JOHN GORDON

Though I grew up in sedate Omaha, Nebraska, my adult life has been one of travel and excitement. My thirty-two year high-tech business career required that I travel globally and live in Germany for five years during the Cold War. While based in Europe and afterward, I ventured to scores of extraordinary and sometimes-verboten places. I took up writing as a hobby during these trips, often documenting my experiences while aboard lengthy flights. I published my first non-fiction book, appropriately titled OVER SEAS, in 1991... In the year 2000, I retired from my role as Vice-President, Human Resources for a large corporation, allowing more time for writing and travel. Nine years before tensions with Cuba abated, I organized the first senior men's softball team to visit and compete in Havana, Cuba. In 2014, my son Christopher and I toured Beijing, China and North Korea. Christopher and I then traveled to Vladivostok, Russia and Seoul, South Korea (and again into North Korea, briefly)..