Tagged With "work e-mails"
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Re: Tips to help with packing no matter where you are going
I bought in-suitcase bags from e-bags last year. I love them. And I wish I had them the one time that the airline broke my suitcase and took it from me at the airport to fix.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#140)
I think Garry's got it...because he just posted the scene that was in today's e-mail in a cropped version, and which I obviously forgot to upload here! Congrats, Garry...and let's see who else twigged to it...
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Re: Marriott buys Starwood for $12.2 billion...what's in it for loyalists?
Received this e-mail this morning. Today we're excited to share the news that Starwood Hotels & Resorts will join together with Marriott International to create the world's largest hotel company. For our Starwood Preferred Guest® (SPG® members, this will mean even more choices in even more places, giving you access to 1.1 million rooms across 5,500 hotels and resorts in more than 100 countries. We will work to bring you the very best of SPG and Marriott Rewards®, two of the most...
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Re: Marriott buys Starwood for $12.2 billion...what's in it for loyalists?
As I'm also a Marriott rewards member, I wonder when I'll get an e-mail from them.
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Re: Scotland Bridge Nominated for Heritage Site
PortMoresby, How can you hear us chuck or groan over the e-ether?
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Re: Where in the World is Gumbo? #11
Well, here it is Friday night, and I see everyone gathered around to see what's in the Gumbo (e)mailbag and here...because indeed, the mystery has again been solved. Gumbo was in the Roman Arena at Arles, deep in the heart of Roman France. First to point at the site (but not to actually claim it) was Port Moresby, who contributed a picture of it at 1 pm on Wednesday while others were pointing out other Roman arenas. PM was followed by TravelandNature at 11 pm that night—you'll have noted...
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Re: Where in the World is Gumbo? #11
Puzzle Master - Clarification needed - Port Moresby suggested 4 locations - Rome, Verona, Arles, and Nimes. Did the Puzzle Master receive a submission via email with a commitment to only one answer ? TravelandNature simply supplied information in response to a question. TandN does not participate in the puzzles; they are too hard. Artsnletters followed the Puzzle Masters instructions "you can e-mail your answer to suggestions@travelgumbo.com . On Friday night, the vault will be opened, and...
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Re: Where in the World is Gumbo? #11
The puzzlemaster is aghast at his error! He left the most important piece out of the chronology: the winner! And the winner, at 5:34 pm on Thursday, is @IAM_NOTATOURIST, one of our Twitter followers, whose guess was e-mailed in by our Twittermaster, TravelRob. Hey, @IAM_NOTATOURIST!—come on in and join us! The water and the welcome are warm.
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Re: Where in the World is Gumbo? # 9
Well, nothing "Thais" us together like a good puzzle! But alas, this one did not last to the weekend. WorkerBee, our puzzle champion started homing in by e-mail on Wednesday, with an inspired but wrong guess: Once again Gumbo is taking time to visit a church. This church is made of wood on a base of stone. The location is near Barsana (Birsana) in Maramures county, Romania. By Thursday, he had continued his research, and last night he was back with another e-mail, and he had nailed it. On...
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Re: Merry Christmas from all of us at TravelGumbo
Buon Natale e buona festa. Thanks for this excellent forum. We do have a lot to be grateful for living in this great country and to have nice friends like all of you. Cin cin e cent' anni
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Re: Tampa Bay Automobile Museum: 1) Museum Overview and its Czech collection
Actually, there are a number of different stories of how Ferdnand Porsche, under Hitler's direction, designed the Beetle. Another fascinating possibility surfaced last year in the Daily Mail (UK), showing similarities to a project by a German Jewish engineer, Josef Ganz, which Hitler saw at an auto show in 1933. Another aspect: the sort of streamlined design represented in all of these cars was not a unique design at the time; aerodynamic research was starting to have an effect on car design...
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Re: Staying In Touch on the Road: Part 1
Well, I understand the urge for simplicity and not getting tied down...but both the PowerStick and the RAVPower ar e batteries. The RAVPower isn't big; about the size of a cellphone. But it costs 30% less, and will actually put a full charge on a phone, which the other won't. In fact, it will put a full charge on about 6 phones.
