In August 2016, I was deep into an extended business trip through the Middle East, and as always, my base camp was the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai. If you’ve never been to Dubai in August, picture opening an oven door and then climbing inside. I didn’t leave the building much, which, as it turns out,…
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The Night a Burning Truck Led Me to the Best Trip of My Life
“No man, she celebrates Mexican Mother’s Day.” That’s a quote from a bullshitter to a fellow bullshitter. I didn’t buy it. But first, let me back up. People like to say the people who change your life are the ones who stick around. That hasn’t been my experience. The ones who really move the needle…
Two Swedish Brothers
I hated them before I knew their names. It was a Friday afternoon in Kuala Lumpur, at the AirAsia terminal. If you’ve never flown AirAsia, it’s the Southwest Airlines of Asia. Cheap flights, going everywhere, all day long. I’d just finished two long weeks of work and was waiting on a flight to Phuket. From…
