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Portugal’s ‘Golden Visa’ Gaining Traction

 If one buys  a home or apartment for at least 500,000 Euros and holds it for 5 years, investors will receive a Portuguese residence permit. Rich Chinese business people are doing just that.”Only obliged to spend seven days per year in…

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WiFi on the way for international flights

GoGo Internet, the company that supplies the inflight WiFi on most U.S. domestic flights has gotten the OK to begin installin on Boeing 747-400s for international service, and will soon extend to other models as well. Details

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Improving airline food: Do you hunger for umami?

An interesting piece by Wall Street Journal columnist, Scott McCarthy, on what some airlines are doing to make their food taste better. Apparently there are significant taste perception differences at high altitude as opposed to eating at sea…

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Paris-Barcelona Now Linked by High-Speed Train

Paris to Barcelona has been a difficult trip by train, requiring at least one change and some slow trains. Now, the two cities have been linked by a direct French TGV train that makes the trip in 6h25m, challenging the airlines.

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Portugal’s ‘Golden Visa’ Gaining Traction

 If one buys  a home or apartment for at least 500,000 Euros and holds it for 5 years, investors will receive a Portuguese residence permit. Rich Chinese business people are doing just that.”Only obliged to spend seven days per year in…

Read More

WiFi on the way for international flights

GoGo Internet, the company that supplies the inflight WiFi on most U.S. domestic flights has gotten the OK to begin installin on Boeing 747-400s for international service, and will soon extend to other models as well. Details

Read More