HANOI – I came down the stairs of our home intending to grab some breakfast before meeting up with my driver and heading to the office. Such was my morning routine living and working in Hanoi, Vietnam. But this morning was not going to follow the normal routine. I knew it as soon as I
I had big adventure trying to get home from India recently, after a flight delay pushed my departure back about 9 hours – from a Friday night to a Saturday morning. In the broad scheme of my travels, a one-day delay is no big deal. But this one had a unique twist – and lots
Dakar, Senegal – It’s nighttme when I arrive here, and the ride from the airport to the city is along a dark and dusty road. Dust hangs heavy in the headlights of oncoming vehicles and the occasional street light, a reminder that the great Sahara Desert lingers nearby. Winds from the east pick up its
Last night was my first night back at home after a week in the UK, where the time is six hours ahead of my home time zone in Houston. That time difference can really mess with your head – and your body – as you try to assimilate back into your home time zone and
On a recent visit to London, I went on walkabout one morning in search of coffee and adventure. I headed in a new direction on this Saturday morning, and as luck would have it, I found both coffee and adventure! I was staying in the County Hall area of the city, not far from the
I love exploring new places and new countries, especially when I can do so on a motorcycle. I recently spent a weekend exploring rural England on a bike and had a blast. I was fortunate because the ride was a last-minute decision, but with some research I was able to pull it together. I found
By Tom Mueller BAKU, Azerbaijan – I breathed a sigh of relief as I sat down near my departure gate at the Baku airport, happy to be heading home after almost two weeks on the road. It had been a good trip, a productive trip, providing crisis response and media training for the communications and leadership teams
By Tom Mueller Remember that old Chinese proverb about a man with one watch knowing what time it is; a man with two watches never does? Traveling across multiple time zones sometimes makes me feel I’m living that proverb – especially since I stopped wearing a wristwatch in favor of modern electronics – Fitbits, iphones and
I never really thought of China as a funny place, but it seems my trips here serve as plucky comedic relief for the travel gods. The adventure I describe below – just the first leg on a 21-day trip – lasted 32 hours and included a plane, a train, multiple automobiles, a honeymooning couple, some helpful
This is the kind of place that could make you fall in love with the Mediterranean – the famous Capri Island. Never heard of Capri? Well, neither had I until we went there – about an hour boat ride from Naples, Italy. We went early – on an 8:35 a.m. jet-boat ferry – and ran smack
