles airport carries a book called “What Every American Should Know About the Rest of the World.” Placed on a shelf too high to reach. You might also like: No related posts.