I'll be 40 this weekend. I probably should take some time to reflect on that, but instead I'm grabbing a quick coffee in Dublin Airport before getting on a plane. So I'm off to Los Angeles today for a couple of days prior to heading to Las Vegas for the Parallels Summit. I haven't been to LA for a couple of years, so I'm really looking forward to spending a couple of days … [Read more...] about Hitting the “big 40”
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Air France Finally Find My Bag
What a saga! I checked my bag in on Tuesday morning in Dublin and expected to pick it up later that day when I arrived in JFK. Of course there was no sign of it .. and to make matters worse Air France didn't know where it was either. I was in NYC for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and then I headed off to DC. Still no bag. The Air France online baggage tracking … [Read more...] about Air France Finally Find My Bag
Day Two In New York Without My Bag
I've been in NYC since Tuesday evening .. My bag, with my clothes, suit, shoes, toiletries and sundry items isn't here. No idea where it is .. and Air France don't seem to know either .. This does not make me a happy bunny .. … [Read more...] about Day Two In New York Without My Bag
Mesón Extremeño Cáceres
When I started my degree at the University of Limerick my Spanish wasn't that great. I'd studied it in secondary school, but I'd never made any real effort and I wouldn't have been able to do a whole lot. So I had the option in second year to go to Spain for the full academic year. For me that was a wonderful opportunity to improve my command of the Spanish language … [Read more...] about Mesón Extremeño Cáceres
Slightly Convoluted Travel
In a couple of weeks time I'll be heading to Belgrade (Serbia) for the Webfest closing ceremony. I'm also scheduled to chair the Eurid Registrar Advisory Board meeting in Brussels a few days later.. Originally I had planned to go to Belgrade, come back to Ireland for a day or so then head back out. That was rather silly, as I'd end up either spending 24 hours in Ireland … [Read more...] about Slightly Convoluted Travel