Tag: international travel tips

Expressing Gratitude: I Am Thankful For My Family

| February 12, 2012 | 4 Comments
Expressing Gratitude: I Am Thankful For My Family

While traveling in India, I realized that there were many things for which I am thankful.  One of the things that I am most thankful for is my family and our ability to lead a relatively healthy and safe life.  Being away from my family for ten days was very difficult.  Because of the high [...]

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Expressing Gratitude: I Am Thankful I Get to Travel the World

| February 9, 2012 | 0 Comments
Expressing Gratitude: I Am Thankful I Get to Travel the World

As I mentioned during my last blog post, I am traveling the world.  I traveled from my home in Tampa for a ten day trip through India that included both sightseeing and work.  This is my second trip to India, and for the most part, I have been traveling with my co-workers and visiting other [...]

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Sleepless in New Delhi: The Stress of Jet Lag

| February 4, 2012 | 8 Comments
Sleepless in New Delhi: The Stress of Jet Lag

I am writing this post from my trip to India as I try to cope with the stress of jet lag.  I arrived last night on a business trip that will include a little sightseeing.  The trip from Tampa to New Delhi is more than 7,000 miles and involves two planes.  One of the plane [...]

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Traveling Halfway Around the World: Coping with Stressful International Travel

| August 10, 2011 | 5 Comments
Traveling Halfway Around the World: Coping with Stressful International Travel

Have you ever experienced stress related to international travel? Yesterday, when I was traveling home from a business trip, I sat next to a family who looked like they had been traveling forever.  The two parents held a cranky toddler who was barefoot and wrapped in a blanket.  The flight was delayed but short, only about [...]

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We All Need A Little Help Sometimes

| August 8, 2011 | 2 Comments
We All Need A Little Help Sometimes

Last week I did some traveling for work.  I often see and experience interesting things when I travel, and this trip was no different.  When I left the airport near my home, I experienced an interesting situation.  As I was boarding the train that goes from the terminal to the gate at the airport, a woman stopped me.  [...]

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