As always, this past September and October involved major travel. First up was the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. Despite the grueling 16-hour flights required to get there and back, it’s always worth it to attend the show. You get a sense that the whole world attends, and there’s something special about running into friends from Europe, the United States, Brazil, India, and the Middle East in such a far-flung location.I was honored to moderate a dynamic panel during the show, “Success in ­Jewelry E-Commerce.” Supplied with great content by our own senior editor Rob Bates, I was able to bring a unique U.S. retailer perspective to the discussion about online jewelry sales. Many thanks to UBM’s Jérome Hainz for the invitation to moderate. It also was a pleasure to work again with our international team of reps, Kaushal Shah from Mumbai, Quentin Chan from Hong Kon