Jul 17 2010
Nap time
That’s what a hard day of drinking in Napa will do to a girl. Sent from my iPhone Posted via email from Curt’s posterous
Archive for the 'travel' Category
Sep 15 2008
Back in town
Just returned from Washington DC, where I attended the annual Online News Association conference. It’s a three-day gig packed with sessions on best practices, hands-on learning, and so forth. This year was just as good as last year’s conference – which was held in Toronto. One of the highlights for me personally was after day [...]
May 05 2008
Game day
Today we’re going to see Newcastle take on Chelsea at St. James Park. Ann and I took the official stadium tour yesterday and it was fantastic. Our tour guide – Sue – claimed she bleeds black & white, and I certainly believe her. The tour included the entire stadium. We saw every level. We started [...]
Apr 30 2008
Long day, lots of fun
On Tuesday Ann and I had a great day packed with activity. First we met up with the old Macworld UK editor – David Fanning – who I’ve kept in touch with over the years. He now has his own PR outfit and works in a quaint office space near Borough Market. He bought us [...]
Apr 28 2008
Jetlag 1, Curt 0
Woke up at 3 a.m. on my first full day in London and couldn’t go back to sleep. I thought I’d done everything right, but to no avail. So be it. That means I was out on the street as the sun came up here in Westminster. Our hotel is right across the river from [...]
Apr 23 2008
I nearly shat myself
As most of you know, Ann and I have been planning a lovely trip to the U.K. We’re taking off this Saturday. Can’t wait. One of the highlights of that trip – for me, anyway – is the soccer game we’re planning to attend. (See previous couple posts). Plans have been customized to allow us [...]
Apr 10 2008
Newcastle v. Chelsea
We’re in business. On Tuesday night I stayed up a little past midnight to order tickets for the Newcastle vs. Chelsea match at St. James Park on May 3. They announced in advance that tickets would be available on Wed., April 9, so I timed it (-8 hours) as to get online just as the [...]
Feb 25 2008
Snow Bomb go boom
The Snow Bomb shuttle service to Tahoe was a good trip, but the organization was atrocious.