Archive for December, 2009
I send best wishes for enjoying life filled with fun, peace, health, happiness, wonder, excitement, learning, growth, contentment and joy! Hugs, David
Great Travel Gadget. Part 1. Travelon Portable Luggage Scale, $9.95 I am a fan of Travelon’s old-school analog model. At 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ x 3″ when unextended, the device from top to bottom is a handle attached to a 75 pound capacity scale with a metal hook. Slip your bag’s handle onto the [...]
Beginning today, Thursday, 3 December 2009 and probably lasting until mid-January 2010, The Hotel Bel-Air in Beverly Hills is selling everything including beds, couches, chairs, lamps, pots, silverware, pillows and TVs. Prices range from a couple of dollars to thousands. The sale begins at 10 am, but it’s not being held at the five-star hotel [...]
Four airlines now allow you to get your boarding pass at Paddington Station’s Heathrow Express. …for now, only Delta Air Lines, Finnair, Iberia and United Airlines. However, we recommend doing this online, if you can, before leaving your London hotel or home. Heathrow Express has introduced airport check-in (not of luggage check-in!) facilities and flight [...]
Les Deux Abeilles 189 rue de l’Université 75007 Paris Metro: Alma Marceau This small tea salon near the Eiffel Tower serves the most stunning home-made cakes (marron glacé cake being a favorite!) and thick dark hot chocolate. Only order the two at the same time if very hearty , as a small bed may be [...]
Comme à la Maison Village St Paul/Court Vert 9 rue St Paul 75004 Paris Metro: St Paul Sensational hot chocolate served in a generous white ceramic jug on a platter with a glass of water (de riguer with these type of hot chocolates!) It is poured out with glistening cocoa butter bubbles frothing down into [...]
