Category: travel
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Start a Project. Kill a Project.
I have been enjoying everyone’s year in review posts, and reading what they hope to achieve over the next year. I love the enthusiasm and the new projects starting, but one thing I love even more is when I see people defining what they will do less of in 2016. For myself, I set my self a limit…
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Denver, August 2015
[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157662752303011″ align=”center”] I was in Denver for 360iDev (which was great), but decided to stay on and hang out for a bit. The conference put me up at the Sheraton Downtown, and then I stayed at this AirBnB (super nice). Denver is cool, walkable, with stuff to do. Mostly I did a lot of yoga…
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Croatia, June 2015
[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157661283650831″ align=”center”] Croatia was on my list of Places to Go for two reasons: firstly, the Plitvice lakes. Secondly, The Museum of Broken Relationships. It didn’t disappoint. After arriving we drove straight from Zagreb Airport to Plitvice, modulo some time negotiating an automatic rental car. It’s a longish drive but really pretty, although we…
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Technically Speaking Anniversary & 2016 Speaking Goals
A year ago Chiu-Ki and I met up in Copenhagen and decided to start a newsletter about public speaking in tech. Technically Speaking has been going ever since. We’ve learned a bunch about speaking (of course!) which we’ve shared with our readers. But also about running a sustainable project, and (gasp!) self promotion. A year in,…
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My Life as a White Migrant
Ever since I read this article on the use of the word “expat” being exclusive to white people from western countries, I have been thinking about my own experiences living in a variety of places, through that lense. The words we use are not the only difference. When it comes to my immigration situation,…
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Rio, May 2015
[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157654825168585″ align=”center”] I was supposed to meet one of my friends in Rio, but at the last moment we discovered she wouldn’t make it – she hadn’t known she needed a visa, and hadn’t been allowed on the plane. Whilst I love travelling alone, and I also love travelling with compatible friends too.…
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Easter Island, May 2015
[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157654824285035″ align=”center”] What do you do if you’re turning 30 in a city you hate? Well if you are me, and the city you hate is Santiago, you catch a plane to Easter Island. Easter Island is a pacific island, but a territory of Chile, known for the Moai – stone statues of people…
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Uncomfortable Conversations About Money
When it comes to speaking at a conference which involves some travel costs, there are four* main options: The conference pays. The company you work for pays. You pay. You don’t go. The Conference Pays I think this, announced up front, is the most inclusive option because it means you don’t have to talk about…
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Santiago, April-May 2015
[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157654814767381″ align=”center”] I go everywhere expecting to like it, but the truth is – I really didn’t like Santiago. It didn’t get off to a great start when I arrived at the airport exhausted, didn’t try and get a SIM card or money, but went straight to my AirBnB and found that it…