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Dan and I are talking about new media, journalism and the social impact of social media in Tbilisi Georgia. We got three hours of sleep. We’re tired.
New York, New York Casino in Las Vegas, originally uploaded by Kevglobal.
It’s becoming an every four year event for me, the election road trip. I started doing these in 2000 with the BBC, and now I’m heading 4700 miles across the US in a ridiculously short amount of time. But it is always wonderful to see my country, even if it is on fast forward.
Malostranská Metro stop
Malostranské Metro stop, originally uploaded by Kevglobal.
The Metro stops in Prague remind me of those in Stockholm. They aren’t just places to catch a train, but they are also wonderful pieces of public architecture. Unlike like the stations in Washington DC, which are also stylish but all roughly the same, these stations have different styles. It’s great to see when cities invest this kind of attention to public transport. As more of us choose buses and trains over cars, it helps that the experience is a pleasant and eye-pleasing one.
We didn’t go to the bar, but the views were amazing, and it was wonderful to see so many people out surfing, swimming, jogging, walking and just enjoying this rugged coastline. I’m really enjoying my stay in Sydney. It’s a beautiful city with great natural beauty and wonderful architecture. Glad that I have in-laws here now so I have an excuse to come back.
Tags: Sydney, Bondi Beach
G’Day from Sydney. I’m in Sydney for the Media08 conference. It’s an amazing city with lots of wonderful architecture and natural beauty. I’ve got Sunday off to explore. I’m staying in The Rocks area. I will probably go to the Sunday market there. If you have any tips on places that I should see, please leave a comment.
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Tags: Sydney, Harbour Bridge, Media08
Gone Fishing, originally uploaded by Kevglobal.
Yay! Suw and I have been waiting all summer for this. We’re heading off for the first half of September. Suw’s parents need to meet my parents before the wedding. (Thought that might be a good thing.) I’m looking forward to being back in the Chicago area after a long absence – three years.
Then Suw and I are heading off to Denver, Boulder and Rocky Mountain National Park. I’m going to take her up into the mountains for a few days. Sherpa Kev will be lugging most of the gear, but I’m hoping that Suw gets/develops a taste for the Rockies. Truly a beautiful part of the world.
I’ll have lots of pictures and stories when I get back.
I passed through Hong Kong briefly today on my way to Kuala Lumpur where I’m taking part in the citizen journalism conference. I had a seven hour layover, and I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see the city, especially seeing as I was the only one in my family who hadn’t been there.
The city was buzzing as they celebrated 10 years since the handover of rule from Britain to China. There were skydivers, these bright panda statues – one for each year since the handover in different colours. Tonight there will even be spectacular fireworks, which I had to miss. The flight to Malaysia was at 3.
The city itself was just amazing with these spindly high-rise apartments, really driving home the premium of space. I took the high-speed train from the airport, which was fast, convenient and easy. It took me from the airport to its terminus in Hong Kong in 20 minutes. I then took the ferry across the bay to Kowloon peninsula. I walked around there for a bit. I would have liked to explore a park there, but it wasn’t clear how to get in. But it really was a memorable – albeit extremely brief – visit to one of the world’s greatest cities.
technorati tags:HongKong, handover, celebration, China, panda
I originally wrote this during a work trip last year with the programme I worked for at the BBC. I thought I had posted it, but for some reason, it either was live and later taken down by an editor, or more than likely, I was just so tired I never posted it. But if you ever are on a United Express Flight and have Grant as your flight attendant, you’re in for a treat.
After flying several times, the flight safety demonstration usually washes over you like the white noise during flight. But not with Grant our intrepid flight attendant on the trip from New York to Detroit.
You first got a sense that things might be slightly different as Grant gave the details of our brief flight.
“Total flight time will be about one hour and 23 minutes, and we’ll be cruising at an altitude of 30,000 feet. Basically really high and really fast.”
And it just got funnier from there. Weather in Detroit, he said “is cloudy and cold”.
But once he got into the flight safety demonstration is when he really got rolling.
He told us that we would have to turn off all “cell phones, iPods, blackberries, strawberries and basically anything else with an on-off switch.”
And his delivery was so dry that you really had to pay attention to catch that he was saying anything out of the ordinary from the standard safety demo.
I don’t think that many in the plane actually caught when he said that failing to take your seat cushion – which doubles as a floatation device in the event of a water landing – renders it useless.
But then again, it would have been hard to miss when he said:
“If you are seated next to a child or anyone exhibiting child like behaviour, put on their mask before putting on your own. If you are seated next to more than one child, you’ll have to pick your favourite.
“And if a mask fails to drop down, I will gladly sell you one.”
I wonder if the price was slightly more than the $3 snackbox or the $5 bottle of wine or beer.
And like all good comics, Grant threw in a bit of self-deprecation.
“I will now dim the cabin lights for takeoff and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendant.”
Thanks Grant. After a rather stress filled 36 hours, we needed a bit of light relief.
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