In early December I was invited to join some members of ourr sales team on a trip to Key West for a team building exercise - a chance to get to know the team better and spend some quality time in the sun. It was coupled with a trip to meet with a customer and a partner, so it was an effect trip, and one that I will try and remember the details on almost 2 months after-the-fact.
Read MoreA Last Full Day in the Netherlands
Today was our last full day in the Netherlands, and it ended up being the perfect combination of exploring the country a little more and spending time with family, which was the thing that drew us here in the first place. We were spending the day with mom‘s cousin Ton, and his wife Lenie.
Read MoreGouda and Delft - Exploring More of the Netherlands
Today we had decided to explore a little bit more of the Netherlands and do a bit of a day trip out from our place here in Utrecht. We were up at a pretty good hour, had a little bit to eat, and got ourselves organized to head out for the day. We were going to be driving everywhere, and so we were able to take everything with us that we would need for the day. We were heading west, with the ultimate destination of the town of Delft. But rather than heading straight there, we decided to make a stop in the town of Gouda, along the way.
Read MoreNetherlands: Leiden and The Hague
We arrived in the Netherlands and picked up a rental car for our couple of weeks of exploration and family visits. Our first stop was less than an hour south of the airport in Leiden. Leiden is a university town where a friend of the family lives, and who invited us to stop in and visit for the day before we headed on to The Hague for a couple of days.
Read MoreLas Vegas and Bruce Springsteen
This past weekend we flew down to Las Vegas for a fun weekend of music and escape from the Vancouver winter. We did not get the weather we had hoped for, and the trip ended up being a day longer than we had planned, but the main event, Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band at T-Mobile Arena was everything I have been imagining and hoping for, for the better part of 40 years. There’s lots to cover…
Read MoreA Quick Week in Pune India
After a quick stop in France, it was onwards for the main part of my trip. I was kicking off a big project that the team in India was taking the lead on, and I needed to spend some time and work with them. I was going to be in the office for a week, arriving Friday and staying through the following Saturday. While there was not a lot of time for sightseeing, there were a few interesting things to share.
Read MoreA Quick Stop in Toulouse on the way to India
I was headed to India for work, and as I was traveling through Europe to get there, it was quite inexpensive to add a stop in Toulouse along the way. It had been quite a long time since my last trip to Toulouse, so it seemed like a good idea to stop in and see the team and to have a chance to meet up with some old friends.
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