The global economic downturn may have its upside: with people around the world nervous about where (or if) their next paycheck might be coming from, the tourism business is experiencing some tough times. Meanwhile, the value of the US dollar is going back up, now that the cost of energy is taking a temporary break [...]
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TGS
The Tokyo Game Show (TGS) is an event like no other, so, it was of course with great anticipation that I prepared for the show. Covering conventions and getting interviews is one aspect of it. But living out of my luggage, well… that is a year round affair for me. Doing trade show circuits and [...]
BLAME IT ON KEROUAC
The lure of travel, and making it a career, is something that I attribute to great books. Seeing Vienna and all the city has to offer was truly inspiring, and that inspiration was heavily influenced by its writers.
The Vienna of the written word is varied, to say the least. The romanticized notion [...]
ACRONYMS OF ADVENTURE
Today`s business conferences are taking on new roles in trying to evolve and adapt to its members. It used to be that business conferences were the sole domain of those who attended. But all industries have their fan base, and this is something that business conferences have had to consider. In the technology [...]
IT’S A FESTIVAL LIFE FOR ME
Traveling isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be. When your job is to keep roaming from place to place, a new bed (with any luck) every other night, it can be hard to see why you don’t just pack it in. The lure of something new and exciting is [...]

