Early Thursday morning, after a long trek across the ocean, you can see the iconic Sydney Opera House and bridge

One more IBM location - ready for our partner meeting the next day.

No time for this trip. But in the future, I'd like to take some pictures from up there.

The iconic Opera House is a huge attraction. People were everywhere even on Good Friday.

Almost as iconic as the Opera House, the Harbor Bridge is quite a site to see even at night.

You know you're in New Zealand when you see Gandalf in the airport. The entire Lord of the Rings series was filmed near Wellington, NZ

Who knew they had a thing for Thor in Wellington?

Whenever I find interesting architecture, I feel the need to photograph it.

We stumbled into one of the biggest street parties on earth. This guy was there to greet us.

This is a famous statue in Wellington harbor. Of course I had to get a selfie with him.

In Auckland, we stayed on the wharf. The first morning was a stunning run rise.

After work, we took a ferry to Waiheke island. This was the view from our ferry back to Princes Wharf where we were staying.

Tell me if you think this is portfolio worthy.

Selfie on our beach day off

How do you like this one?

On-and-off bus took us high atop Waiheke island to view the valley below. Thought this view was spectacular.

As we boarded the ferry back to Princes Wharf, I thought this view was captivating

Bilbo, Frodo, are you there?

I can see Gandalf flying in the sky over Bilbo and Frodo. Can't you?

Approaching our return harbor, we saw a pod of killer wales. Too bad I didn't have my long-lens.

So long "down-under". This was actually my return view to Sydney Friday evening.

Nicolaus Copernicus was a polymath (scientist) born in Prussia (now Poland) who placed the earth at the center of the universe. YES. It's his name we should recognize when we become self-centered.

Old Warsaw - It was a cold winter weekend in Warsaw - just like home.

One of the few buildings that withstood the German destruction was at the divide between the Russians and Germans.

Center square of Old Warsaw downtown. All of this was rebuilt since WWII. The Royal Castle of Warsaw was rebuilt entirely by the citizens and tourists of Warsaw and was not completed until 1984. Think about that for a while.

Warsaw fought the Nazis with everything they had, something the Russians found controversial and downplayed. It was due to this resistance that Germany destroyed 90% of Warsaw. Visiting this monument and Old Warsaw is truly moving.

It's common in this part of Europe to keep Christmas decorations out until February.

My goal is to take selfies at every IBM location I visit. Not sure the count so far but is high double-digits.

This is one of the most unique Hilton locations I've visited - sitting over the highway overlooking Stockholm's frozen harbor.

We took a ferry to the museum.

Stockholm is loaded with museums. Their cultural museum is beautiful from outside on this frigid day. Yes, it was about 10° in Stockholm.

This is me in front of the Vasa. You can't imagine how big this ship is. Sunk on its maiden voyage 500 yards from where it sits, it was restored in 1983. Quite a fascinating thing to witness.

Intricate details on its tail gives you an idea how much effort went into this massive ship. Just one problem. It toppled and sank in light winds on its maiden voyage.

High atop the tallest building in Stockholm, you get an idea how pretty the city is in the winter night light.

Of course I had meatballs in Sweden!

Selfie at IBM Stockholm Innovation Studio where we presented to a dozen or so partners.

Amsterdam Centraal Station is quite an interesting building.

Not only beautiful, Catholic churches are rare in this part of the world.

Bicycles are an integral part of Amsterdam. There are more bicycles than people in the city.

His selfie

Three cities in about 10 days and three IBM locations

James Sharpe and I trained into the city from Andersonville.

For the first time in history, Chicago hosts NASCAR street races around Grant Park.

James and I catching a selfie in front of the McDonald's Bubba Wallace 23 car

Michael Jordan sponsors the McDonald's #23 car driven by Bubba Wallace

We both wanted a photo in front of Michael's car

Chicago and NASCAR went all out for this race, circus and all. The concert venue was enormous. This was the Black Crows singing.

Day one started out well - a bit cloudy but very pleasant considering it was July 1.

That was supposed to be my selfie in front of the 75th anniversary sign but my head cut out the 75.

Day 2 didn't start well. Chicago took on record levels of rain. The streets were flooded.

Before we knew it, the rain stopped and the race began, slowly until things started to dry out.

With Chicago as the backdrop, the drivers began to get their legs and raised their speed each lap.

Before long, the boys were running at full speed.

The shortened race finished beautifully with the Chicago skyline in the background.

The crowds were so large, they opened the raceway for us to exit. Any other day, this was Jackson street.

Chicago says thanks to the race fans like only Chicago can.

It was a street party as we escaped from the raceway into the city. Great weekend!