On the bus ride home from work today, as Saint Saens’ “Danse Macabre” played appropriately on my iPod, I put the finishing touches on my first revision notes fore Banner of the King! Boy, was that ever a long and boring process. Tomorrow, I begin the possibly longer process of applying said notes to my […]
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Prague 2014 – Worth a Second Trip
For the first time in a decade or so of being sent on work trips, I finally visited a city that I’d want to go back to. I was in Prague for business (EAIE 2014!), but I still managed to have some fun, and to stumble on the truth shattering a long-held family belief. Hint: […]
Travis’ Travels: Never be Brave when Baiju is Involved
My trip to Beijing two weeks ago is fading from my memory, encouraged by the head-turning speed of the trip and the exhausting catch-up I’ve been playing since I returned, so I figured I’d better get it on paper before the whole thing fades away. Although the trip was not that much shorter than my […]
Travis’ Travels: Off to Beijing
This is just a quick note to my regular readers to let you know I’ll be in Beijing this weekend for a signing event… or rather a recruiting fair for my day job. Maybe in another year or two, I can bring my books along and sign them, too. For now, I will be hiding […]
Travis’ Travels: Gion Matsuri
Not so much “travels” but a unique opportunity to immerse myself in the culture, so it’s more or less the same idea. This is cross-posted from the TranSenz International Family Blog, where the picture formatting looks a little better. Earlier this week, I had a chance to participate in the Gion Matsuri, one of Japan’s […]
Travis’ Travels: Three Days in Vietnam
Not counting countries where I never left the airport/military base, Vietnam was the 10th foreign country I have visited. (The others were Canada, Japan, British West Indies, Thailand, China, Austria, Hungary, Afghanistan, and Malaysia). In terms of favorites, Vietnam landed pretty close to the bottom of the list. Second-to-last, which is, in effect, the bottom, […]