20 articles tagged with international business
While my usual travel companions are families exploring ancient wonders, my recent consulting work with a multinational logistics firm brought me to Brest, Belarus—a fascinating frontier city where East meets West. Positioned strategically at Belarus' border with Poland, this compact...
As a midwife who regularly travels to remote communities for medical missions, I never expected to find myself navigating the bustling commercial center of Serekunda, Gambia. Yet here I was, representing a maternal health NGO at a week-long conference on...
When my top NBA draft pick landed an endorsement deal with Jordan Brand last season, I didn't expect it would lead me to the actual Kingdom of Jordan. But that's the beauty of the sports business – you follow opportunity...
When I first mentioned to colleagues that I'd be spending a week in Bangui for a career counseling workshop, their reactions ranged from concerned to bewildered. The Central African Republic's capital rarely makes standard travel itineraries, but after seven transformative...
As someone who's spent a decade analyzing human behavior in high-pressure environments, I can tell you that few business destinations require the level of preparation that Ashgabat demands. This gleaming marble metropolis rising from the Karakum Desert presents a fascinating...
After three decades of traversing the Americas for infrastructure projects, I've developed a particular affinity for the Miami-Buenos Aires corridor. This 4,400-mile journey connects two vibrant commercial hubs that couldn't be more different in their rhythm and architectural soul. As...
The moment my plane descended into Muscat International Airport, the striking contrast between rugged mountains and the gleaming Arabian Sea captured my attention. As someone who's navigated business trips across five continents, I've developed a sixth sense for cities that...
When my university's international partnership program required a month-long expedition connecting our Andean archaeological research with East African conservation initiatives, I found myself plotting an unconventional business itinerary from Peru's colonial jewel to Tanzania's mountainous marvel. This journey—spanning two continents,...
Just like in the NBA, business in Abu Dhabi is a game of strategy, positioning, and knowing when to make your power move. I've been coming to this Gulf powerhouse quarterly for the past three years, scouting international basketball talent...
When my editor assigned me to cover the African Basketball League's expansion into Cape Verde, I expected another standard sports reporting trip. What I discovered instead was Praia – a vibrant capital city positioned at the crossroads of African, European,...
When my university's sports exchange program expanded to Central Africa, Brazzaville wasn't initially on my radar. Like many, I'd focused my African business travels on South Africa and Kenya. But after three visits to the Republic of Congo's capital in...
When my school counseling conference in Dhaka appeared on my calendar, I'll admit my first thought was: *this is about as far from a Canadian national park as one can get*. As someone who typically writes about family adventures in...
Standing at the intersection of Shibuya Crossing last month, watching the orchestrated chaos of thousands moving in perfect harmony, I couldn't help but see parallels to the delicate ecosystem management we practice back on the ranch. Tokyo, like nature, has...
Twenty years of covering international sporting events taught me one invaluable lesson: the difference between a productive business trip and a logistical nightmare often comes down to local knowledge. Lagos – Nigeria's commercial powerhouse and Africa's largest city – exemplifies...
As an anthropologist who has spent decades studying commercial exchanges across cultures, my relationship with Douala, Cameroon's economic powerhouse, has evolved from purely academic to deeply practical. The city presents a fascinating case study in how traditional West African commercial...
