Being a big fan of “The Police’, I am happy they’ve reunited for their 2007 summer tour, in 31 cities, 29 in US, 2 in Europe (including 2 nights in Denver!). I mapped out their entire tour on MapBuzz - see http://www.mapbuzz.com/viewer/572
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This past memorial day weekend, Charlie and I took a short trip to one of our favorite places in the US - Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is about 5 hours by car from Denver. Situated at 7000 feet in the southern Rocky Mountains Santa Fe is known for it’s art, culture and […]
We try to go to at least one Colorado Rockies game at the Coors Field each season. This year it took us till August - but we managed to see the Rockies play the Cubs last week. It always fun going to Coors Field, its a beautiful stadium. We sat in the second […]
Ania’s best seller “Best Hikes with Dogs Colorado”
Posted in Travel on Aug 4th, 2006
A year ago, Charlie’s mother, Ania Savage, released a new book about dog hikes in Colorado. The book has won multiple awards, and is has sold so well that the publisher is planning a 3rd printing.
And today I picked up the latest issue of 5280. The feature article is called “Welcome […]
After my harrowing experience during the day, I thought a nice dinner would be a good way to relax. To be on the safe side, I walked to a restaurant nearby my hotel.
When I sat down the waiter didn’t bring me a menu. Instead, he asked me to follow him to the front of the […]
A few weeks ago, while at a RFID tradeshow in Guangzhou, I witnessed an incident that was quite disturbing.
I, representing Skyetek, together with our Chinese partner, had a booth at the show. On the first day of the show, the exhibition floor was packed with people. I found it suprising that anyone with identification, […]
This picture shows the Shanghai World Financial Center, a new skyscraper currently under construction in Shanghai. Its located in Pudong, right next to Jin Mao, the tallest building in China. Once it is finished, the Shanghai World Financial Center will be the world’s tallest building surpassing Taipei 101.
Taipei is famous for its street snacks. Once the sun sets the streets come alive with food vendors - each specializing in its own snack prepared with secret cooking techniques handed down through the generations. When I visit Taipei I often skip right past the restaurants and head straight to the streets. […]
Taipei 101
Posted in Travel on Jun 29th, 2006
I arrived in Taipei this afternoon. To get to Taipei from China you have to go through Macau or Hong Kong, which turns a two hour trip to an all day affair. There are rumors that by 2008 there will be direct flights to the mainland China. That would be great since […]
Another busy week of travel. My luggage finally decided to join me Monday morning at 2 AM. Between staying up waiting for my luggage and being very jetlagged, I hardly slept at all.
At 5 AM, I dragged myself out the door, got in a taxi, and headed to Pudong airport. In just a few moments […]