16/11/2009

January: The Seesmic gang came to town and we had dinner and a little snooze in a room that was to become much more familiar over the year. February: The Tuttle Club/Social Media Cafe starts meeting regularly at The Coach & Horses in Greek Street. March: Took a trip to Berlin to cover a conference…

I find myself in Birmingham for a couple of days (16th & 17th April), with the wherewithal to create a popup cinema to show some films from the British Council Collection.  I'm based in B30, but can come anywhere in Brum that's easily accessible by public transport. Give me a shout on 07919182825 if you'd…

I was asked, before, during and after, “why not just do this using couchsurfing.org?  It’s set up for what you’re doing and you’d meet new and interesting people.” Well, for one, I *did* meet new and interesting people anyway but this wasn’t so much what I was after.  i really wanted to experience travelling through…

On the first day I was in San Francisco I was advised “You need to give people more time to help you”. One of the key bits of character building in this trip has been letting go of impatience, allowing things to happen in their own time.   Allowing the route to unfold in its…

Breakfast with Tracy: scrambled eggs, toast and an apple – simple and perfect. I was a little worried by the fact that a couple of inches of snow seemed to have fallen overnight. But that's just me thinking London thoughts. As Tracy pulled back out of her garage over the fresh white stuff, I knew…