Share a Coke with a Blogger?
I brought this bottle home from Budapest and I thought it was hilarious (and fitting) – Or it could just be that it’s 8pm and I’m hitting the jet lag wall trying to stay awake until 10 so I don’t wake up at 3am again tomorrow … Either way – share a Coke with me 🙂 […]
Jetlag 1 – Sleep Pattern 0
Jetlag : A.K.A. I need a vacation from my travels So, I got home late last night from my latest European Vacation business trip… while it wasn’t as bad as the Griswald’s coming home from CEST usually does bad things to my circadian rhythm and sleep patterns. Its currently about 8:15 PM here in US […]
26 hours to go …
Heading home … Its been a long 5 out of 6 weeks of business travel this summer – but it is coming to a close very shortly. In 26 hours I get on my British Airways flight from Budapest, Hungary to London, Heathrow … then Heathrow back to Philadelphia … then finally back into the Poconos […]
Sziget Festival – I’m (not) with the band
Sziget Festival – I’m (not) with the band I am in Budapest, Hungary on the last leg of my European business trip, and apparently it coincides with Sziget Festival – one of the largest music festivals in Europe is in town this week. All flights were full (or as mine was – overbooked), hotels are packed, […]
Barcelona Panorama
Panorama from the Cathedral of Barcelona Another photo from my recent business trip to Barcelona, this one is from the top of the Cathedral of Barcelona (Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulà lia). This is about 210° centered on the large cross at the back of the Cathedral. For €3.oo to get to the top […]
Barcelona: Why Have They Cast Me from Heaven?
Barcelona Cathedral: Julio Nieto “Why Have They Cast me From Heaven?” For the past week I have been on a business trip in Oslo, Norway – and – one of my favorite cities, Barcelona, Spain Catalonia and have been able to take my wife with me and show her this amazing city. After work we […]
View from Holmenkollen
Panoramic View from Holmenkollen Last night my wife and I had dinner with a business colleague at the Scandic Hotel at Holmenkollen just outside of Oslo, Norway under the Skiforeningen (Ski Jump Museum). Holmenkollen is a neighborhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. In addition to being a residential area, the area has been a ski recreation area since […]
Viking Wooden Animal Carving
Viking Wooden Animal Carving While on my trip to Oslo, we had some down time and took a ferry over to Bygdøy and spent a few hours at the Viking Ship Museum. When you stop and think, the first permanent English settlement in North America was Jamestown, Virgina in 1607 and these ships may have predated […]
Housekeeping & Blog Updates
Blog updates across the world It is Sunday morning here in Oslo, Norway on the second leg of my European business trips … this one is Oslo, Barcelona and Budapest. I got a few decent images so far and was about to upload one (will do so shortly…) and I noticed I had a bunch […]
Home again … or?
Home again … or on my way again? So, for the past three weeks or so I’ve been on the road in Europe for a work trip Bracknell UK, London, Frankfurt and Paris. Luckily I was able to take my wife along for some of the travels and also my camera and new lenses. I’m […]