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posted by Charles H. Russo on May 14
Today, the new high speed Eurostar trains from Paris Gare du Nord to London’s St. Pancras Station give travelers a good reason to choose rail travel. The journey only takes two hours and 15 minutes instead of three hours and will also have a new stop at Ebbsfleet in Kent.
posted by Charles H. Russo on May 14
No, I am not going to
posted by Charles H. Russo on May 13
Moving beyond the
posted by Charles H. Russo on May 13
courtesy of the BBC
It’s hard to imagine that a building so incredibly characterful could have so recently been so hated, but the city’s St. Pancras station (being re-dedicated tomorrow in a big ceremony with the Queen and all) was not too long ago seen as an “obsolete, pompous and absurd” reminder of a past that most Britons would have rather forgotten.
True, St. Pancras was and is one of the most ridiculously over the top pieces of architecture from its time standing in London today, but things change, and its lurid, red brick boastfulness is now gloriously back in vogue, new champagne bar and all.
posted by Charles H. Russo on May 12
One of the best things with having a penpal from
posted by Charles H. Russo on May 12
Here is an interesting interview of Thomas Owadenko that Loic Le Meur just uploaded on his blog. Thomas is the CEO of the new travel 2.0 site called Trivop.
Trivop.com is a very good example of a good use of web 2.0 in the travel industry. It is a platform of video reviews of hotels (located in Europe and then in the future in the US).Like I said in the past, the future of hotel reviews is strongly connected to the future of online video; we previously saw the impact of a simple video uploaded on youtube to report a poor hotel room in Madrid. We also saw Tripadvisor launched a video uploading feature on their website to follow this (hotel) trend.
posted by Charles H. Russo on May 11
posted by Charles H. Russo on May 11
Stuffbak - Getting your lost gear back.
< Nothing gets your stuff back like a monetary offer. People like free stuff, but they like cold hard cash better. Why not tempt people to return your stuff by offering a reward? People do it when they lose a dog, why not try it out with your iPod, cell phone, laptop, or luggage? The friendly folks at Stuffbak have used peoples greed and the digital age to help you do just that.
The way the Stuffbak system works is quite simple. Choose the Stuffbak label pack that fits your needs, activate the label, set a reward price if you are so inclined, affix the sticker to your goodies, and then go lose it. You only have to lose the item if you want to get the FULL effect of the Stuffbak system.
posted by Charles H. Russo on May 11
Although lots of boutiques are re-releasing rock tshirts from 70s bands, to get your hands on the real thing head to Christie???sNew Yorkfor the Nov. 30 Rock And Pop Memorabilia auction. The sale will features property from the Estate of Ian Copeland as well as a collection of vintage tshirts published in the iconic book, Rare Vintage Rock T-Shirts. On the block will be tshirts from Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and the Beatles, among others. Prices will start at $500, and the tshirts were printed in the 1960s-1970s, before the days of mass merchandising when it was just the roadies who wore them.
posted by Charles H. Russo on May 10
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