Lucky 69!

I'm pleased to report my 69th country visit! I spent most of last week in lovely Cartagena Columbia. Cartagena boasts a fascinating and well-preserved old city as well as a modern skyline (see photo). Many lovely islands are just a short boat ride away from downtown, and I can report that the snorkelling is not bad at all....

Columbia boasts several nice beers, although Aguila quickly became my favorite. Now I just have to plan my visit to several of PSI's Nordic donor countries.....

v/H visits Liechtenstein, 48th Country Visited

Mr Secretary. I am at the Zurich airport after a good meeting with the client, a nice dinner and a succesful trip to Liechtenstein. Took the train to Sargans, the Swiss city bordering Liechtenstein and the Liechtenstein bus to cross the border to Balzers, about half way to Vaduz. I had a little bottle of Fendant handy as I was warned that Balzers was a hole in the wall with few facilities. Majestic snow capped mountains and all that in a tiny street size village with two trust offices and a photocopy center... Anyway, 1 more country to add to the list. At least I worked on the train to make up for the madness of losing one day like this. -M