A new rail link to connect Stockholm and Oslo opens in August, cutting the time from 6 to 4-1/2 hours. It’s aimed at international professionals who might otherwise have chosen to fly between Scandinavian capitals. It almost got delayed;…
“Your fingerprints, please!” At the U.S.-Canada border in Beebe Plain, VT. (Mike Kalasnik / Wikimedia) Canada’s Prime Minister has announced a $312 million plan to require biometric screening, such as fingerprints or iris scans for all foreign…
Map of theoretical search areas for MH370. New technology would track planes every 15 minutes A new system that will “ping” flights every 15 minutes, and could have helped located missing flights such as last year’s Malaysia MH370, is on the…
MasterCard Global Destinations Index Based on projections for the rest of this year, London is again claiming victory over arch-rivals Paris and Bangkok for the title of most-visited city. It’s held the honor 5 times in 7 years,…
Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues. We’ve previously looked at this fine museum’s collection of antique gasoline pumps and vehicles from 1907 – 1917 . Today our tour continues with my favorite cars and trucks from…
A new rail link to connect Stockholm and Oslo opens in August, cutting the time from 6 to 4-1/2 hours. It’s aimed at international professionals who might otherwise have chosen to fly between Scandinavian capitals. It almost got delayed;…
“Your fingerprints, please!” At the U.S.-Canada border in Beebe Plain, VT. (Mike Kalasnik / Wikimedia) Canada’s Prime Minister has announced a $312 million plan to require biometric screening, such as fingerprints or iris scans for all foreign…
Map of theoretical search areas for MH370. New technology would track planes every 15 minutes A new system that will “ping” flights every 15 minutes, and could have helped located missing flights such as last year’s Malaysia MH370, is on the…
MasterCard Global Destinations Index Based on projections for the rest of this year, London is again claiming victory over arch-rivals Paris and Bangkok for the title of most-visited city. It’s held the honor 5 times in 7 years,…
Our visit to Gasoline Alley in Calgary continues. We’ve previously looked at this fine museum’s collection of antique gasoline pumps and vehicles from 1907 – 1917 . Today our tour continues with my favorite cars and trucks from…
