After about 32 hours of missed connections, running through LAX, and the long flights themselves, I landed in Canberra, Australia, yesterday. Now it’s Saturday morning and I’m feeling a bit more refreshed after a long night’s sleep. It’s sunny and warm here. I’m here for a 5 day meeting starting Monday at the National Library […]
Tag: travel
Taste of Paris
Tonight, the last night in Paris, and after a long day of work meetings, my “traveling companion” and I saw a jazz trio (guitar, bass, and drums) with a tap dancer, and surprise visit by an accordianist. Tres cool. It was like we were crashing a private French party – the space was really small, […]
Hello from Paris
I arrived safely in Paris. Sitting in the hotel lobby waiting to check in. Fun fun fun! Had a great weekend in North Carolina at the Greensboro College Alumni weekend booksigning. I will post more later about that…
1936: Are You as Polite at Home as Outside?
As we get closer to Thanksgiving, and the holiday season in general, I thought it might be time for a reminder about courtesy in the home. Many of us will be in close quarters with our extended family for hours and perhaps days on end, and more than ever it will be important to be […]
1926: Hotel Etiquette
The recent trip had a few memorable hotel-related incidents: room mixups due to a reservation booked by one of our party for the wrong night (and subsequent cancellation by the hotel), accusations by an angry Spanish hotel clerk of possible orgies (long, long story there, and JUST NOT TRUE!), and extra fees for air conditioning […]