US Outside South Travels

• Boston, Massachusetts area. In December 1979, I took 2 flights to get to Boston to spend 1 and ½ weeks at the Woburn warehouse implementing the upholstery fabric wholesale system for Riegel Textile. I had a rental car at this site and learned to drive throughout the area, especially Salem.

  June 2000, I took a Boston flight to attend the ICCA conference in Andover. I took one day to rent a car and drive into Maine.

  Chicago, Illinois. In January 1980, I took 2 flights to get to Chicago to spend 2 weeks implementing the upholstery fabric wholesale system at the warehouse for Riegel Textile. Due to the weather, I used taxis and coworkers to navigate the city.

  In June 2007, I drove to the ICCA Conference. I stopped in Louisville, KY going and Lexington, KY coming back. I took time to visit several attractions including, Churchill Downs, Indianapolis Speedway, and the Sears Tower. During the conference, the group took a chartered bus to Millennium Park and Navy Pier.

  Denver, Colorado. In June 2002, I took a Denver flight in to attend the ICCA conference. I had one day to tour the area using the tour transportation between sites. I also experienced the air during major wildfires.

  Houston, Texas. In December 1979, I took a flight from Boston to Houston to spend 1 week implementing the upholstery fabric wholesale system at the warehouse for Riegel Textile. I had a rental car and was able to tour the area and see a play working its way to Broadway – “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”.

  Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2003, took a Las Vegas flight to attend the ICCA conference. I took a couple of extra days to tour the city and to go to the Grand Canyon.

  Los Angeles, California. In 1989 worked from June 1, through October 2 in Pasadena. I was learning the tax system for support at the East Coast Facility. The company provided an apartment in Burbank, a company car, and flew me back to Charlotte every other Friday for the weekend. The weekends that I stayed I took advantage of seeing tourist attractions. I went as far north as San Simeon, as far east as Big Bear Lake and as far south as Tijuana, Mexico.

  Minneapolis, Minnesota. In June of 1997 I took 2 flights to attend the ICCA conference. I stayed an extra day to take a tourist tour of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

  Newark, New Jersey. In June of 2006, I drove to attend this ICCA conference. Drove to the event through western Virginia and from the event through the Delmarva peninsula. On Saturday evening the conference included a tour of New York City and especially Ground Zero.

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1998 I took a direct flight to attend the ICCA conference. I stayed over on Sunday night and took advantage of the train from the airport hotel to downtown to see what the main station looked like.

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I took a direct flight in June 1995 to participate in a Smithsonian Tour of the area. The tour included a guided tour through a steel mill, several museums, a brewery, Fallingwater, and a dinner cruise.

  San Diego, California.  In August 2011 I returned to this city to attend a 2 and 1/2 day Cloud Computer Conference sponsored by Robin Robins and ChannelCloud.  Was able to enjoy the bay area one evening.

  San Francisco, California. In November 2009 I attended the last ICCA conference. I also took 3 days to tour the region. I rode the cable cars, visited Muir Woods and part of Big Sur.

  St. Louis, Missouri. In October of 1996 I took a direct flight just in time to attend the ICCA conference. I had a little time on Sunday evening and took the train from the airport to the arch stop. I got to see the arch through the train-stop arch and caught the train back to the airport.

  From March 2004 through 2005 I took direct flights several times for ICCA National Board meetings.