As readers of this blog know, I have been traveling a lot for my job this year. North Carolina, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and coming up later this year — Guam, and California again — obviously, I have no hesitation or problem jumping on a plane for long flights.
So my heart sunk when I received a message from a guy in Berlin that read…
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No, I have not skipped across the planet and landed in China. I am not that “far east.”
Yesterday began with “First Call”/”Reveille” at 0600. I was, after all, a guest on a military base. I actually tried some P.T… well, not…. Instead, I was met by someone sent to get me to transport me to the airport for an early flight.
One half-hour later…
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Greetings from a delightfully warm and very friendly location where I remain on business travel.
Wednesday’s travels involved going on a short tour by sea on a research ship, then lunch on land at a university, then climbing aboard a…
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Day 2 of my “where in the world is BHD?” took me on a long walk at dawn — five miles, according to my pedometer. This was my view:
After returning to my hotel where I showered and changed, I was picked up by a colleague who took me to a meeting place where a number of local professionals joined…
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Where in the world is BHD today?
I left home for business travel on Monday morning, and arrived here…
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I returned home from Hawaii yesterday uneventfully. However, from exposure to vog, lots of coughing & sneezing, etc., as well as being surrounded by many others also “under the weather,” I have developed a whopper of a cold. I am actually taking…
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I admit, I’ve been a bit of a droopy downer lately, missing my husband, complaining about allergies to vog, and having trouble with adjustments to jet lag.
Yesterday morning, I had to give myself a stern talking to and a kick in my own ass. I stood myself up, looked at myself in the mirror, and said, “you fool… don’t you know…
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My meetings ended early on Thursday, so a buddy took me out for a tour. Fortunately, the tradewinds have begun blowing again, so the crappy air that was making me have severe allergic reactions was better, especially on the far side of the island.
Photo below proves…
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I find myself here in paradise… working hard during the day (yeah, really) yet being rather bored and lonely after the work day is done.
My hotel is not on a beach, but a beach is not far away. However, …
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I love my job, really, and I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to travel. It’s been 28 years since I spent any significant time besides changing planes in Hawaii. My meetings and presentations are going well. I am meeting many more people and like expanding my network.
And I am the ONLY guy wearing boots. Man, so many flip-flops. Uggghhh…. but it’s the islands, that’s what they do, even if I think that the only correct place for flip-flops is in the trash.
However, if you heard my voice…
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