I was in Panama city for over a week during the recent ICANN meeting. However due to the schedule I only got glimpses of the host city in the evening when joining friends for dinner or drinks. Today I was again in Panama city, as I'd ended up with my return flight to Europe being routed from here. So this morning I grabbed an Uber from my hotel into the old town (el casco … [Read more...] about Exploring Craft Beer, Rum and Coffee in Panama City
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Some Portland Impressions
I was in Portland, Oregon last week for the cPanel conference. I was there to deliver a keynote on Wednesday morning, so I had a bit of time in the evenings to catch up with friends in the area. I'd never been to Portland before, though I'd always heard good things about it. I probably should have paid more attention to what people said about the weather, instead of … [Read more...] about Some Portland Impressions
A Very Practical Marketing Gizmo
When I first started attending conferences I used to pickup a lot of marketing "tat" from the various vendors exhibiting. Over time you realise that you really don't need to have most of this junk in your life. I really don't need 20 backpacks, 15 water bottles, 500 pens or 100 notebooks. So these days if I do bother bringing back any of the "freebies' I restrict it to things … [Read more...] about A Very Practical Marketing Gizmo
French Beer, Herbal Tea & Cured Meat
James comes over to Carlow a couple of times a year and he usually brings me over a few products that I simply cannot get in Ireland. Vanilla tea - while there are a couple of varieties available in Irish shops they're simply not as good as the Twining's one Adelscott beer - I've been drinking this beer on and off since some time in the early 90s. Even in France it's not … [Read more...] about French Beer, Herbal Tea & Cured Meat
Preparing for ICANN LA
I'll be heading over to Los Angeles towards the end of next month for the ICANN meeting which is being held close to LAX.I'm still finalising my travel details, but I expect to be over there for about a week or so.Since Aer Lingus planes are like sardine cans I'll probably be flying with British Airways this time round. Virgin Atlantic would have been nice, but I don't think … [Read more...] about Preparing for ICANN LA