Aug 22, 2008
I recently returned from a short New York vacation, the opposite of a cottage getaway: you leave to energize and come home to unwind.And walking the streets (not like that) it seems like the best shows really are on Broadway – just not inside.For...
Jul 6, 2008
For the past several weeks, my spam filter has been blocking emails I’m calling insult spam. The New York Times wrote about them in June, around the time I started receiving them. (Oh, how wonderful it is to be an early adopter!)Basically, these messages have a...
Mar 31, 2008
If you’ve been to New York recently and happened to be flying out via LaGuardia, you’ve probably experienced a delay.Occasionally it’s short, often it can stretch in to a couple of hours or more.And an advance call to your airline doesn’t...
Mar 26, 2008
Last week I was fortunate enough to be in Manhattan for work.And while Ontario’s TV ads may claim, ‘there’s no place like this…’, they really should be referring to New York City.It happened to be raining on my second day, constant but...
Jun 20, 2007
I was heading back to Toronto from a day of meetings in Manhattan when my plane was cancelled at the airport (all Air Canada flights to Toronto, actually). And I found myself stranded overnight in NYC.An adventure, to be sure, but not as exciting as I might have...