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1729 days ago
Friday night in Prague The phone rang and it was Sara Faatz, her and her younger sister Malorie (I’m sure I butchered the splling) had finally made it into Prague - -they had to detour through Amsterdam because Malorie’s passport expired in 75 days. The airline in London SCREWED up and let them board, in Amsterdam for their changeover they realized the mistake – uh-oh! Turns out though the airline forwarded their bags to Prague, even though they weren’t on the flight. They were almost out of luck, but since the airline faced stringent fines and ‘endangered’ the lives of hundreds, they tried to cover it up. Helping them get to the consulate, rebooking their tickets. They met the consul general, and got a new passport and were able to get into Prague by around 6:30. We met on the Charles Bridge where we also joined John Robbins, one of their colleagues. The 4 of us took on a bit of nighttime siteseeing, exploring the Prague Castle, its related cathedrals and ...
1729 days ago
I learned that -20 degrees Celsius = -20 degrees Farenheit on this trip (I may have mentioned it earlier) – I just arrived in Helsinki (I’m working on tales of Prague and Norway, I’m a bit behind with that work thing) – but it is -14 and dropping (celsius) – that is #@*( cold…
1729 days ago
Well prague was awesome, but I’ve been to busy to write, as I am now – Norway has been crazy, non-stop work, its 12:15 AM and I’m booked solid tomorrow starting at 8AM… so 6 hours of sleep here I come. I have all kinds of stories though from Prague and Norway now (including having Icelandic guides (read: drinking buddies), who would have guessed?)…
1733 days ago
I awoke in some serious pain, dragged myself to the shower and out the door to catch my Taxi to the venue. It was 8AM, and I was to go on at 9AM. No traffic and a few close calls with my life later and I was at the venue, a big 4-star hotel on the edge of town near the main highway artery of the Czech Republic. When I arrived I was greeted warmly by Barbara who was coordinating the event and was startled at the amount of staff they had for registration. About 15, beautiful (and I mean BEAUTIFUL) Czech hostesses were ready and waiting to help guests check in and get their material. (I had heard Czech women were attractive, but Wow, this was another league)) – I won’t bore anyone or myself with the details of the presentation, just know it went well and I survived. The most interesting part of it was a short conversation with a British gentleman who had called Prague home for the last 8 years (except for a 1 year stint in New Zealand). We chatted about technology for a bit, about ...
1733 days ago
2/23 (Wednesday) In the last two years I have learned to have a lot of patience with travel. It is a requirement when you spend 30% of your time on the road, airports, delays, whether, hotels, foreign languages. You learn patience. My trip from Madrid to Prague was definitely a test of my patience. For starters, I felt like crap – I had the makings of a cold, nothing serious, but it certainly did not make it comfortable. I was fortunate enough to have access to the business lounge where I found a couch to sleep on. I have had trouble getting a good nights rest and so catching an hours nap on something remotely comfortable was key. After waiting 5 hours in the lounge our plane was ready to board. I boarded and took up my seat in business class (thank god). We sat there. And sat there. The Spanish do not understand how to de-ice a plane and they were giving priority to all Iberia planes, so my Czech airlines flight was low on the list. We sat on the plane for ...
