Great places

Otford to Bundeena

By Dave Snowden  ·  June 16, 2013  ·  Great places

After far too long I finally got to do a long distance walk today after a month of travel with little free time.   I'd also forgotten to pack any walking gear which created a conundrum last week.  Normally I might just have bought something, but the rapid weight loss means I really don't want to waste money so aside from lightweight walking trousers and decent walking shoes (although not boots) I ended up managing the whole day with the iPad bad stuffed with water bottles and a semi-smart jacket.  I did buy a head torch as insurance...

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Rock and Roll

By Dave Snowden  ·  June 15, 2013  ·  Great places

So to the end of a productive week in Melbourne, after a gentle start life became hectic with a four day course and two academic presentations plus important meetings over dinner.   There is something about that sort of pace which improves presentation delivery.  Using the same material to different audiences over a compressed timescale is rather like the twice cooked style so beloved of asian cooking; it improves the flavour.   By the time I came to the Melbourne Emergence Group  (I was a founder member many years ago but this was...

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Back in Melbourne

By Dave Snowden  ·  June 9, 2013  ·  Great places

Yesterday was a recovery day after 48 hours with little or no sleep.   After clearing essential email I joined up with Michael who has already been here for a few days and we set off for the Market and breakfast.  Then more email before an afternoon walk down to the docks and a circuit around central Melbourne.  It was one of those spectacular winter days you get down here, as the photograph attests.

Melbourne has always been my second favourite city in Australia, the first is Hobart.   If I ever lived here the latter would be my...

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Hong Kong & Macau

By Dave Snowden  ·  June 5, 2013  ·  Great places

When you get a clear day in Hong Kong the view is spectacular.  This picture is from Les Hale's office - we partner out here with CIO Connect and Les has become a very good friend over the years.   I used this picture as it shows the office lights like some alien spacecraft, rather than the one without the window in the way.  The climate was really kind today.  After watching the Lions match I was dreading it, but wind and rain had changed everything.

I came in late last night on Cathay Pacific and was very impressed with their...

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It’s 42 now ask a different question

By Dave Snowden  ·  May 30, 2013  ·  Great places

Up bright and early this morning to be dumped on the outskirts of Swindon for the Coach to Heathrow.   I start this week in Trieste for the State of the Net event I spoke at last year.  The video of my keynote there is one of the most popular so I have much to live up to.   After that its Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok  before the best part of two weeks in Australia with a possible side trip to New Zealand.  And before anyone says it I will be home before the first Lions test and the only match I have any chance of seeing if I can...

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