I was in New York city for a few days last week. It was all a bit of a "last minute" trip, but fortunately I had plenty of air miles and Hilton Honors points, so I was able to do the entire trip on a nice low budget. I'd never been to New York, so I really wanted to see something of the city, though I also knew I was going to be tied up a bit in meetings over the couple of … [Read more...] about A Bit of Tourism In New York
Wow! Impressive legroom
The Bigger Game Amnesty International
Very clever. … [Read more...] about The Bigger Game Amnesty International
Netflix Ireland Revisited
I posted about my initial impressions of Netflix back in January. It's now nearly May and I'm still happily paying a monthly subscription. Why? Well it comes down to economics and a couple of other things. Even if you don't circumvent the content limits on an Irish Netflix account there is quite a bit of content available to watch. As I already noted, the "new … [Read more...] about Netflix Ireland Revisited
Ian Fleming + Orient Express
The latest James Bond film is being shot on location in Istanbul at the moment making it the 3rd one to be filmed thereHere's Ian Fleming the creator of James Bond standing beside the Orient Express back when Sean Connery was James Bond during the shooting of "From Russia With Love" … [Read more...] about Ian Fleming + Orient Express