In thinking about my upcoming travel schedule, the classic French adventure novel Around the World in 80 Days (Le tour du monde en 80 jours) popped into my head.
Then I quickly looked at the calendar and counted the days – exactly 80 days from today.
I have a few upcoming speaking engagements, a couple weddings, and a couple awesome personal trips planned.
If you live in any of these cities or are going to be at these events, I’d love to grab a local beer with you when I’m in town. Just make sure to let me know in the comments or on Twitter @whitneyhess.
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March 11-17
SXSW Interactive
Austin, TX
Not speakin, just chillin
April 2-5
Childhood friend’s wedding
San Francisco, CA
April 8-12
IA Summit 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Giving the closing plenary
April 16-19
CMU Spring Carnival
Pittsburgh, PA
April 29-May 1
Family friend’s wedding
Miami, FL
May 2-5
STC Technical Communication Summit ’10
Dallas, TX
Presenting “10 Most Common Misconceptions About UX Design” and “Evangelizing Yourself”
May 18-21
UX London
London, UK
Giving a workshop titled “Creating a Culture of UX”
May 22-26
Vacation!
Paris, France
And that completes my 80 days. I’m not exactly circumventing the globe, but it’s quite enough for me.
I should mention that on top of everything I’m moving to a new apartment in April. And of course I’ll be doing client work that whole time as well.
Oh, life is swell. Now you get why I need that beer?
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Hi Whitney,
I'd be glad to show you around and have a drink in Paris in May, e.g. on Whitsunday :)
My favorite French beers:
– Adelscott
– Desperados
– La Bière Du Démon
Eric
P.S. “Around the World in 80 Days” is a highly recommended read. I would also recommend “Five Weeks in a Balloon” and “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”, also by Jules Verne.
paris? late may? easy – french open!
great time of year to be in europe BTW. plenty to do, decent – though dodgy – weather. lots of other vacationers.
beer-wise: 1776. lame i know, but quite tasty (very expensive in paris! $10 USD)