Pallavi Aiyer moved from India to Beijing to be an English teacher in China (and to be with her boyfriend). Her memoir “Smoke and Mirrors: An Experience of China” thus includes many comparisons between her native country and her new country of residence. Combined, the two are refered to as “Chindia”.
Aiyer’s experiences as a teacher […]
With the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics just days away, I am looking forward to learning more about China. Hopefully, we will get some human interest stories and documentaries about China in between the sporting events on television.
In case the TV studios shy away from anything more “political” (meaning anything which might be seen […]
Yesterday I mentioned car sharing, and I should also mention that these car share operations are also excellent for the business traveller, particularly those who travel often to the same city. I have a number of clients from outside of Philadelphia who end up with appointments in the city, but who also need to travel […]
This is an interesting article from the Financial Times about living car-free in Europe, Frankfurt to be specific. While I certainly agree that it’s a lot easier to live car-free in Europe than it is in the US, here in the Northeast it’s quite possible to live car free as well, as I did for […]
Once named the best travel search engine, Kayak has suffered a serious blow with the announcement that American Airlines is pulling its listings from the popular travel site. Apparently American is considering ditching Orbitz as well, according to this article from TechCrunch.
Although the airlines aren’t thrilled about the booking fees which are associated with […]
As everyone has figured out, the US economy is slumping. That means those with international operations are enjoying the “buffering” effect that sales in healthier economies (with more valuable currencies) bring. I’m enjoying that in my own business, on a small level, because my services have become a lot cheaper in the eyes of my […]
Not really. Lewis Black has some harsh things to say about the state of American economy (and Budweiser, not the sale, the beer) in this bit from the Daily Show.
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We have all seen the newspaper photos and television coverage - practically every Thanksgiving and Christmas travellers get stranded at airports usually because of bad weather. The airlines can’t control the weather, so nobody gets food or hotel vouchers in those cases. Everybody tries to get cosy wherever they can.
Flight cancelations caused by the airline […]
The euro is high, the US dollar is low. So what is else is new?
Earning euros and spending dollars is great right now - everything you buy in the US has a built-in discount of 30 to 40 percent. Earning dollars these days is not such a great thing.
And that is the challenge for multi-national […]
Nepotism ist defined as “the showing of favoritism toward relatives and friends, based upon that relationship, rather than on an objective evaluation of ability” (Wiki).
Family businesses, per definition, are kept in the family, meaning the ownership is passed from one generation to the next. Especially for small and medium-sized companies, “ownership” also goes hand in […]
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