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California West Coast

I had my first opportunity in some years to spend some time on the California coastal cities of San Francisco and San Diego. The weather was better than The Netherlands for sure, and while I didn’t get a chance to … Continue reading

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Troy (and Istanbul !)

Since a very young age, I have wanted to visit the site of the city of Troy made famous in Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey. I can’t recall where I first read about it – possibly in the How and … Continue reading

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Rotterdam

I arrived back safely in The Netherlands from Malaysia the other day – not totally without incident. Standing by the luggage carousel there are possibly only three ‘bad’ things that can happen: your luggage never shows up, your luggage does … Continue reading

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Kuala Lumpur

I’m just finishing up a four day trip to Malaysia, and am getting ready to pack and head for the airport. This is the fourth time here this year and again I stayed at the Marriott Putrajaya (see http://www.marriottputrajaya.com ), … Continue reading

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Back From Washington DC

Freshly returned from Washington DC and the TTI/Vanguard Conference on NextGens technologies ! The conference (see http://www.ttivanguard.com/ ) was quite interesting, as was the field trip to George Washington University We had a good walk around the capital, and while … Continue reading

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