SORRY! Out of Office on Business
Travel has changed its character over the last century from being a life-saving improvement to more of a leisure activity, status symbol, or simply a mode of escapism. It amused me to read in an article by a seasoned travel writer, that rich individuals were paying big sum of money to be hoisted atop Mount Everest by the aid of trained Nepali Sherpas. I also heard that super billionaires are paying their way to space, and a list of such tourists is almost ready. People are now ready to spend money to be in some place, for a one-of- a-kind experience. But what if your work takes you places? This book is all about that – my impromptu visits to places around the world. I was not expecting any of them to happen but when they did, I expected nothing but good business, a change of air, and possibly a new connection. Yet, each trip became memorable and remains so to this day for various reasons – some for the tranquility and others for their historicity, adventure, food, people; or, sim