The Road to Macau Unlike most stories on this site, this one is true. I am currently in Macau while on a recruitment trip for work—a quick stopover between mainland China and Mongolia. Macau is kind of like the little brother of Hong Kong just across the bay. It was a Portuguese territory and was…
Tag: travel
Muse on Monday – February 24, 2025
I’m leaving on a fairly extensive trip to Asia today, so that got me thinking about travel. When you take a long trip, no matter how much preparation you do, it always feels like you are missing something. Of course, sometimes you have to leave unprepared. Refugees are in that situation, where you just take…
Muse on Monday – October 21, 2024
Well, I’m finally back from my travels overseas. I meant to post while I was gone but it was a work trip, meaning that there was almost no time between my travel, events and trying to keep up on work back at the office. Travel is the best and worst part of my job since…
Muse on Monday – April 11, 2022
One great thing about reading is the chance to travel to different places and situations without leaving your home. Reading doesn’t open a new world, it opens up a million new worlds. Writing is the same way but we get to make the choices. If you want to go somewhere, all you need to do…
Hotel Limbo
Hotel Limbo At least two of the hotel’s 4 stars must have been photoshopped. Towels worn, dirty bathroom, shampoo bottles refilled. I sat on the bed, frantically searching flights. I had 36 hours to travel 2700 miles across Central Asia to make my next connection after my last flight had been cancelled. COVID Ugh, I’d…
The Green-Walled Treehouse 