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posted by [personal profile] sbisson at 01:41pm on 05/01/2006 under ,
2005 was a busy year for travel. While the first part of the year was spent travelling to Jersey for family reasons (which also entailed more trips later on in the year), September and October saw us spending a lot of time on the west coast of the US.

Time for a list or fourteen.

Countries visited: USA, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Scotland, Jersey
Number of transatlantic trips: 7 (Sarasota, Las Vegas, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Seattle)

Airlines flown: British Airways, Flybe, Delta, Virgin Atlantic, United, Alaskan, Alitalia, Lufthansa, KLM
Aircraft types flown: Boeing B737-500, Bombardier CRJ, McDonnell-Douglas MD-80, Boeing B747-400, Airbus A340-200, Airbus A340-600, Boeing B767-300, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing B757-200, BAe 146, Bombardier Dash 8 Q400

Best hotel: Wynn Las Vegas

Times through the Channel Tunnel: 2
Hire cars driven: 4
Convertibles driven down Highway 1: 1
Fast cars driven across Northern Italy: 1

Ferries used: 2

Highest point reached: 5420 feet above sea level.

Best airline food: Delta
Worst: KLM

Airlines I won't fly again: Flybe

Now, let's see where 2006 takes us - and how we get there!
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posted by [personal profile] sbisson at 12:43pm on 27/10/2005 under , , ,
There are email mailing lists that dare not speak their name. Or at least not unless you know that the person you're talking to knows about it.

One in particular is full of alumni from a certain Silicon Valley company, and it's interesting how many people we meet are on that list. I've even heard stories of people only realising who the other was when they when a list thread came up in conversation. "Oh, you're X! Ah..."

Is it something about companies that their employees believed in that lends itself to coherent post-employment communities?

Only one of my ex-employers has built such a community - and it's something to say that the mailing lists are soon about to rival the now-defunct company for longevity! It was a company that prided itself on its employee community, with Chief Morale Officers in each office, and regular social events (then, again the way we worked there, our fellow employees were our only social life!).

Just noodling...
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