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| Birmingham November 2008 |
Birmingham November 2008
Another trip to Birmingham - this time amongst the JISC/CETIS twitterati....
Helsinki November 2008
After a brief stay at home - a long weekend in Helsinki. Two full days in Helsinki plus travel days at each end. Trip booked via Expedia who suggested the Scandic Grand Marina in the harbour area. Fantastic city for a long weekend - probably even better for a longer trip. My travel trip (i) for Helsinki - get a Helsinki Card (covers all local public transport including out to Suomenlinna and more museums than it's possible to visit in a long weekend). Travel trip (ii) - when all the other museums have closed head for Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art; it opens late even on a Sunday, the building is spectacular and the collection is pretty good too.
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| Helsinki November 2008 |
US East Coast, November 2008
My final IMS trip of 2008.
Flew United into/out of Washington-Dulles - spending four days at Penn State with an extra meeting down in Orlando. Penn State brought back lots of memories of my time at Cornell in the mid 80's (particularly the fantastic autumn colours).
It was also fascinating to be in the US (and in two of the 'swing' states) at the time of the US Presidential Election.
Flew United into/out of Washington-Dulles - spending four days at Penn State with an extra meeting down in Orlando. Penn State brought back lots of memories of my time at Cornell in the mid 80's (particularly the fantastic autumn colours).
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| East Coast November 2008 |
It was also fascinating to be in the US (and in two of the 'swing' states) at the time of the US Presidential Election.
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| From East Coast November 2008 |