While I did clock up a lot of travel over the course of 2017, it was a quieter year overall. Of course "quiet" is relative. Here's a visual overview of my travel in 2017: Since I tend to fly mostly with Air France / KLM a lot of my flights get routed either through Paris or Amsterdam. I spent the tail end of 2016 in the US and started 2017 with my annual trip to … [Read more...] about 2017 Travel
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Back on the Road
Since getting back from Las Vegas in January I haven't been travelling. I've been focussed on moving house and settling in as well as spending time at Blacknight HQ. That all ended Friday. I'm now on the road until the end of the month. 3 trips, 3 weeks, multiple countries. First up is ICANN 58 in Copenhagen, Denmark. I'll be there for just over a week. My schedule for … [Read more...] about Back on the Road
2016 in Flights
2016 was yet another crazy year for travel for me. I clocked up nearly 250 thousand km over the year! So where the hell was I? This map shows it all: A lot of the flights were to the US, which is fairly normal, as there a lot of events over there. 2016 was also the year my sister tied the knot in Bali, which was a wonderful trip. It was also one of the longer … [Read more...] about 2016 in Flights
Montenegro From The Air
I've been to Montenegro several times over the last few years and I'm always struck by the beauty of the place. This video does a good job of capturing some of it: https://vimeo.com/187328168 Unfortunately there aren't any direct flights from Ireland, but it's relatively easy to get there via Dubrovnik, London or Paris. … [Read more...] about Montenegro From The Air
End of an Era – Pariscope Ceases Publication
It's the end of an era. Pariscope is to cease publication after more than half a century. According to reports in French media today's edition will be its last. If you were a visitor or inhabitant of Paris "Pariscope" and "L'Officiel des Spectacles" were the "go to" publications to get information about event listings in the French capital. For now, at least, "L'Officiel … [Read more...] about End of an Era – Pariscope Ceases Publication