Just one bite from an infected mosquito may be all it takes to become infected and sick with malaria. Those bitten by a malaria-infected mosquito and become sick with malaria may experience seizures, mental confusion, kidney failure, coma and possibly death. Let me repeat... malaria can be fatal. Estimates indicate that over 10,000 worldwide travelers fall ill with malaria after returning home … [Read more...]
Windstorm: Powerless in Penticton
We arrived home from our trip to New York and Toronto in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Although Don, our housesitter, had phoned us in Toronto to tell us about the Penticton windstorm and downed trees in our yard , it wasn't until the next morning that we became fully aware of how much damage the 100 kilometer per hour winds had caused, particularly in our neighbourhood and down at Skaha … [Read more...]
We Love New York
In between AdTech New York conference activities over the last couple of days, Ed and I have been bootin' around Manhattan seeing a few of the sights and soaking up the ambience. Rather than going to the top of the Empire State Building, we headed for the Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center) on Tuesday morning where the uppermost deck affords an almost 360 degree view of Ne York City. After a … [Read more...]
More Ridiculous Hotel Food & Beverage Pricing
So, imagine you've just invited a few people up to your room at the New York Hilton for a morning bull session away from the conference and wanted to be hospitable by ordering up a few beverages and munchies. How about a quart of freshly squeezed orange juice for $49.00 per quart, a tray of fresh fruit for $70.00 and some breakfast breads and pastries for $70.00? … [Read more...]
Go Through Customs? But I Didn’t Leave the Country!!
Everyone else that had arrived in Toronto on Air Canada 142 and was transitioning to the States had picked up their bags by 4:15 PM, yet I was still waiting for my suitcase at 4:45 PM. When I checked with baggage services I was told that my bag hadn't been 'flagged', but they couldn't tell me whether it had made the flight from Vancouver. I asked if I could go into the domestic baggage hall to … [Read more...]
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