"I write visual pictures to record impressions that might otherwise be lost and that may hopefully inspire others to follow."
Sometimes I have traveled alone and have seen an awesome sight or have experienced a unique moment and have regretted I had no one special beside me to share the moment. For me, somehow sharing an experience doubles its value and prolongs its memory.
Here are some of my favorite travel memories. Some have been published in regional, national and even international publications. Others are still waiting to catch an editor’s eye. I share them here, offering a window on our world that I hope will inform and inspire.
TRAVEL ARTICLES
ASIA MINOR ENTERS THE MAJOR LEAGUES
Known in earlier times as Anatolia and Asia Minor, Turkey is a land that has witnessed the rise and fall of so many great civilizations it has inherited...
ISLAND OF RAINBOWS
Venice is a city built on a group of small islands, separated by picturesque serpentine canals linked by over 400 bridges. Some of these islands are better known than others.
MOROCCO'S LEGENDARY LA MAMOUNIA HOTEL REOPENS
Since it first opened its doors in 1923, La Mamounia has maintained its position as one of the world’s most iconic hotels. After three years of renovations...
WHAT HAS HOLES BUT STILL HOLDS WATER?
It created one of the biggest industries of the 20th century and built what is today the most vibrant Greek community in the United States. What is it? ...
THE AUTHOR
Roger William Weatherburn-Baker
Born and educated in Britain, Roger began his career as a reporter with the Financial Times in London before beginning a 30-year corporate communications career that took him from London to Paris and New York.
IBM Corporation
• After working as a cub reporter on the Financial Times, Roger joined the communications function of IBM at their UK headquarters in London. Four years later, he was chosen to coordinate all aspects of the visit to IBM of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, working for six months in liaison with Buckingham Palace at a time when terrorist attacks by the Irish Republican Army where frequent in Britain.
• Following a successful Royal visit, he was sent on international assignment to IBM Europe Headquarters in Paris to launch an employee newspaper and maintain a common level of quality for the corporation's pan-European internal communications.
While in Paris, he became the first European to be named an Accredited Member of the US-based International Association of Business Communicators and was a founding member of the Paris Chapter of Toastmasters International.
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS
Here are a series of brief pen portraits of familiar personalities I have been fortunate to have spent time with during my career. Some reveal little known facts and insights that may surprise the reader.
I hope you enjoy an inside look at some extremly interesting people, places and events.
VISIT FROM THE QUEEN
My brief encounter with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II occurred on December 6, 1974. Of course, I remember it well. I was a young Englishman,...
THE ITALIAN FASHION DESIGNER, EMILIO PUCCI
Don Emilio Marchese di Barsento was born in 1914 into one of the oldest noble families of Florence...
TRAVEL GALLERY
Scroll all the way down and Click on any flag to view photos from that country!
