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Category Archives: 2024
Củ Chi, Vietnam 110124
This is our final day before making the long trip home. We have a flight from Siagon to Hong Kong set for the evening and I worked out that we had enough time to squeeze in a tour out in … Continue reading
Nhơn Trạch District, Vietnam 103124
The majority of today was spent with a supplier meeting and a plant tour of their new multi-building facitlity out of town. This was my principal justification for coming to Vietnam. The drive was about an hour east of the … Continue reading
Saigon, Vietnam 103024
Our second day in Ho Chi Minh City – we had the day off to explore the town. My work calls didn’t begin until after dinner and so we had a chance to sleep in for the first time this … Continue reading
Hong Kong 102924
Our second day at the lighting show. Basically same schedule; we got up early and had a breakfast meeting with one of our suppliers. We then headed to the light show to meet contacts and see what is new. Donny … Continue reading
Saigon, Vietnam 102924
Yesterday was another travel day – Brenda and I got up at 5am to head for the airport to take a Cathay Pacific flight to Saigon, Vietnam – our first time here.Officially called “Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh” – that’s … Continue reading
Hong Kong 102724
Our traveling continues to Hong Kong. We are here for several days to attend an annual trade show – HKTDC Autumn Lighting Fair. View from the lounge where we had coffee and breakfast each morning. Attending the show – big … Continue reading
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Ningbo, China 102624
Our final morning in Ningbo before we head back to the airport. Donny and I spent the morning at a factory Headquarters, participating in some meetings. More helpful bathroom advice. At our hotel in Ningbo; all of the girl employees … Continue reading
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Ningbo, China 102524
Our second day in Ningbo. It’s a Friday here and we had a lighter schedule. Our team split up – some of our other co-workers went on some plant tours outside of town. Donny and I had visited these same … Continue reading
Ningbo, China 102424
Thursday is another travel day for us, making the flight from Beijing to Ningbo. I visited this city last year – where we do business with a company.The owner is hosting our visit – putting us up in a hotel, … Continue reading
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Beijing, China 102324
Our final afternoon in Beijing before we continue on.. Lunch in the mountains. It had warmed up nicely and we all sat outside on a deck with the Great Wall and surrounding countryside as our backdrop. Another strategic stop for … Continue reading
Mutianyu, China 102324
This morning started early; I had calls and meetings that ran from 3:30am right up until I met the rest of the gang for breakfast at 7:00am. In China, we’re exactly 12 hours off time-zone-wise; it’s easy to keep track … Continue reading
Beijing, China 102224
Greetings from the glorious worker’s paradise. Much family happiness and long productive life wishes for you all! We are in the nation’s capital of 22 million to spend a couple of days seeing the sights. Very gratefully, we have the … Continue reading
Seoul, South Korea 102124
Today was a travel day – the afternoon and evening were consumed with getting to the airport, through the whole process, and on to our next destination. We did have some time in the morning to take a hike – … Continue reading
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Seoul, South Korea 102024
This evening we toured the Myeongdong Night Market – far more active than we had assumed. The market was filled with people and food stalls in about an 8 x 8 block area of town. We could hardly make our … Continue reading
Seoul, South Korea 101924
Brenda and I are back overseas for a lengthy bit of work and play. Our first stop is a long weekend in Seoul, South Korea.For most of this trip we are joined with couple Donny and Meredith. Donny is a … Continue reading
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Turtle Lodge, Amazon River, Brazil 081024
9 Aug 2024 Our final morning excursion down the river was to a family farm. Below, a cool boat on the journey. Look at that reflection in the water! A local church. Another doggo greeting party (my favorite kind!) at … Continue reading
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Turtle Lodge, Amazon River, Brazil 080824
[Adam] We settle into a routine here at the lodge. After breakfast, we head out and explore another trail in the jungle. It usually takes us 2-3 hours for each sortie we make. Most of the animal activity occurs early … Continue reading
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Turtle Lodge, Amazon River, Brazil 080724
Back up in the morning at 5:30 to see the sunrise and look for birds. In the middle of the water you can see the fin of the gray Amazon river dolphin. Success.. In the photo you can see a … Continue reading
