Category Archives: Travel

World travel tours and experiences in blog

Havana Running Club

Posted on June 25, 2018 by David Cross

I wanted to try something different, so… An early morning arrival in Havana Cuba! Here is a view of the city from along the waterfront.  It is quite run down at a first glance, but I see there is a … Continue reading →

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Key West Florida

Posted on June 24, 2018 by David Cross

Escaped Miami before a massive thunderstorm hit.  You can see it in the distance. Key West is a small place and far away from most things. Lots of little islands and full of expensive homes. Yes, this is the lowest … Continue reading →

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Running in Miami Beach

Posted on June 23, 2018 by David Cross

April 2019 Update.  My annual spring vacation trek. This time I got a suite room upgrade with wraparound windows for being Lifetime Titanium status in Marriott program 🙂 Because the view was so great, I had to take a run … Continue reading →

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Red Rock Canyon – Near Las Vegas

Posted on June 16, 2018 by David Cross

It is only a half hour’s drive away from Las Vegas, but you can get totally isolated in the desert and see almost nobody for a long time if you would like to hike the mountains. You do need to … Continue reading →

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Visiting Syria from Israel?

Posted on May 31, 2018 by David Cross

I wanted to try something a little different and a little adventurous when I had a short break while travelling in Israel for the Google Cloud Summit. So I planned and headed up North to the Golan Heights to learn … Continue reading →

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Running in Tel Aviv

Posted on May 29, 2018 by David Cross

I flew in today and what is the best way to kickoff the work week? Of course, I had to start the morning with an early run. 75 degrees at 5:30 AM! Running around the world is always fun.  Some … Continue reading →

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The United Polaris Club

Posted on May 29, 2018 by David Cross

This week, I decided to try a different route to Israel and try the new United Polaris Club and business class seating. I took the route from SFO->TLV which was a 13.5 hour direct flight. My impressions: I first checked out … Continue reading →

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New York City…in the winter!

Posted on March 23, 2018 by David Cross

I was fortunate to be able to attend and visit Google NYC this week on the first day of Spring for some connections and an internal conference. The Google office is in Manhattan and in Chelsea to be specific…and it … Continue reading →

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Exploring London New and Old

Posted on March 4, 2018 by David Cross

I wanted to add another country to my list of where I have run…so why not run with the Buckingham Guards in Hyde Park? If you want to see some of the historical sites, scroll down to the bottom for … Continue reading →

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Speaking at a Conference in China

Posted on December 22, 2017 by David Cross

I was able to attend and speak at the 2017 International Cloud Security Conference in Suzhou China. It was approximately 4 hours south of Beijing via high speed train.  I will admit that the land south of Beijing is quite desolate … Continue reading →

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