Category: Travel
Shoe leather and gasoline.
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I Cry Inside
MY DAUGHTER cries and begs me not to leave on my business trip. I hold her and tell her I will return soon. My grandfather died in a plane crash between New York and California.…
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To Leiden, To Leiden
THEY’RE SLEEPING in New York. They’re sleeping all over the world. Even here in Leiden, The Netherlands, they’re still mumbling and drooling in their beds. But not me. I’m awake and packing for my return…
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NYC Must-See
People who are coming to New York for the first time always ask me what they should see. So I’ve made a little list. Here are eighteen of my favorite places in New York City.
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English Letter
Steaming suit, listening to A Love Supreme, watching birds circle rainy plaza in wet grey morning London. Perfect, perfect.
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London Calling
London, 2010 – a travel photo set in progress on Flickr.
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Of Thee I Sing
According to Lanyrd and this Amtrak ticket, I’m on my way to Washington, DC, home of the 9:30 Club, Embassy Row, museums and monuments, and the site of An Event Apart DC—three days of design,…
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My SXSW
It’s that time again. Spring and pheromones are in the air, and 11,000 web geeks are about to descend on beauteous Austin, TX for our industry’s version of the TED Conference plus Spring Break, SXSW…
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In the bag
Early tomorrow, I leave for San Francisco. Headed into my laptop bag, along with my MacBook, are… An iPod Classic containing 8624 “songs” (I like music) and 46 “movies.” Sample titles: A Mighty Wind, A…
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AEA Boston 2008 session notes
Linked session notes and downloads from An Event Apart Boston 2008.
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So long, Boston. We’ll be back.
An Event Apart Boston 2008 is over but the memories and photos linger on. Eric and I started An Event Apart because we saw the need for a live, concentrated, learning and sharing experience about…
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That’s me all over
In the coming weeks, I’ll speak at Future of Web Design (NYC), Business Week (NYC), Web Design World (Boston), and Web Directions North (Vancouver, BC).