Stories

“When I remember Cuba, I don’t remember the cars or the cigars. I remember the people.” Chapter 1 — Two Worlds I travelled to Cuba twice. The first journey was

Chapter 1 — At Twenty I was twenty years old. I had just earned my first real money as a young creative in a German advertising agency. Most people would

Don’t Go There Chapter 1 — The Reputation Chapter 2 — Alone at Seventy Chapter 3 — The River Chapter 4 — The Lesson Chapter 5 — Beyond the Headlines

Chapter 1 — Beyond the India We Expected Chapter 2 — Two Indias Chapter 3 — Family Is Everything Chapter 4 — Investing in the Next Generation Chapter 5 —

“A beautiful life can still be an empty life.” Chapter 1 — Searching for Paradise For years, I had been searching for paradise. Perhaps Panama could be it. Warm weather.

“I arrived as a stranger. Minutes later, they made me feel as if I had always belonged.” Chapter 1 — Beyond the Postcard We travelled across several Hawaiian islands. Of

The Red Thread I came to Bayreuth expecting Richard Wagner. I left thinking about ourselves. The real question wasn’t whether AI can reinterpret Wagner. The real question was whether we

Chapter 1 — Falling in Love Chapter 2 — The Dream Chapter 3 — Almost Ours Chapter 4 — Behind the Paradise Chapter 5 — The Outsider Chapter 6 —

The Land We Never Understood Chapter 1 —A Continent of Distance The first thing Australia taught us was distance. The map suggested destinations. The road revealed the truth. Towns disappeared

The Joy of Serving “In Southeast Asia I discovered that happiness is often found not in being served, but in serving others.” Before I travelled through Southeast Asia, I believed