January 2009
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On the Way to Tanzania, via Dubai
More Details: On the Way to Tanzania, via DubaiMy first international travel with the non-profit organization I work for was Tanzania. Originally intended as a one week review of operational controls, a second week was added to the trip to get me exposure to the field work we do in the developing world. I jumped at the opportunity to see firsthand what my…
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Southern Spain – The Jewels of Andalucía – Córdoba and Granada
More Details: Southern Spain – The Jewels of Andalucía – Córdoba and GranadaIn a land known for being enriched by the comings and goings of history, Córdoba and Granada stand out as the jewels of the mixed currents of history. Córdoba Of the two, Córdoba felt more a mixture of glorious history and modern livability. Granted, I did not explore both cities fully, so this is a…
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A Winter Visit to Helsinki
More Details: A Winter Visit to HelsinkiMany moons ago, I got to go to Helsinki for a 3-week work assignment. I remember the conference call with Helsinki when they were asking if the U.S. practice could send someone over. I knew I was the one who would be sent and I was trying not to show visible signs of excitement at…
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Bella Bologna – Italy’s secret
More Details: Bella Bologna – Italy’s secretThe following is a guest post by fellow traveler, Chris Sanders. A few years ago, as part of my graduate studies at The Johns Hopkins School of International Studies (SAIS), my wife Wendy and I had the wonderful opportunity to live for a year in Bologna – a provincial Italian town situated in the northern…
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30 Days on El Camino de Santiago
More Details: 30 Days on El Camino de SantiagoGuest post by my friend and fellow traveler, Chris Sanders. I first learned of the Camino de Santiago by watching an interview of Shirley MacClain on CNN’s Larry King show some years ago. I wasn’t even sure I knew who she was to be honest, but I listened with interest as she described a long…
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Re-visiting Buenos Aires
More Details: Re-visiting Buenos AiresSo, in 1991, I met BB.AA. Enjoyed exploring it, enjoyed the great food, and enjoyed seeing it with people who lived there. Fast forward to 2000. Company offers me an opportunity to go deliver a training class of 3 days. What to do? Had I ever taught or even attended the training class before? No. …
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Visiting Buenos Aires
More Details: Visiting Buenos AiresI have had the opportunity to visit Buenos Aires, Argentina three times: in 1991, 2000, and 2010 (I don’t like the spacing between visits…). The first time was a weekend trip when I was living in Santiago, Chile and the second sent do co-deliver a training session for my company’s office there. The third visit…
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Planning a Trip to Southern Poland
More Details: Planning a Trip to Southern PolandWell, this entry will be different than the others. Why? Because it is not about a trip taken but about planning a trip to be taken. I have to admit, I enjoy planning a trip a lot. It is as if the trip has almost begun as I begin to plan, imagine, and make more…
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Traveling in Southern Chile – Pucón
More Details: Traveling in Southern Chile – PucónBack when I lived in Chile in 1991, we made a holiday weekend trip to Pucón. We wanted to explore the south a little further and one of our colleagues’ sister had a house in Pucón so my colleague knew the area well. So 9 of us rented a van and met my colleague and…
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Southern Spain (Andalucía) – Sevilla, its Grand Dame
More Details: Southern Spain (Andalucía) – Sevilla, its Grand DameThis entry will most certainly not make any justice to Sevilla. But, I am not here to dispense justice, just to share my thoughts (whew!). It has been a while since I visited the 3 grand cities in southern Spain (Sevilla, Cordoba and Granada). But the impressions they made on me are still quite vivid. Each…
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My Short Life in Santiago, Chile
More Details: My Short Life in Santiago, ChileGetting to live in a country other than your own is always a great learning experience and a great way to expand how we understand how different and how similar human being can be. This entry is more of a trip down memory lane than a travel journal: talking about my 3 short months living in…
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Meeting the Past and Present South Africa in Johannesburg
More Details: Meeting the Past and Present South Africa in JohannesburgJohannesburg is one of the most important cities in Africa (Cairo, Lagos and Nairobi come to mind as competitors for the top spot…). It is a city of contrasts and, for me, a place where the past and the current South Africa came together – I ended up with a much better understanding of the…