Last week I had a semi-planned work trip to Singapore get approved. This left me scrambling to book flights and hotels. I lucked out with my flight planning and was able to take a day long layover in Japan. Last year at this time I was able to get in a little cherry blossom viewing. I’ve still not seen it at it’s peak bloom, but am getting closer. My hope...
Its raining in London. Now that is sort of like saying water is wet. However, this is only the 3rd day out of 19 days in the UK that it has not been sunny. Not normal, but most welcome. I arrived at Waterloo Station and walked down to the Southbank Real Food market for a cheese sandwich. Next, I grabbed a quick selfie in front of the London Eye and Big Ben. Finally...
My employer’s corporate office is located in Westlake, Ohio, USA. From time to time I travel there for meetings or to deliver training during conferences. I used to think of the PD or professional development week each may to be a waste of time. However, over the last few years, with a growing number of us working remotely, it is really nice to get to meet and...
If you know me, you know I love traveling to Japan. I took my first trip in 2008, went back in 2009 for a friend’s wedding, and took my first travel companion in 2013. Japan holds a place near and dear to my heart as I have made many friends there as well as it was one of my first huge (or series of) culture shocks which kicked off my deep desire for travel. As...
I am on a long layover in Seattle. I call these positioning flights. The idea is when I am flying halfway around the world, I fly part of the way sleep in a real bed at a hotel, then continue onward. Sometimes, as is the case this trip, it is actually cheaper as it allows me to fly on better priced days. It was great to see the mountains again. Can you ID the...
On my way to The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico this weekend. I started traveling at 8am PST from Orange County, making a stop in Atlanta, and then continuing on to San Juan around 10:30pm Atlantic Time. This will be my 4th (I think) trip to one of my favorite Islands. One of the more interesting parts about this place is that it is a Province of the USA (partying since...
Good afternoon from JFK (New York). What are you doing on your day off? Mine started at 3am PST with a drive to LAX. Once again my PreCheck status got me through security in record time. I can’t help but be reminded of the Stereotype scene from Up In the Air. We spent about 5 hours traveling to NYC. I am traveling to Columbia this weekend for a week of work...