Vacations Blog
An Honest Take on Great Vacations
Posts by: Alex von Oech
Two offices for lease in downtown Palo Alto!
Nov 03, 2008; No CommentLooking for office space in downtown Palo Alto? UpTake is looking to lease out two window-clad meeting rooms within our office, located at High and Hamilton. Kitchen Communal room One of two offices to be leased DETAILS - 3-minute walk to Palo Alto... Read more »
Winter Excursion Down Under
Nov 08, 2007; 8 CommentsWhere would you go if you could go anywhere, do anything, this holiday season? That’s the question that fellow Kblogger Pat asked me last week. Sure, I have a list of places I want to check out in the next decade (Dubai, Petra, Santorini, the... Read more »
Emotional Geography
Oct 08, 2007; 7 CommentsOver the past few weeks, Kango headquarters has been bustling with productivity and anticipation as we eagerly prepare our site for company launch. These are exciting times! As a result of all the aforementioned excitement, my blogging efforts have taken... Read more »
Medical Tourism: Outsourcing Your Health
Sep 12, 2007; 9 CommentsWhy don’t people outsource pricey medical operations? Over the past twenty years, outsourcing has grown from an eccentric decision to an efficient and economic business staple. Companies small and large outsource their accounting, manufacturing, and... Read more »
‘Most Visited Attractions’: For Better or Worse
Sep 07, 2007; 7 CommentsI recently came across the 2006 Forbes Traveler 50 Most Visited Attractions list. After glancing at the top twenty or so attractions and feeling underwhelmed, I began asking myself – What do I enjoy more: popular tourist attractions or non-mainstream... Read more »
What ‘Made in China’ Really Means
Aug 31, 2007; 8 CommentsMade in China. You see it all the time – stamped onto the bottom of your son’s latest holiday toy, stitched into the tag of your gym shorts, even printed on the package of your dog’s pet chow. But did you ever stop to think about what Made in... Read more »
The mask comes off!
Aug 21, 2007; 8 CommentsFollowing Elliott’s self-unmasking last week, I would like to tell you all a bit about myself, and where my passion for travel originated. I believe that one’s love for travel comes from both nature and nurture. When I was 10-12 years old, my parents... Read more »
Another Way to View the World: Exploring Cartograms
Aug 15, 2007; 13 CommentsHere at Kango we love maps. Whether it be global or local, the map is where travel dreams begin their transition into becoming reality. Here’s a standard political map of the world: You likely remember seeing a similar version (who remembers the Soviet... Read more »
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