Category: travel
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What Planet Am I On?
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Arthur and I have been observing focus groups in some pretty uninteresting places (no offense to anyone with ties to St. Louis or Houston). My lodging in St. Louis put everything back into perspective. Houston was better in every way. The only trip to which I was looking forward was the day we spent in…
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Kellogg 5-Year Reunion
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Although Grace and I lived in Chicago at the same time, this past weekend was the first time we’ve traveled there together. The occasion was my 5-year Kellogg reunion. It really is hard to believe it has been five years, but I guess a lot has happened during that time. It was fun showing Grace…
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Honeymoon in Kauai and Kona
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Grace and I recently returned from 10 incredible days in Hawaii for our honeymoon. Although we both enjoyed recounting the memories of our wedding weekend throughout our trip, we were also very relieved to have the wedding behind us and we both needed to rest. So, early on Monday after the wedding we departed LAX…
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London Calling
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I went on a quick trip to London with Brian to pitch a customer. Brian insisted that I upgrade on the way out so that we could work. Okay, what he really wanted to do was play PSP wirelessly. Despite my brick breaker skills, I’m really not into gaming. However, I decided a PSP would…
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The Journey is the Destination
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Daylight proved that the Shangri-La was as heavenly as I suspected. Major bummer that Grace was not with me to enjoy it. After attending to my business, Barry (who lives in Singapore) took me around to see some sights. We went to the Orchard Rd. district for lunch and ate dumplings, which were produced in…
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Bangkok for Work
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This is my first trip to Southeast Asia. Bangkok was enlightening. The people are perhaps the most gracious I’ve encountered. I really didn’t get to see much between meetings and catching up on work. Unfortunately, most of my sightseeing and pictures were from inside a taxi. My colleague, Barry, did take me out for some…