Fun stuff
Nov 29th, 2011 |
By Roger Ellman
Perhaps Grace Kelly dined here, or at least nearby or at least she drove up here from time to time. Driving a sports car on the fabled corniches roads of the French Riviera, sometimes the destination would be a village, a restaurant, a terrace with a view – a platter of fine food and wine
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Tags: Cannes, Dining, food, Gournet, Grace Kelly, Michelin star, Monaco, Motoring, Mougins, Moulins de Mougins, restaurants, South of France
Apr 1st, 2011 |
By Roger Ellman
Customer service on the 1st day of April The 6 Spring Rules of Great and Astounding Customer Service 1). RETAIL: Always ask the customer if he or she has any money or credit cards immediately they walk into a store. The same on all websites. After all it’s the money that counts! 2). WEBSITES: On
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Tags: April Fool's, April fools joke, Customer Service, Sales
Apr 2nd, 2010 |
By Roger Ellman
Re-printed from CreteTravel.com blog (April Fools 2010) An astonishingly timely hotel concept launches today with the opening of the first 7 hotels in the newborn X-Hotels™ chain. This infant in the worldwide hospitality scene is expected to grow fast – there will be 30 X-Hotels open within 6 months and brand-linked cafes and restaurants under the X-Presso™
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Tags: April Fool's, April fools joke, bail outs, Business/Entrepreneurship, hotel chain, hotels, ObamaCare, Politics, pricing models, taxes, X-Hotels
Dec 24th, 2009 |
By Lina Zaproudi
Having to buy, invent, dream up & magically conjure up gifts for Roger, I have always been on the lookout for unusual, original gifts. Here’s a list of ideas I have used or saved for future use: A personalized caricature portrait (www.sprattiart.com). This looks amazing & of high quality. It is also very original! Cost:
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Tags: anniversary, birthday, Christmas, gift ideas, gifts, intangible gifts, original gifts, personalized gifts, present, unusual gifts, Valentine, Velentine
Dec 20th, 2009 |
By Lina Zaproudi
Christmas snow scene illustration I love Christmas! It is such a wonderful time when most people are in a good mood and kinder than usual to each other. Smiles come easier, little hiccups are dismissed faster, we do more fun things with our friends and family, we play with children. If we are lucky, we
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Tags: art, atheist, Calendar 2010, Christmas, Christmas movies, Christmas spirit, fun, things to do, why I love Christmas, Xmas
Apr 1st, 2009 |
By Roger Ellman
Re-printed from CreteTravel.com blog The New 5 Star Raft Hotels group launches We are delighted to announce the first of our new hotel brand – “5 Star Raft Elafonisi Crete”. 5 Star Raft will build and float super-luxury wood raft floating hotels. The first is the 5 Star Raft Elafonisi Crete. The new hotel phenomenon
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Apr 1st, 2009 |
By Lina Zaproudi
By far the best, our very own The New 5 Star Raft Hotels group launches on CreteTravel.com (some of my friends “bought” it!) Then Guardian switching to Twitter-only version (!) and Gmail’s Autopilot is just hilarious
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Tags: April Fool's, Gmail, Guardian, joke, prank, spoof, Twitter