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Petra, Jordan – part 1
After the business meetings in the Dead Sea Resorts, a group of my colleagues organized a visit to Petra including an overnight stay. Petra is a historical city in southern Jordan which lies in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It was about 2 hours

Dead Sea resorts, Jordan
Chris attended a business meeting at one of the Dead Sea resorts in Jordan. It was the first time I visited that country. Jordan is sandwiched between Israel and Saudi Arabia while it shares a border with Syria in the north. Security is a major concern in this part of the world. Queen Alia International

Art Basel 2018, Hong Kong
I (Chris) was in Hong Kong and managed to catch the Art Basel 2018 show on its last day. The show was hosted at the Hong Kong Exhibition Center on the Wanchai harbourfront. Sis had complimentary tickets and access to the VIP lounge, where we had a nice simple lunch there. A Swiss sponsor’s hardware

25 Bookstores and counting …
We love bookstores and Chris has been posting our visits on the blog. So far we have 25 bookstores from around the world from Moscow to Tokyo. Below is a sample of the posts, click on the link to see them. Moscow, House of Books Tokyo, T-site As much as Amazon is a threat especially






































