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Articles & Other Musings

Map of this summer's travel (so far)
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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

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Are you with the band?
Photography

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

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Panoramic view of Barcelona from the top of the Cathedral of Barcelona
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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 Eulàlia).  This is about 210° centered on the large cross at the back

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Sculpture by Julio Nieto "¿Por qué me echaron del cielo?" at the Cathedral of Barcelona
Personal

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

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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

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Viking Wood Animal Carving
Photography

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

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Boston Summer and South Station
Computing

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

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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

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Photography

Photo Luggage and packing gear for travel

Photo Luggage … All I need is a Sherpa This weekend, I’m going on a business trip to the UK, Germany and France for about 17 days, and getting my photo gear ready. I’ve picked up a few new pieces of glass and needed a

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