Tips from the T-List

I had vowed not to piggy back on the US elections, but this video is way too hilarious and serious not to share with you: Cleese on the US elections: It is so important that Barack Obama is elected, because the The World is treating America now a little bit like the village idiot of the international... (more...)

Darren, who I coined my Godfather of Blogging, but who, after seeing Damien Hirst, Damien Hirst posing for his Diamond Skull next to the Nachtwacht from Rembrandt in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum tonight on the news, I might start to call the “Damien Hirst of Blogging” is on my top... (more...)

Time to pick this up again. My last T-List Ranking Update dated back from January, 2008. Technorati ranking as of today and yesterday This ranking of the the T-List (Travel related Blogs) is according to the Technorati ranking as of today and yesterday. I know, a technorati ranking is not without errors... (more...)

If you are still sitting on the fence about whether you should be blogging or not, then take a look at this American Express OPEN video with Seth Godin and Tom Peters.  I think the most important point that Seth makes in the 1 1/2 minute video is that it doesn’t matter if you are good at blogging... (more...)

Recently at the Nova Scotia- “ Lets Talk Tourism Forum”, at Days Inn, in Sydney, Nova Scotia, I had the opportunity to interview Mr. John Somers, Executive Director, Tourism Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage. Click on the video below to listen to the interview.       ... (more...)

According to Gord Hotchkiss of Inquiro, a search engine marketing firm, lab studies show that a scan of search results prior to the first click is just 12 seconds. Most people scan quickly 4-5 listings in that time. Simply put, there is not enough time to read the listing prior to clicking on the search... (more...)

Though I've written about excellent Cape Malay cooking lessons available in Bo Kaap in Cape Town, many people are interested in hands-on experiences of Cape Malay cuisine and culture, but for various reasons aren't near the centre of Cape Town when they choose to do so. Not to despair!There is another... (more...)

The world of GDS is never that fast moving so it is probably no surprise that a GDS rumour that I spread in July 2007 has taken until Oct 2008 to come true. Back then I predicted that Amadeus would lose Carlson Wagonlit in France to Sabre. Well that "Scoop" is now confirmed as true (here is French... (more...)