Freedom works.

Manhattan, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Flew there Sunday, trained a team of financial professionals Monday, training and consulting Tuesday and flew home overnight. I thoroughly recommend Smith and Wollensky for steak, but go hungry! A great pleasure to visit a great city.

This is the way to do it: with just four hours difference at this time of year and a short trip, jet lag is no problem. Economy seats through the night, however, win no friends.

(Took my compact camera, forgetting the battery, so we’re stuck with this scrappy iPhone image. That’s the remarkable art deco Chysler Building top left.)

Spent the weekend relaxing near Avignon. The Palais des Papes provided a photo opportunity:

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My first Big Adventure was travelling to Hong Kong for a month as an RAF cadet: oddly enough, I now have an industrial placement student who is from Hong Kong.

It’s an old adventure now, but I did love working in North Norway as JEngO 41(F) Squadron, which operated Jaguars in the tactical recce and close air support roles.

Fortunately, the Russians weren’t coming after all.