Select Page

Throwback Thursday: April in Asia

Throwback Thursday Mike Violette Hello Friends, Sharing excerpts from a letter to a buddy a few years back and looking forward (hopefully soon) to seeing how our friends in Vietnam and Korea are faring. I’m sure that Monkey Mountain (So’n Trà) is still beautiful,...

Throwback Thursday: A Tale of Three Cities

Throwback Thursday Mike Violette Jerry and I were trying to raise some business in Cairo a half-dozen years ago. At the time, China produced millions of “2G” phones and sold them into developing countries, like Egypt, where the market price for these devices were...

Throwback Thursday to Kampuchea

Mike Violette Celestial Dancer Certification :Khmer a Moment by Mike Violette My good friend Alex K, knowing my penchant for Asia, rang me up a few years back. “Hey Mike, do you want to go to Siem Reap?” “Sure! Where is that?” “There is an event on IP happening...

Throwback Thursday to Vietnam

Mike Violette Back in 00’s we made a few trips to a wonderful land with a rich history with the West and, notably, the US. Vietnam is tall in my memory as my father served there in 1968, arriving just in time for Tet. His experience and tales drew me there as we...