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Category: Photo

Daily Photo: 2019 started with a new years resolution. To snap a picture every day. Soon it became a challenge, to snap a meaningful picture. Something that doesn’t repeat. It helped formulate a thought or to express a feeling.

  • Arrived! #G7

    Mr. Obama landed in Munich this morning.

    https://www.facebook.com/MunichAviationSpotter/photos/a.1446770995550954.1073741828.1446745645553489/1679808258913892/?type=1&theater

    Quelle: Facebook

  • On the road to success.

    The road to success has no shortcuts.

  • #BBS Ad, ca. 1995

    #BBS Ad, ca. 1995

    Note the “We are connected to” section. #BBS Ad for Mailbox "Cartassia Prime"
    Very obviously, Internet was not very popular back then and lists under “coming soon”. While email and internet was available to Universities before, the “Deutsche Telekom” and others only started around the same time to commercialize internet access as a consumer product.

  • San Francisco – Day Four

    San Francisco – Day Four

    Did the tourist thing.

  • San Francisco – Day Three

    Still jet lagged. Woke up at 4, talked to Germany at 5, did some work at 6, left the Hotel at 7, saw a man in a panda costume before 8.

  • San Francisco – Day Two

    More impressions from San Francisco. Day Two. All from the car, between appointments and meetings, with my iPhone.

  • San Francisco – Day One

    After successful meetings in South San Francisco we found a bit of time at the piers and Fisherman’s Wharf.

     

  • Arrived SFO

    San Bruno AveYesterday, actually. Haven’t been to San Francisco or Palo Alto yet, but jet lag hasn’t allowed us to go anywhere other than the hotel. Which happens to be in San Bruno, south of San Francisco, outside the SFO airport.
    First meetings are going to happen this afternoon, leaving some room for getting over the jet lag a proper breakfast, some calls with our timezone.

  • Gate changed.

       

      

  • Travel a lot?

    Travel a lot?

    Don’t worry, you are not alone. German airports counted 207.934.803 travelers, in 2014. Out of all included airports in that report, the top 3 busiest airports, Airport Paris-Charles-de-GaulleFrankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC) and Düsseldorf (DUS),  are responsible for more than half of all travelers, in total. (121.117.136 Travelers). And the numbers won’t include transit. Now consider the Munich Airport only serves all of Bavaria, which had 12.604.000 people living there in December 2013. With MUC serving 39.593.025 passengers (departure and arrival) in 2014, assuming everybody returns to where he departed, every Bavarian would fly from Erding 1.57times per year. And the trend is increasing, after the same paper from above. Obviously, there are some people traveling The tip of the Eiffeltower. Not visible: the Eiffeltower.more than others, and I do definitely give to the side north of the average.

    In times of global communication and videoconferencing means, commodity and convenience is a an argument for all business type of apps. Travel websites make it easy for customers, private and business, easy to get away. AirBnB even makes a (huge) business offering cheaper deals on privately let apartments. No traveler needs to work with a travel agency anymore. Any  traveler can arrange a trip to a Sacré-Cœur de Montmartrerandom European city by himself in minutes and spend a few hundred € max.

    In particular, business makes huge use of this commodity, for one particular reason. Policymakers regulated business very much about how business partners can close deals, for a good reason. And compliance is a huge social achievement, laying out common rules for all business. But all personal interaction and mutual appreciation cannot be outweighed by Internet, e-Mail, social media or videoconferencing. The more valuable and complex a solution Aisle on a random airplane.will be, trust is a part the decision maker will appreciate higher. That makes frequent business travel indispensable. And so are airports full of travelers that do not appreciate traveling. People that get up 5am in the morning, to fly out to a city 2 hours flight away, to make it to a 9.30am meeting, with executives from an important account. And come home by 9pm. Instead of enjoying the experience.

    Remote work cannot replace traveling, in particular for business partners. But remote work should complement travel. Business travelers should see traveling as a privilege, enjoying the destinations they are traveling too, and not an annoying duty, just to get the business done.

    How do you travel on business?