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David Allen

Business travel checklist

December 2, 2007

You may want to print this out before you go.

Pre-book your seats, use the airline seating plan and pick what suits you.
Find out what type of equipment are you allowed to take on board the plane.
Take your laptop through as hand luggage.
Keep all of your documents in one place, like a folder or wallet.
Keep all [...]

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Paris, Las Vegas!

November 14, 2007

Anyone who has ever seen a clip of the wonderful Las Vegas strip could not have failed to have seen the Eiffel Tower, but why would it be there? This is the world-famous Paris Hotel and for an American a stay here is like going to Paris–but without the jet lag and bad currency conversion [...]

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Ireland: Home to the friendliest people on the planet

November 6, 2007

According to the Lonely Planet’s 2008 Bluelist:
After topping the poll, Lonely Planet said visitors to the Emerald Isle, north and south, are “in for a treat” as the Irish have “a welcoming attitude towards strangers”.
The guide’s Bluelist 2008 said that with the end of The Troubles’ “a cautious optimism reigns supreme, infecting the [...]

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French strike tomorrow will wreak havoc

October 17, 2007

Travel around Europe may be a little difficult tomorrow, thanks to a 24-hour strike by members of France’s public transport unions. The strike will effectively shut down major parts of the French transportation infrastructure, but its effects will ripple outward and no doubt affect other parts of the European mainland.
The French national railway stated that [...]

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