Europe
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Photo of the Week – Entrance to the Ill-Fated Town of Pompeii
More Details: Photo of the Week – Entrance to the Ill-Fated Town of PompeiiPompeii was a normal town in ancient Rome. Lots of good business due to its place by the sea on the way to Rome. Fast and fun place for the sailors who enjoyed the pleasures it offered. Until that fateful day that destroyed the town and created history… As I entered Pompeii from where the…
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Into the Land of the Dracula Legend (Or Is It?) and Moldova
More Details: Into the Land of the Dracula Legend (Or Is It?) and MoldovaSo my trek to Romania is fast approaching. I shared here about the hike in Romania in support of a local orphanage (donations welcome at www.trekkingforkids.org; mark me as the trekker!). I have been preparing and planning to visit the Alps in Transylvania, made famous (or better known) by the story of Dracula… The Hike…
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Photo of the Week – A Marathon in Vienna
More Details: Photo of the Week – A Marathon in ViennaA few years ago, I went to Vienna as part of a series of offices visits for a client. Vienna meetings were conveniently scheduled for a Friday so the weekend could be enjoyed in the former Imperial capital. As the Peachtree Road Race approaches in my hometown, a race I ran for 10 yrs before…
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Going to Heaven’s Door – and a Challenge in Gender ID in Lake Titicaca
More Details: Going to Heaven’s Door – and a Challenge in Gender ID in Lake TiticacaBased on the recommendation of the local contact at work, I decided to spend the weekend exploring Lake Titicaca and its islands (Uros, Amantani, and Taquile) with a boat tour. I barely scratched the surface as I stayed within the Peruvian side of the lake (I really had wanted to go to Isla del Sol…
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Photo of the Week – Walking Home into the Sunset
More Details: Photo of the Week – Walking Home into the SunsetIn 2006, I visited Oslo for work. As usual, I like going to a place where I can see the locals in their day-to-day. This plaza gave me a great view of folks headed home at the end of a work day… (Picture taken with Canon EOS Rebel)
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Photo of the Week – A Beer Goes to Rome
More Details: Photo of the Week – A Beer Goes to RomeI came to Rome in a barrel. Ready to see the eternal city. It was dark all the way. I was in good company. Then we felt a tapping sound. Just twice. Then it went quiet. A day later, I felt pulled away. I saw light!!! I decided to sit and bask in the light. …
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Rome Is to Be Enjoyed – 2 Sites That I Did
More Details: Rome Is to Be Enjoyed – 2 Sites That I DidRome has an endless amount of sights to see, places to visit, and walks to take – it is near impossible, lest you are a travel guide company, to document all that there is to see and almost just as impossible to cover all the ground. At least not when part of your goals for the…
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A Foodie Tour in the Testaccio Neighborhood in Rome
More Details: A Foodie Tour in the Testaccio Neighborhood in RomeIn Rome, once again, we enjoyed Italian cuisine (carbonara, mi amore!), wine, gelato, architecture, history, and watching people (tourists and locals alike). It seems like those are reason ENOUGH to go to Roma! Nothing like Rome to appreciate cultural diversity and food delights! When I travel with friends, I don’t just travel with anyone. I…
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Photos of the Week – Action in Munich’s Airport
More Details: Photos of the Week – Action in Munich’s AirportIn my recent trip from Rome to Dubrovnik, I had to connect through the excellent Munich airport. I had chosen a 3+ hr layover so I wouldn’t be worried about a tight connection. It was the right airport choice for a 3 hr layover! Munich, as other airports in Europe, has a lot more going on…
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Picture of the Week – Awesome People Facing Sunset in Copenhagen
More Details: Picture of the Week – Awesome People Facing Sunset in CopenhagenYou cannot tell this sunset is happening in Copenhagen. But it is. This is from our hotel (the Marriott, an awesome property in the chain!) facing the Tivoli Gardens on a beautiful mid-June sunset. And these two are some of the most important special people in the world to me: my nephew and my niece. …
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Traveling for Good – A Trek in Romania
More Details: Traveling for Good – A Trek in RomaniaI have pondered may a-times how lucky I am that I can travel to places around the world mostly for personal reasons and sometimes even for business. I, like many others, are blessed with the opportunities possible in this day and age to make long distance travel possible. In 14 hrs I can be in…
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Doing Rome with a Plan
More Details: Doing Rome with a PlanWhen my friends and I decided upon a trip to Italy focused on Rome, I was really pumped to go back, see some familiar places and get to check off some that, though very important, I had failed to visit in my 2 prior trips to Rome (to my credit, they had been like 3-day…