The Eschborn-Frankfurt Cycle Race returned to the 1st May bank holiday this year. Here is the elite race passing Camp King in Oberursel:
Thoughts on Spanair’s downfall
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It was Saturday morning when I first learnt that Spanair had ceased operations on Friday night. Thankfully it appears that many people who were on holiday were able to get flights home at special prices with other airlines. One year earlier and I would have been getting pretty worried myself, or at least trying to get a refund on the flights that were already booked.
But while much of the reporting has focused on the lack of funds that Spanair had, I think it’s worth asking why they got into that situation in the first place.
Over the past four years when I have flown with them, I freely admit it was because I wanted to get from A to B and they were usually the cheapest, and sometimes the most convenient option. I was even impressed by the fact, that in-flight refreshments were still included in the price of the flight between Frankfurt and Madrid. [Read more…]
Europe is different
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Whenever I see information about blogging, internet marketing, or just plain old website creation on-line, it is often from a U.S.-American perspective.
There is so much information about FTC guidelines, CAN-SPAM, and “Fair use” around, that it often gets overlooked that things in Europe are different.
That doesn’t mean we don’t have rules to follow here. In fact, we have quite a few, and the trick is to make our rules compatible with all of those wonderful international, but US-based, services.
On this site I will be looking at those rules and which services are suitable to use as a blogger in Europe, and which ones should be avoided.
I will be commenting on the latest on-line news that affects European Bloggers.
And I will be offering my services as an IT consultant to bloggers in Europe who need help with the technical or back-engine side of their sites, in accordance with those European rules.
So sign up on the right-hand side to receive the latest information by e-mail, bookmark the page, or add it to your RSS reader so that you’re ready to go.
Oh, and by the way, I charge in Euro.
