Is your country friendly?
As you think about all the places you’ve visited, lived in, worked in, which one would you consider the friendliest, the most welcoming? I recently came across two surveys that asked business people around the world that question. &…
Money, Money, Money
People who travel frequently outside their own country often accumulate a collection of currency they can’t use at home. It sits in a drawer with their passport waiting for the next trip to a place where they can use Euros, Rupees, Rand o…
One Date Multiple Holidays
Lilly of the ValleyIn San Francisco earlier this week I met with a woman wearing a crown of fresh flowers. An unusual sight in an office. Once I moved past the surprise it brought back memories of grammar school celebrations of May Da…
Laugh, Travel & Be Creative
The opening line of a recent Wall Street Journal article “How to Be Creative” says “Creativity can seem like magic.” Many of us may agree. However Jonah Lehrer in his book Imagine – How Creativity Works (www.amazon.com)…
Delightful surprises of travel
Through the fog of jet lag I recall highlights of my recent travels. There are the images of monkey, camels and elephants along the streets in Jaipur. The joy of seeing the Eiffel Tower again. The central market in Florence fil…
Dal-Baati-Churma, Camembert & Gelato
As I am about to embark on a journey that will take me to a new place – Jaipur – and familiar destinations – Paris, Rome, Florence and London – I’ve started considering the meals ahead. A new city, in a new country translates to …
The Global Local Menu
When I read an article in last week in the Wall St. Journal about McDonald’s expansion plans in China. (“McDonald’s to Tout Quality in China.”) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203833004577250832595756206.htmlI thought…
Safe Travel Documents Passports & Visas
For years people from around the world noted that Americans didn’t know much about their part of the world (wherever they were), that Americans didn’t travel beyond their own borders. Given that as recently as the year 2000 less than 1…
Are there bridges to consider?
On the front page of the Wall Street Journal last Wednesday was a headline: Spain Plans to Burn its Bridges to Keep Vacationers on the Job.My imagination saw bridges across rivers and roads being blown up. Debris flying everywhere like a Wo…
Over 100 million people asking: Who will win?
Some might call this the World Cup finals of the US Football (not soccer) season. Sunday, February 5, 2012 the New York Giants and New England Patriots meet for the right to declare themselves the best football team in the nation (and the world)….
