The Liebster Award is an award that exists only on the internet and is given to bloggers by other bloggers. The earliest case of the award goes as far back as 2011. Liebster in German means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome. The award is a way to be … Continue reading Liebster, Lobster, Gleaton, Glooben
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Dirty Little Secret
So, no surprise, I always read the Sunday travel section. Last week one of my favorite columns was titled "Dirty little secrets of doing hand laundry on the road". Now, doing laundry on the road is nothing new to folks who travel all the time and experience delays, long meetings, bad weather, and the list … Continue reading Dirty Little Secret
Paying for the Public Potty
Being a veteran (mostly business) traveler, I rarely get flustered even when traveling abroad. But, of course, there was one incident that caused some pretty anxious minutes and required relying on the help of total strangers. Let me back up a moment. I was in London for a trade show (there, they call it a … Continue reading Paying for the Public Potty
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles – My Escape From NYC
Sixteen years. Yes, that's the number of consecutive years I was scheduled to travel to New York in February (I made it for 15 of those trips, but more on that later...). "How was the weather?" most at home in sunny southern California would ask in horror. Well, the truth is - it could be anything … Continue reading Planes, Trains, and Automobiles – My Escape From NYC