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Sweden! by Mitch

I arrived in Sweden on Tuesday on a Lufthanza plane filled with a Canadian hockey team coming to play a tournament here.  Good luck Canada! Getting to my hotel was a little tricky.  Fortunately there is a great tourist information counter at...

Times Square... Holy Hanna! by Mitch

Theresa and I had a conversation in November that basically went like this: 'What are we doing for New Year's Eve?' 'I dunno... want to get a babysitter?' 'Sure... I'll see if she's free.' ' Wait, I have a better...

Mumbai Monday by Mitch

I suppose the first day of the week - whether it is Monday or Sunday - is not too different wherever you go.  Having arrived in India late Saturday night to teach a class on Monday I had to come into the office on Sunday to prepare, as did a local...
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Malaysia by Mitch

Note From Mitch: You may have noticed a drastic shift in my blogging from Hong Kong to Malaysia.  Arriving in Malaysia and especially outside the relative safety of Kuala Lampur I realized that there were real issues that I had to concern myself...

Entering India by Mitch

I had been prepared for the abject poverty rampant throughout India because people had warned me about it, and because I have seen the scenes on television, in movies, in journals. It was impossible to miss the signs as soon as I left the airport. As...

Look up! by Mitch

There was a time when I would have been paying closer attention to these things... but not only did I have more time, the world - my world - was a much smaller place. In 1983 my parents took me to Chicago to an event, and I got to see the Sears Tower...

Opportunities by Mitch

When I look back on my week in Hong Kong - I was here for work after all - it is hard to imagine anyone accusing me of not taking full advantage of my time here.  In most of the cities I have visited this past year I have effectively gone from the...
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Mitch Takes on the Mainland! by Mitch

In case it wasn't cool enough that I am in Hong Kong for the week, Earlier in the week I applied for a visa to visit Mainland China.  Today was the big day. In preparation for my trip I took a number of precautions, both against crime and against...

So a Dummy Walks Into a Restaurant... by Mitch

Of course you know that I am no dummy, but when I walked into a restaurant for lunch (I believe it was called Choi Fook Seafood Restaurant) that is not used to nor equipped to serve foreigners, I might as well have been. The restaurant was on the third...
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Day 3 - The Good, the Bad, and the Delicious! by Mitch

Today was the first day of my course in Hong Kong, but first and foremost it was the first light of Channukah. There was an interesting story in the South China Morning News on Monday about the Jewish community in Hong Kong, which somewhat ironically...

Authentic Hong Kong??? by Mitch

So I showed up at the training centre on time this morning, that is I showed up an hour early. The door was locked, and the receptionist and her friend were waiting outside. They suggested I go get breakfast and since I had skipped it because I lost track...
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Holy HK Dollars, BatMan! by Mitch

So after settling into my hotel yesterday I was glad to be able to shower (17 hours on a plane… groan!) and then hook up my laptop to synchronize all the work I had done. I went downstairs into the Pacific Place shopping mall (It must be one of the ritzier...
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End of Day 2… a rundown. by Mitch

For the first time ever I woke up in Asia today; unfortunately I did it at 4:00 in the morning, but I suppose jet lag can do that to you. I am hoping that getting to bed on time and getting up at a reasonable hour tomorrow will put an end to that. After...

17 Hours on a 777… by Mitch

A few weeks ago Singapore Airlines and Airbus made headlines with the inaugural flight of their A380 Superliner. I read the stories, including the first-hand accounts of some of the First Class passengers, and was duly impressed. I thought it strange...
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How Many Miles... by Mitch

A lot of people have said to me over the past few months that they would love to have my job. Admittedly I do have a pretty great job. Someone once said that if you do something you love you will never work a day in your life. I don’t know about that...
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