Archive for October, 2007



US Taxi Driver Census – the result

Sunday 28 October 2007 @ 8:10 pm

I arrived back at Heathrow to find what I always find – a huge queue for immigration snaking its way around the entire arrival hall. The plane before mine had just arrived from Romania and the immigration officials were paying

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La série culte US Taxi arrive sur Série Club

Sunday 28 October 2007 @ 7:10 pm

Les téléspectateurs possédant la chaine Série Club via le câble, le satellite ou la TV par ADSL se frottent déjà les mains. En effet, la série culte américaine Taxi, diffusée dans les années 80 s’installe sur la chaine dès le 9 janvier

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Buffalo Goalie Miller named to US taxi squad

Sunday 28 October 2007 @ 7:10 pm

Sabres goalie Ryan Miller expressed his displeasure Monday after being named to the US Olympic hockey team’s taxi squad for the games in Turin, Italy.

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The Need to Accelerate Gas Sanctions on Iran

Thursday 25 October 2007 @ 8:10 pm

by Edmund Zagorin. On June 28 riots erupted across US over the government’s decision to ration gasoline, according to The New York Times. US Taxi drivers, who were hit hardest by the rationing, violently protested by torching at least

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Motocochos, Coconuts, and Tube Rides

Thursday 25 October 2007 @ 7:10 pm

Our most recent adventure was our trip to the Dominican Republic. It was the perfect honeymoon, a combination of take your breath away views, wild adventures, and lots of relaxation. I am going to give a detailed version (try to answer

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Weekend number one

Thursday 25 October 2007 @ 7:10 pm

The first weekend here was one of new experiences from shopping to block parties to French speaking Koreans. Saturday afternoon Clint and I went shopping somewhere in downtown Seoul. We first went outlet shopping, nothing out of the

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Blog 10 Fun on the Weekends

Thursday 25 October 2007 @ 7:10 pm

For my 3rd weekend in Ghana, Diana and I hit Kokrobite Beach! This beach is a short 45 minute drive going west from Accra. We lucked out with a ride to Accra by Diana’s roomie, who manages at bank in Aburi. How nice of him to stop and

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Serve or be Served

Thursday 25 October 2007 @ 6:10 pm

Defeated by Nicaragua . Well, almost. This morning we awoke to a breakfast of rice and beans and…the dreaded cheese. Three consecutive days of the cheese just couldn’t be done. As our toilet flushing option didn’t prove to be such a

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Toyota Prius cabs, the new favorite.

Wednesday 24 October 2007 @ 6:10 pm

Please note, “sftaxiblog.com” is now “sftaxilive.com”. There’s a new trend in the taxi industry that is very much worth noting. The Toyota Prius. Toyota first broke into the US taxi market with the Camry in the late 90’s, and eventually

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The pure lotus in the urban wilderness

Friday 19 October 2007 @ 8:10 pm

We got in a taxi, opened the laptop and pointed at an address in Chinese, with a photo of the restaurant, knowing only that it was somewhere out near the 3rd ring road to the north. The taxi driver was confused for a bit, then took off.

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