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Turtle Lodge, Amazon River, Brazil 080624
We are spending the next 4 nights and five days at a lodge about 3.5 hours south of Manuas – down the Amazon and then up several other rivers to a remote location very close to “nowhere”. In order to … Continue reading
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Manaus, Brazil 080524
For the next two weeks we are in Brazil. There is one week of play and then one week of work (in Sao Paulo) on the schedule. We have traveled to Manaus, Brazil – in the heart of the Amazon … Continue reading
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Mexico City, Mexico 072224
Today is Monday.. I had some work meetings in the morning in the central part of town. I was able to finish up around noon and race back to our hotel to head out for some fun in the final … Continue reading
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Mexico City, Mexico 072124
Sunday morning in Mexico City. In a country where things don’t really get started each day until around noon, Sunday starts even later.The major roads through the city were closed down this morning to allow for a road race – … Continue reading
Mexico City, Mexico 072024
I have some business meetings to attend in Monterrey and Mexico City this week. To convince Brenda to come with me, I bookended the business talks on a Friday and Monday – giving us a chance to have a weekend … Continue reading
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Morocco, 2024
Adam has work in Frankfurt, Germany next week. We found very reasonably-priced tickets from Frankfurt to Marrakech, Morocco on a budget airline, so we came a week early to add a Moroccan leg to the trip. We are excited to … Continue reading
Frankfurt, Germany 030624
Some final shots from our last day in Germany. We fly home tomorrow morning.I’ve been working the past 3 days, mostly at the big Light + Build trade show, plus dinners out each night with customers and/or employees. Brenda came … Continue reading
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Marrakech, Morocco 030224
Our last day in Morocco. Our flight back to Frankfurt is scheduled for the evening, so we had most of the day to wander around town, do some last minute shopping, and look for cool things to photograph.We put in … Continue reading
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Marrakech, Morocco 030124
Today is mostly a travel (drive) day back to Marrakech – where we will spend the final 2 days of our time here in Morocco. Leaving our hotel in Dadés. Built into the hillside, level space comes at a premium. … Continue reading
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Dadés Gorge, Morocco 022924
We are now making a lazy return trip to Marrakech. Today we headed back up deeper into the Atlas mountains to see how many of the Mountain Berber people lived.. they have carved out a life wherever there is water, … Continue reading
Agdz, Morocco 022824
Today is the day we pack up and leave our Saharan camp. We’re slowly making our way back to Marrakech, but hitting some interesting stops along the way. Hey, it’s my birthday today! 55 years old. I now qualify to … Continue reading
Sahara 022724 (Part One)
We are spending 3 days / 2 nights somewhere in the Sahara. The rage of dunes (a sea) is called Erg Chigaga, but it’s more of a region than a specific location. The Berbers all know where they’re going.. they … Continue reading
Sahara 022724 (Part Two)
Continuing photos from the 27th.. At the Nomad camp. This is a pen for baby goats. The mothers are herded off to the mountains to eat during the day and then return to give milk to kids and humans alike. … Continue reading
Foum Zguid, Morocco 022624
We continue our journey south, out of the Atlas mountains and to the souther edge of Morocco, along the Algerian border. Sunrise in Äit Benhaddou.. you can hear the chant of the call to prayer about 10 minutes prior. Along … Continue reading
Äit Benhaddou, Morocco 022524
This is our first, full day in Morocco. After breakfast at 8, we were picked up by our driver to whisk us off on a 5-night, 6-day journey through the southern part of the country. His name is Khalid and … Continue reading
Frankfurt, Germany 022424
This is another travel day for us, but we had the morning free in Frankfurt to do some more exploring.It was cold and rainy this Saturday morning, but we had the proper gear to head on out. Selfie in the … Continue reading
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Frankfurt, Germany 022324
Brenda and start what will be a two-week trip, combining work and fun together. We left Atlanta yesterday evening and got into Frankfurt (direct flight) this morning. We were able to check into our hotel before noon, which gave us … Continue reading
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