Today I’m a couch potato/cold sufferer: blame it on travel. Still, I’m grateful for travel, grateful it’s only a cold.
Category: Practices
LHR/ATH
Aegean LHR/ATH, US$116, exit row, empty seat beside me, free hot meal and wine, Bennett/Gaga on Android. #grateful
Amtrak at Union Depot
Cycled to St. Paul’s Union Depot. This winter I’ll take Amtrak to Miami, stopping in several cities including NYC.
Planning for Winter
Beautiful sunny day. Spent half the day inside, planning flights, hotels, cars and trains in warm places this winter.
Success Secrets They Don’t Want You to Know
Success is too often defined as celebrity, money, or power.Do SomethingA colleague, an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota, was about to deliver an early morning lecture. He stood in his heavy coat, and pronounced it to be a super frigid day.The students groaned in agreement.He then asked: “What are we going to do about…… Continue reading Success Secrets They Don’t Want You to Know
A Day to Forget
OK I admit it: I got tired of figuring out this place all on my own, so I signed up for a “Landmarks and Viewpoints” tour for foreign visitors. This was a day to forget.At exactly the appointed time the bus rolled up to my Okoyama (Honshu) $26 a night capsule hotel (Hotel River Side).…… Continue reading A Day to Forget
Passing Through Cedar
A Shared Culture When I’m in Japan I feel happiest and most comfortable when I’m hiking. When I pass another hiker in rain gear on the trail, a cheery “konnichiwa” is enough said. We look at each other, knowing we are sharing the same experience. A shared culture across different cultures lets me belong. Pursuit…… Continue reading Passing Through Cedar
Walking into Forbidden Places
We were riding the Delhi metro when we became aware of dirty looks, and, oddly, all the other passengers were female. Then it dawned on us we had stumbled into the women-only coach. The fine for this infraction was higher than for riding on the roof, and it was being regularly enforced. The subway train was moving, we…… Continue reading Walking into Forbidden Places
We Both Love Soup
We both love soup (a hilarious line from “Best in Show) so we’re attending a winter soup (demonstration) cooking class this evening
Planning Hikes
Today, worked on shortlist of places to hike. Used Google, Google Earth, Garmin MapSource, Evernote, and a paper map.