Category Archives: Travel

Are the best days ahead or behind for public transportation in New York City?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by markkolier

For the first time in over twenty years, four or five days a week I am now commuting over an hour each way (often an hour and a half) to and from New York City.   I’ve commuted before and tried … Continue reading →

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Trying to figure out the puzzle that is Asia

Posted on March 18, 2013 by markkolier

My friend Mel travels more than anybody that I know well.   That’s saying something since I have a fair amount of friends that travel frequently.   For what it’s worth I don’t consider myself a member of the ‘travel frequently’ club.  … Continue reading →

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Out of the office really does not matter anymore

Posted on February 22, 2013 by markkolier

I have not used Out-of-Office via MS Outlook in a couple of years. After a 16 hour flight to Hong Kong from JFK where I caught maybe 4 hours of sleep I am wired and working late on a Friday … Continue reading →

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Why it’s been worth turning my attention to the Far East

Posted on February 20, 2013 by markkolier

I’ve been traveling to and from China regularly for almost three years now. Beginning in 2000 I have made multiple trips to Japan including short stays in Singapore and Vietnam. Comparing myself to westerners that have been traveling to or … Continue reading →

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Lexington – not my old Kentucky home but I’ve always felt welcome

Posted on January 25, 2013 by markkolier

It’s been nearly a year and a half since I was in Lexington, Kentucky, a city I’ve visited four or more times a year for nearly fifteen years prior. You know you’ve been to a city a lot when you … Continue reading →

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CheapOair.com – good online travel but what about the company name?

Posted on October 22, 2012 by markkolier

In recent weeks I’ve noticed a ‘new’ (or what I thought was a new) online travel site called http://www.CheapOair.com. When I first saw the television spot I thought I was watching a misplaced skit from Saturday Night Live. There couldn’t … Continue reading →

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A bad case of the wanderlust with no immediate cure

Posted on October 5, 2012 by markkolier

I am going to Tampa, Florida in the next week to celebrate a nephew’s wedding. It will be the first time I have been on a plane in over two months. For me that’s highly unusual and I am becoming … Continue reading →

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Tokyo is much easier to get around in than you think

Posted on May 30, 2012 by markkolier

I don’t speak Japanese except for hello, good-bye, and where’s the bathroom? But I am back in Tokyo this time operating without a ‘net’ that is my friend who lived here for nine years and speaks Japanese. So far it’s … Continue reading →

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Diners – an American tradition whose days are numbered

Posted on May 23, 2012 by markkolier

Like many of my fellow baby boomers I grew up going to diners. They came in many forms – chain and independent. Friendly’s for instance was a chain diner as was Denny’s. My favorite diners were and still are independent … Continue reading →

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Traveling by covered wagon was no fun

Posted on May 2, 2012 by markkolier

Americans by nature like to travel. Although it’s still a young country we’ve always been that way. Complaining about traffic, air travel, or traveling in general seems to be the norm rather than the exception. I thought about that while … Continue reading →

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