Dawn. Done with customs.
Arrive Hamamatsucho.
Too early for crowds.
08
May
2012
A Haiku for the Red-Eye to Tokyo
03
May
2012
Everything You Know About Cinco De Mayo Is Wrong – Forbes
It’s not Mexican Independence Day, and you should never, ever, do tequila shots.
Read the full story on my Forbes Seat 1A blog.
01
May
2012
Dutch Government To Foreigners: No More Weed For You – Forbes
Starting today, a new law in the Netherlands bars foreigners from “coffeeshops,” which legally sell marijuana and other “soft drugs,” and imposes new restrictions on Dutch residents’ access too. Some predict that this could be the death knell for coffeeshops, with knock-on effects across the Dutch economy.
Read the full story on my Seat 1A blog on Forbes.com.
01
May
2012
Rail Renewal
ANDREW BENDER reports on disused railway lines and stations that have been given new leases of life as parks and museums, for Silver Kris, the in-flight magazine of Singapore Airlines. Locations include the High Line in New York City; Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Germany; Quebec’s le P’tit Train du Nord and Via Verde de la Jara, near Toledo, Spain.
30
Apr
2012
Yes, Los Angeles Has A Rail Network, Believe It Or Not – Forbes.com
Pico Station, Downtown Los Angeles, is close to Staples Center arena, LA's convention center and the LA Live dining and entertaiment complex.
“LA has a rail network?” you ask. True, the city has pretty much defined car culture for half a century and many key destinations are still inaccessible by train (reaching LAX from Downtown LA requires two trains and a shuttle bus), but faced with increasing traffic, environmental awareness and public demand, LA is evolving and proud of it.
Read the full story on my Forbes Seat 1A blog.
