travel - Out of the way

SxSW (South by SouthWest) is a huge festival of music, film, interactive stuff, in Austion Texas. There are those who have suggested it is just an excuse to spend a week drinking at someone else's expense - and for some people that is true - but there are intersting things there too.

This year I went for a repeat of a panel I was on last year - so here are some impressions.

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Been a while

Saturday, 9. February 2008, 13:33:44

books, travel

It's been ages since I wrote anything here. A rapid factual account of some places I have been and things I have done since then...

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One of those days...

Thursday, 6. December 2007, 14:39:51

dafinn, me, australia, travel

Today is finnish independence day. It was Granny's birthday too. And this week is unlike any other in my life...

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The joy of Jetlag...

Sunday, 7. October 2007, 22:05:15

books, presents, travel, service

I am suppoesd to be asleep. I have to be up early tomorrow. But I was at two great conferences recently, and squeezed in some travel...

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A destination reached...

Wednesday, 26. September 2007, 03:44:45

books, travel, australia

...but the journey continues.

I flew to Australia yesterday, and I finished my 52nd and 53rd books.

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Tokyo is open for SVG

Saturday, 8. September 2007, 12:00:00

langues, neat technology, travel, SVG

The SVG event of the year is the SVG Open. At least some years - unfortunately last year's conference was cancelled. This year, it was in Tokyo...

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Ah, Paris. Air France. Aarrgh :(

Saturday, 1. September 2007, 16:50:50

travel, soap box rant, service

I am in Paris airport, on my first Air France trip - and I have been for a bit over eight hours. So far I am extremely unimpressed. With Air France, with the airport, with the whole deal. Maybe on the way back it will seem that this was an aberration, but if I didn't have a return ticket with them already, I would be reluctant to be on another flight with them. Ever. (This doesn't mean I wouldn't. Just that I would pay money and go out of my way to avoid it).

I would have filled out their complaint form directly but it wasn't big enough. I'll send them a pointer to this, so they can read it.

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Blinded by the wind

Monday, 27. August 2007, 15:18:10

travel, soap box rant, environment

I took a fairly odd route to spend 2 days in Vienna. And I lost my glasses

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Ordago...

Friday, 24. August 2007, 14:59:57

lerv, me, travel, life

En Grande y Chica, Par. Pero no es un juego...

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I'm in London, Still...

Wednesday, 1. August 2007, 11:08:13

books, travel

Thanks to a cancelled flight. A night on a floor, but breakfast in good company and the floods and thunder of yesterday have been changed for reading Under Milk Wood in the embankment gardens and watching the people go by...

(I wrote this ages ago and never posted it because I was offline then got distracted by work)

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Two ways...

Friday, 20. July 2007, 16:10:03

travel, service

While waiting on the phone for British Airways ...

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Baggage handling...

Wednesday, 18. July 2007, 13:03:16

travel, soap box rant, service

What is wrong with airline baggage services? Maybe I am just frustrated by a week of washing my clothes in the shower before I go to bed, and not having time to get proper clothes again...

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Shaken up

Wednesday, 18. July 2007, 06:08:52

environment, working at opera, travel, service

I have been flying, been in an earthquake, and of course British Airways lost my baggage again...

I had some fun. I caught up with friends, and I had a hard time too.

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Older. Wiser?

Sunday, 17. June 2007, 17:46:00

norway, cricket, travel, life

I had a birthday recently...

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Paris - very far out

Tuesday, 22. May 2007, 15:41:10

internet, travel, service

I spent a few days in Paris. Lovely place, of course. Hung out with friends - lovely people. Went to Xtech - lovely conference. But why was there no internet??

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