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Finding my way: March 2009
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A travel blog, of sorts. Friday, 27 March 2009. The best conference in the world? It promised to be the conference to end all conferences: 2500 high-level businesspeople from across Europe gathering to hear dozens of VIPs speak in a lavish two-day event. The first day's agenda included no fewer than three heads of state, as well as a dozen European Commissioners, and President Barroso. The venue was the European Business Summit. Following more short conversations and dull contributions from heads of stat...
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Finding my way: September 2009
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A travel blog, of sorts. Tuesday, 29 September 2009. Kyiv: the intercultural finale. My latest trip to Kyiv (the true spelling of what Russians call ‘Kiev’) was for a big international workshop for young leaders, the grand finale to the British Council programme I’d been through the past six months. But the nature of the selection process meant that most people shared a lot beneath the thin veneer of their cultures, and almost everyone was fun, smart, engaging and pro-active. One reason why I got on so w...
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Finding my way: Uganda - nature and nightlife
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A travel blog, of sorts. Thursday, 30 July 2009. Uganda - nature and nightlife. However walking back to camp that evening, flashing fireflies marking our path like tiny beacons, I reflected on the real highlight of the day, which surpassed even the natural wonders we'd seen: the astounding warmth and kindness of the people that we'd met along the way. Much of the economy still relies on international NGOs, one of which employs my friend and host, Nigel (author of this splendid blog. Going to explore, we ...
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Finding my way: Kenya - of buses and streetboys
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A travel blog, of sorts. Wednesday, 9 September 2009. Kenya - of buses and streetboys. Buses in that part of Africa are very different to those I’m used to back home. They come in two distinct varieties: minibuses and coaches. Both intra-city ‘Public buses’ and inter-city ‘shuttles’ are minibuses zipping along without any regard for speed or safety. They’re always privately run, decorated, and named:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Works in the charity sector; travels around; muses aimlessly. Cultur...
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Finding my way: Headless chicken in Kiev
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A travel blog, of sorts. Wednesday, 22 July 2009. Headless chicken in Kiev. My last few trips had seen me fall for the effortless charms of Lisbon, vibrancy of Berlin, and progressiveness of Sweden's Gotlands island, and I was looking forward to going somewhere that would make me happy to come home. Kiev seemed perfect. I imagined a bleak city of depressed people and endless grey tower blocks, sure to make me love my home city again. Made it an awesome and daunting host. The main challenge is that it's a...
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Finding my way: April 2009
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A travel blog, of sorts. Saturday, 25 April 2009. Just spent another five days in Montenegro - the surreal, three-year-old micro state between Croatia and Albania - running civil society development events, and it's been an interesting few days. Thursday, 9 April 2009. On work (while I should have been there). I skived off work today to hear. The pop philosopher and writer, speak about his new book: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work. Another rash claim was to suggest that while most people work to pay th...
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Finding my way: October 2009
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A travel blog, of sorts. Thursday, 8 October 2009. New technologies are coming in to reduce the need for flying by enabling ‘face to face’ communication without the lost time or money, or additional carbon emissions. The most impressive of these is the emergent, Star Trek-esque telepresence. A devilishly handsome and unsung hero if ever there was one.). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Works in the charity sector; travels around; muses aimlessly. View my complete profile. A do-gooder in Uganda.
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Finding my way: The flying club
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A travel blog, of sorts. Thursday, 8 October 2009. New technologies are coming in to reduce the need for flying by enabling ‘face to face’ communication without the lost time or money, or additional carbon emissions. The most impressive of these is the emergent, Star Trek-esque telepresence. A devilishly handsome and unsung hero if ever there was one.). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Works in the charity sector; travels around; muses aimlessly. View my complete profile. A do-gooder in Uganda.
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Finding my way: Kyiv: the intercultural finale
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A travel blog, of sorts. Tuesday, 29 September 2009. Kyiv: the intercultural finale. My latest trip to Kyiv (the true spelling of what Russians call ‘Kiev’) was for a big international workshop for young leaders, the grand finale to the British Council programme I’d been through the past six months. But the nature of the selection process meant that most people shared a lot beneath the thin veneer of their cultures, and almost everyone was fun, smart, engaging and pro-active. One reason why I got on so w...
