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I will never visit India on my birthday — not after today. Today the staff invited me to come for the presentation of the monthly birthday cakes… Most offices/teams do something similar – end of month mini-celebrations to commemorate the…
Saves none, actually, but where in the States could I get such one-of-a-kind pieces? I’ve been getting a little restless. Being in the office from 8:30am to 10pm most days, the proverbial walls are starting to close in on me….
I develop routines on these long-haul trips. I open my balcony door while I’m getting ready for work every morning. It’s perfect fall weather here (as opposed to Tennessee where it has been down in the frigid 30-degree range several…
This is, of course, a work trip. And I avoid talking too much about work (as I’ve said – what idiot would want to hear THOSE stories)? But there’s one I just have to share… So Sunday (after my 3am…
The three sweetest words in the Traveller’s Language: All Luggage Arrived Life is good as I sit here beside the pool enjoying breakfast. This is no ordinary weekend – it’s the weekend before Divali, the Festival of Lights (equivalent to…
“ChIndia,” you say? Well, yes. I’m headed to China and then India for the next three weeks. My trek to China begins early Monday morning, flying through Chicago and on to Shanghai before reaching my destination in Dalian. There’ll be…
So I’m in China now to start the real reason I’m over here – work. This will be the final post in this blog, as I’m certain none of you have any interest in my next eight days of administrivia….
It was a long trek to Hakone and Mt. Fuji on Saturday – but after being on my feet about 16 hrs the previous day, I was ready for a more restful tour. Mt. Fuji is considered by the Japanese…
Just kidding. The rest of the day was fantastic. (But you gotta admit – that’s one attention-grabbing opener.)I’ve never been a fan of “group tours.” If you haven’t noticed, I have a bit of an independent streak. But today was…
