A short visit to India – 2009

I travel to India on business quite frequently.  During these trips I try and take advantage of the trip and do some side trips to see parts of this vast and country.  My first trip was in 2009 and in addition to seeing some of the local sites in Hyderabad, where my India office is … Read more

Spain and Northern Italy – Nov 2008

After completing some business in Barcelona, Spain in November 2008 Red joined me for some vacation time.  We spent the weekend in Barcelona seeing he sites and then moved on to northern Italy where we rented a car and drove from Milan to Venice, Firenze and back to Milan.  An interesting time in the low … Read more

SCUBA Diving Family Trip – Fiji 2007

In December of 2007 Red, Corinne and I took a break and went to Fiji to get some sun and escape the cold, dark, wet Northwest winter.   Corinne finished getting certified as a SCUBA diver and she and I enjoyed the warm waters of Fiji together while Red enjoyed snorkeling above us.  It was a … Read more

Scotland, Norway and the High Arctic – July 2007

For our first BIG vacation together as a couple Red and I picked something a little different.  We headed out on smallest ship for adventures in the arctic!  The Polar Pioneer served as our home base for these adventures.  The trip was designed and run by Aurora Expeditions out of Australia.  We were the only … Read more

Israel 2007

In June of 2007 I had to take a business trip to Haifa, Israel.  As part of the trip I was able to take time to see various areas of the country.   A fascinating country with a large variety of environments and of course both ancient and modern history of get interest and significance. First … Read more