As I write this, the final moments of the year are upon us. And while some of the western world is still asleep, I find myself working on a task I would rather not: keeping up on the QZ8501 tragedy.Trevor told me about it as we chatted late Saturday night. Since then, I’ve found myself…
This was part of our November, 2014 quick trip to Hong Kong. The other parts of the trip are: Flying the American Air 777-300ER, Saturday Special: Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui, and The Single Best Hotel Amenity. IntroductionOur quick whirlwind trip to Hong Kong in the amount of time that American gives their…
A couple of days ago, Chasing The Points wrote about an experience of his, and included a reference to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.Abraham Maslow, in his 1943 paper, A Theory of Human Motivation, proposed a 5 “level” hierarchy of needs for human beings. These ranged from physiological—basic breathing,food, water, sleep—to self actualization—morality, creativity, spontaneity.So why…
So, I’m heading overseas for a long weekend trip, and I thought it would be interesting to share my “process” for preparing for a trip.In this case, I’m heading to Seoul, South Korea. I’ve been there before, so the preparation is a little easier. Generally, I keep a word document (which I then e-mail to…