I\u2019m just a retired executive who had the good fortune to work for an international hospitality company. I was able to combine business and personal travel both in the U.S. and abroad. I don\u2019t claim to be a \u201cworld traveler.\u201d I doubt that I\u2019ve been to more than thirty countries. But when I do travel, I generally stay in one place for several weeks, and before I go, I make it a practice to digest as much as possible about my destinations, their attractions, customs, people and history. I even try to learn at least a little of the language. I don\u2019t want to be l\u2019Americaine mouch! (The Ugly American for those who need translation.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m just a retired executive who had the good fortune to work for an international hospitality company. I was able to combine business and personal travel both in the U.S. and abroad. I don\u2019t claim to be a \u201cworld traveler.\u201d I doubt that I\u2019ve been to more than thirty countries. But when I do travel,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-89","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n