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Monday 12-April (4am): Wow, it’s early!

Leaving for Dalian now… then on to Bangalore. Can’t wait to see the teams; I have been away from my friends far too long. The other night in yoga (here @ home), I heard a buzzer/horn sound off in one…

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Leaving… [Sunday, Jan-24]

I can thank the Travel Department for a nice (truly) layover here at O’Hare. It certainly gives me some much-needed catch up time to knock out a few ‘to do’ items before I officially leave US soil. It has been…

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Welcome…

to the portal for my collection of travel blogs known as The Tonya2 Series… I started this innocently enough in October 2007 when I made my first trek to India. I knew that I’d see and experience things that I’d…

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Home is where you hang your hat.

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…

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I’m here…

Yes, I really am. My nickname of “Martha (Stewart) with a toolbelt” has never been more true. But I’m jumping ahead… It has, after all, been four days since I lost contact with “my world” and a status update is…

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Goodbye, dear Tokyo. I will return.

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….

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Mountains, Lakes, and Bullets

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…

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It’s all downhill after seeing a 400 lb. tuna

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…

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The End.

The flight home was uneventful – except for the fact that there was no one in the seat next to me, which is always like getting an early Christmas gift. They did misplace one of my checked luggage pieces –…

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