Let's face it – participating in a trade show is a daunting undertaking. Since I’m still ‘the new kid on the block’ in town, I knew I needed to do this year’s Chamber Expo to let people know I was open for business. I've been preparing for months, but since the Expo was just a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to share my experience.

My preparations included revising my business cards and creating a nice banner featuring my logo and an Alaskan glacier photo from my last trip to hang high from the pipe and drape, which drew peoples’ attention.

I had also contacted two of my preferred cruise lines to borrow one of their tabletop pop-ups to use at the trade show, and they accommodated…

I never thought I would be saying this!

Much has happened since we last spoke: My Scottish friends have come to America for the twelfth year in a row, and have returned to their wet yet beautiful weather. My wife has had another birthday, and I have ridden a zip line high over the beach in the Caribbean.

And yet, just the other day, I said to myself, “Mike, you are beginning to bore…

by Elizabeth Cody
Tuesday July 14, 2015

New Zealand: home of the kiwi (bird), lush and unspoiled nature, and the setting for the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogies. New Zealand has slowly been stepping into the media limelight for its natural beauty, and that beauty shines brightest in Queenstown. If you love the outdoors and soaking in the tranquil majesty of turquoise lakes and soaring mountain peaks, then Queenstown is your next stop on your itinerary!