travel
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This Week
→: This WeekLife I packed up and moved to Berlin for a couple of months! Already I’ve hung out with some new and interesting people who live here, and had a visitor so that is great. Still coughing which is horrible, but finally made it to the gym again where I was a bit pathetic. But at…
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Dubai, December 2014
→: Dubai, December 2014[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157649477876258″ align=”center”] Quick trip, just a miles run to make status for 2015. I stayed at the Sheraton Deira which was nice, beautiful rooftop pool that I swam in as planes landed overhead. Not much in Deira though, would have been better off across the river. Everyone drives everywhere (cabs are very cheap)…
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Romania, Nov-Dec 2014
→: Romania, Nov-Dec 2014[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157649871201681″ align=”center”] I went to Romania to Cluj, to speak at iOSNext. Being footloose and fancy free, I decided to stay on for a while after and see Bucharest, and try out AirBnB [referral link]. In Cluj, we stayed at the Golden Tulip hotel which was pretty nice. I arrived late and was…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Fun in Dubai, meeting up with a friend I did ski instructor training with – we’ve hung out in Canada, and Sydney, and now Dubai, but never the UK… despite us both being British! Then quick turnaround, headed to Berlin to hang out with another friend over from Australia, which was awesome, I’ve missed her…
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Things I Love About Travelling Alone
→: Things I Love About Travelling AloneI love the freedom of travelling solo. Sleeping alone. Waking up whenever. Not having an itinerary, every morning I wake up and ask myself “what do I want to do today?” and sometimes the answer is nothing. This is OK. Freedom from social responsibilities. No need to talk. No social pressure, imaginary or real, no…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Hanging out in Bucharest which is nice, I’m glad to be settled in one spot for the longest period since maybe mid-September? It’s pretty chilly though, and there is not a ton of stuff to see here, but it’s fine, I work for a few hours, and explore for a few hours most days…
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Book: The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
→: Book: The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your LifeI enjoyed The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life (Amazon), partially as a travel junkie (is it weird that his deportation from Eritrea makes me want to go?) and also as someone who is usually striving after some sort of goal. The book is about people who persevere for a…
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Copenhagen and Malmo
→: Copenhagen and Malmo[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157646984090244″ align=”center”] Copenhagen It’s always nice to return to a city I liked a second time, once I’ve been somewhere twice I’m sure I’ll end up there again. Copenhagen was one of my first solo trips, that was just to see the city and not for work or some activity of some sort.…
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Personal Burn Rate
→: Personal Burn RateA while ago, I read about the concept of a “personal burn rate” and at the time I worried that mine was too high. I had a well paying job, but lived in an expensive city, and a significant proportion of my income went on “stress tax” – stuff (mostly travel) that made me feel…