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Re: A Birthday Message from the Gumbo Gurus
Here's a piece of cake for you, Portmoresby. E-enjoy it! Or, if you prefer, some ice cream!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#125)
And here is the last clue, before the reveal is posted tomorrow. Two members have already submitted correct answers by e-mail—will you be next? Today's clue gives a pretty direct indication...
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo #248
It's down to the wire, now: only tomorrow's clues remain. Please e-mail your answers to TGSuggestions@gmail.com . The answer will be revealed Monday!
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Re: Say 'Cheese' and board your flight? Maybe
While JetBlue is testing 'selfie' check-in, this morning's e-mail brought a notice from GOL, the big Brazilian carrier, announcing that it has implemented facial recognition check-in, and claims to be the first airline in the world to fully do so. Smile and watch the birdie!
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Re: Cables mapped: How you're connected to the world
Very interesting. For those particularly interested in the history of the subject, there's a lovely little museum on Valentia Island in SW Ireland dedicated largely to commemorating the first successful transatlantic cable which I visited while staying with a friend there. Near the Skelligs if you need another reason to go. http://www.valentiaisland.ie/e...tia-heritage-centre/
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#252)
Here are the last clues! There are several correct answers in: Add yours by e-mail to TGSuggestions@gmail.com
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#268)
Some more clues from our destination of interest that I think tell you a lot about the kind of place we're visiting.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#262)
Here's the next puzzle clues. Hope they help you.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#258)
A few more views of our destination of interest....
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#260)
Gumbo hasn't been found yet, so get your guesses in!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#69)
Yes, thanks! The e-mails will be published on Tuesday night, if you’d like to send your guess to suggestions@travelgumbo.com if you’d rather not wait to make your claim!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#71)
Jonathan L's e-mail to suggestions@travelgumbo.com yesterday correctly identified the scene as being along the Petite Ceinture, a former commuter and freight rail line circling Paris. Last chance for added glory: Can anyone identify the specific station?
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#67)
Sunday evening, and time to post the e-mail responses. This week, there has been one, from PortMoresby, and her guess was correct. Gumbo was in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in Paris, looking at the Ile du Belvedere. For more about the park, see tomorrow's "reveal" blog. A new puzzle will appear on Tuesday. And again, congrats to PortMoresby!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#45)
By e-mail, PortMoresby suggested this answer: I haven't seen these details anywhere, but because of some other similarities and the date, I'm going to say the Bank of England, London. " 1925-1939 Sir Herbert Baker Between 1925 and 1939 he demolished what had become known as 'The Old Bank' or 'Soane's Bank' (then regarded as one of London's architectural gems) and built a new headquarters for the Bank on the same 3 ½ acre Theadneedle Street site." Unfortunately, not the right answer! ONE MORE...
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Re: High Tech Goes Low Tech
Interesting piece. Printed color is expensive. Color photos on line are not. And I doubt any printed piece could compete with the W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L photos we have on TravelGumbo, right?
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Re: Visiting Versailles
Sorry, but if you want an audience with Louis XIV, you're waiting in the wrong suburb. His current address is in the crypt of the Basilica of Saint-Denis, just north of the Peripherique...I don't believe mail is being forwarded, however.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#42)
Well, another one bites the dust...Jonathan L identified it by e-mail as a view of Stockholm Cathedral in the background, and it is. You're looking up HelgaLekamensgrand from Stora Nygaten, and Jonathan recognized it from the Stampen jazz club in the foreground—and Mac's remark makes it clear he's got it, too! So, tomorrow more on the street and the area, and on Sunday...Puzzle 43.
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Re: Get Gumbo's Daily E-mail Update!
Just a sample for folks to see what the daily newsletter looks like: TravelGumbo Today: April 26, 2014 Quaint English customs: a scarecrow exhibition In a Cotswold village, Mac spent a pleasant day finding the 30+ scarecrows of all types hidden up and down the town's steep slopes.. Gumbo's Picture of the Day: Burma: Into the Storm A small boat in an approaching storm, trying to reach home, from PortMoresby's round-the-world trip.. New Hint! Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#34) We've added...
