Allyen Speaks

Horror story about my experience with customs at the Dulles International Airport.

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As a follow up to my previous post regarding video footage from Dubai, here is all 2 minutes 30 seconds of video from London. It will just give you a sense for the area of the city we were staying. You will also see the “Traditional English Breakfast” that we had several mornings. The breakfast [...]

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Before going on a vacation I always get excited about all of the photography opportunities I will have. I try to keep my camera bag to a minimum of gear but can always think of a reason I just might need this or that gadget. I end up with a bag absolutely stuffed with everything [...]

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What a great way to end our trip! Two tickets in the 4th row of Royal Albert Hall to see the amazing Mark Knopfler. We were within 20 feet of the stage and 25 feet of Mark. The songs were great and the musicianship was excellent. The newest member of the band is a young [...]

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I have not blogged in several days. Tuesday was a travel day, hot, crowded, uncomfortable flight at the back of the plane. The only positive out of the flight was watching “I am Legend” for a couple of hours. It turns out I was starting to get ill on this flight and have been fighting [...]

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How many miles have I walked today? I do not know, but more than my feet would like by a long shot! After walking the city near the hotel I took a taxi to the Mall of the Emirates, the worlds largest mall. The taxi ride is 30 minutes and goes through some of the [...]

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Thanks to Ambien we had a great night sleep. Woke up early no problem and started day 1 in Dubai. The Hyatt Regency is very nice here and we had a wonderful breakfast buffet. I had lychee fruit for the first time and absolutely loved it. It tasted like lemonade and grapefruit to me. The [...]

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We are two legs down of three on our way to Dubai. Having breakfast, cup of Starbuck’s, and a quick email fix while waiting in London. It is grey and misty here this morning at about 8am local time 2am personal clock time. So far, international travel is highly over rated. Next time I insist [...]

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As I prepare for the trip to Dubai and London I am inspired by the travels, writings, and travel writing of Susanne Salvo. Her Salvo at Large blog is a great read; humorous, informative, with great pictures and skillfully written. I heartily recommend you take a look! She, along with her photographer husband, have been [...]

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We will be heading for Dubai, UAE in 17 days. Stacy and I are very excited and if it were not for the hundreds of things left to do we would wish we could leave tomorrow.
Stacy is finishing up her revisions to the training materials she will use for the Marcus Evans internal communications training [...]

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