travel
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Hobart, July 2013
→: Hobart, July 2013[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157646933039290″ align=”center”] I was in Hobart, Tasmania for PyCon AU which was really interesting. We didn’t have a lot of time for sightseeing, but we did manage to go to the Female Factory, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, MONA: Museum of Old and New Art. The Female Factory was fascinating, but horrifying. It was the jail…
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Being an Expat
→: Being an ExpatI (still) worry my life is vastly more boring now that I’m no longer an expat… but maybe returning “home” just takes some acclimatising, just as moving to a “foreign” place did. A lot of people talk about living abroad, but it’s something that people don’t always get around to. Time. Opportunity. Whatever. Or just because…
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5 Things I Hate About London
→: 5 Things I Hate About LondonSee part 1: 5 Things I Like About London. 1. Quality of Life This is the main thing. The #1 worst thing by far about London. Quality of Life in London is really low. Housing is expensive. Commutes are long. As a relatively well-paid London resident I am lucky enough to have the choice of…
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5 Things I Like About London
→: 5 Things I Like About LondonI mostly hate living in London, and plan to follow this with a post with the 5 things I hate most about it. But let’s start with the positives. 1. Culture There is so much art, much of it free, and great theatre (often with cheap tickets available on weeknights) that my goal to do…
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Seattle, May 2014
→: Seattle, May 2014I found myself in Seattle for the long weekend, having not known about Memorial day when I booked my flights. Still, there are worse places to be stranded (like NYC in a snowstorm when I’m supposed to be skiing in Italy). I’m fond of Seattle, as a city. It’s the city where if I had to live…
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On Coming “Home”
→: On Coming “Home”A while ago, someone introduced me to the concept of “Third Culture Kids”. “Third culture kid (TCK, 3CK) is a term used to refer to children who were raised in a culture outside of their parents’ culture for a significant part of their development years.” I remember identifying with some of the aspects, of not…
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Frankfurt, March 2014
→: Frankfurt, March 2014[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157644472197926″ align=”center”] I went to Frankfurt for the Luminale, booked after I read about it on a design blog as I love light and electronics and digital art. Frankfurt isn’t the liveliest of cities, but I was really happy to have a break so used the time to go for a long walk…
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Seattle and NYC, February 2014
→: Seattle and NYC, February 2014[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157644122370815″ align=”center”] Work trip so not much time to myself, I caught up with friends in Seattle but didn’t have time to see anything, really. I stayed at The Woodmark Hotel, Yacht Club and Spa which has a great location right on the water – beautiful views. It was OK, there were a…
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Spa Break, January 2014
→: Spa Break, January 2014Our Champneys spa experience starts well in advance, with the booking process. It takes 4 phone calls, two unreturned messages, and finally I get through and manage to make a reservation. No email confirmation ever arrives, but they charge my card so my mom and I turn up anyway, and have to deal then with…