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Re: On the Beach: A sculptural homage to La Barceloneta (Where Gumbo Was #34)
Jonathan L did indeed identify the location...the e-mail was overlooked while writing the report!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#126)
I think I know where this is, as I plan to go to the area in September and looked at relevant websites yesterday, hence I think I have the answer. Unfortunately, I cannot e-mail it to suggestions@travelgumbo.com. , as my server is down for repairs.
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Re: New York Taxis Debut App to Compete with Uber
Well, even without the app, it's not like the fa e is a blind guess, either. There's a meter, and a rate based on miles and time...just like almost every other big city. And there are online calculators such as WorldTaxi which will tell you about what a specific trip should cost, It's not that there aren't things that could improve, but Uber is no improvement, with its cavalier attitudes (surge pricing, drivers stiffed on rates, lack of or inadequate insurance) and its not paying its share...
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#84)
This is going to be interesting.... At 7 pm Eastern, I will post the two e-mail guesses....and tomorrow, the Reveal!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#84)
Drum roll, please! The e-mail submissions are hereby revealed...and tomorrow morning the answer will be revealed. Both Jonathan L and PortMoresby e-mailed their belief that the scene is Castillo de San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, PR.
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Re: Visual Bulimia? A Bloated Surfeit of Images?
Sheer volume has become a digital-age issue not only for images. The constant flow of e-mail (more spam than real, often); tweets about celebrities' teeth, clothes and turmoil; TV and radio repetitions as well as Konstant Kardashians are serious forms of mind pollution. Sometimes it takes an extended series of images to create a picture, an insight. But too many will mask, not highlight, the point. That's why I enjoy well-curated exhibits of the work of thoughtful (not merely skillful)...
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Re: For $345 you can fly back to the 70s on Pan Am
Perhaps they will compromise and allow e-cigarettes. Smoking without the tobacco smoke.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#114)
Last day of the puzzle coming up, and Monday you'll find out if you've got the right answer (one reader already does, posted by e-mail). Here are the last two picture clues...
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Re: Books That Sent You Packing (your bag, that is)
I get booksellers' e-newsletters and paper catalogs and run across interesting travel-related items from time to time. Many are on remainder sites so "quantities are limited" but when a post is fresh here, you'll likely get it if you want it. Spotted today in the Daedalus Books catalog is one by Ian Buruma, Bad Elements: Chinese Rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing , " a dissident's eye-view of the world's most secretive superpower, observing, "Strange things happen when Chinese dynasties near...
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#303)
Here are the clues for this week's mystery destination....
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#343)
Here are your next puzzle clues. How do these photos tie in with the previous clues you've been provided? Where might you find them all under one roof?
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#322)
Here's your next puzzle clues, showing some of the views you'd see from our destination of interest (which is behind us in these photos)....
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Re: Really Effective Tips to Keep Working Even While Traveling
This sounds like a good way to get around working while traveling, also saves on the anxiety of missing out on work and all.
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Re: My surprise gap-year doing HelpX work-exchange
I enjoyed your post and admire your sense of adventure. I hope the rest of the year is as enjoyable as these first months have been. Want to hear more about it from you later!
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Re: My surprise gap-year doing HelpX work-exchange
That's a terrific way to travel and learn...and a big leap into something that most people (maybe me!) usually think of as mainly for young people. But you are truly what they call a "lifelong learner!"
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Re: My surprise gap-year doing HelpX work-exchange
Rob, you have the heart of a true explorer.
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Re: Liverpool Pilot House
The first ever US. Submarine to see action was built 3 miles behind your photo on the other side of the River Mersey. In Birkenhead Docks in 1884. Nearby you will also find the prototype for New Yorks' Central Park. Birkenhead Park. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...-merseyside-22112363 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...sink-enemy-ship.html
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#117)
And here's tonight's clue...one more to go! And there's been one correct e-mail guess—let's see if this clue brings more...
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#117)
No, not Harrisburg, but good logic! Tune in tomorrow morning for the reveal...only one guesser has guessed it, by e-mail. Let's see how you do with the next one, to be published on Tuesday!