Author Archives: daniele

San Francisco – hopping over hills and bridges

Posted on Sunday, 8 October 2006 by daniele

Leisurely wake up and breakfast, but then it’s time for a spot of work: we have to prepare our presentations for the meetings we have set up on Monday – we go through a few revisions and a final honing … Continue reading →

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San Francisco – Cable cars, Chinatown and Crabs

Posted on Saturday, 7 October 2006 by daniele

San Francisco – arrived here very late on Friday night – 11 pm SF time, working out to 1 am Chicago time. Fortunately the bags arrive quickly and Hertz get me a Dodge Magnum with a huge Hemi engine to … Continue reading →

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Chicago

Posted on Friday, 6 October 2006 by daniele

I have to wake up before dawn to catch my 7am flight to Chicago. I get to the airport on time, check in (not an easy process, US airlines these days expect you to it all by yourself, at a … Continue reading →

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Minneapolis

Posted on Thursday, 5 October 2006 by daniele

Minneapolis – yes, a city of hard-working Lutheran Scandinavian immigrants. That is the cliché, and maybe it’s true. Certainly in the crowds at the airport there is a high proportion of fair-skinned blond people and there are ads for the … Continue reading →

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Toronto 2

Posted on Tuesday, 3 October 2006 by daniele

I wake up this morning in Toronto. At 4 am. Groan… jet lag on the first night is the worst. I toss and turn until at 6 am I decide to catch up with e-mail. It’s grey and pouring with … Continue reading →

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Toronto

Posted on Tuesday, 3 October 2006 by daniele

Arrived in Toronto this afternoon. How civilised it is to fly to Canada rather than the US – no pesky questions at boarding, no tiresome security searches and at arrival, Canada immigration is quick and efficient and does not subject … Continue reading →

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admin note – move to WordPress

Posted on Thursday, 28 September 2006 by daniele

I was getting tired of Movable Type playing up for no accountable reason, so I switched the Gastronaut over to WordPress – migration was quick and relatively painless, and WordPress really does take 5 minutes to install! I hope you … Continue reading →

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Madrid – Casa Lucio

Posted on Tuesday, 28 March 2006 by daniele

A short two-day trip to Madrid this week. Flying from Venice with Iberia. Ostensibly a flagship airline as opposed to low-cost, but I discovered that it cuts service to the bone, i.e. zero: even the coffee on board (on a … Continue reading →

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Paris – Astier

Posted on Friday, 25 March 2005 by daniele

Not a good day today. Plan: fly to Paris via Zurich, arrive around lunchtime, and visit an exhibition in the afternoon. Reality: I arrive in Venice airport to find it wreathed in a thick spring fog, incoming plane is delayed, … Continue reading →

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Newmarket – The Old Plough

Posted on Thursday, 3 March 2005 by daniele

Three days in the UK this week, on tour to see some customers and to visit a trade show. Gives me ample time to explore the culinary delights of Newmarket! Not that I have any business here, but it’s the … Continue reading →

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