Round (parts of) the world in 42 days

In what's been a rather shit week both work wise and personally (the later probably leading to the former), some good has come - the final payment has been made on my round the world ticket. At this stage, the trip looks a little something like this: <img src="/images/travelmapwtext.png" alt="Matt's travel plans on a map" /> I'm hoping to lineup tours of Apple and Google while I'm over there - my mate Luke who works at Mountain View however is getting shipped back to work as part of the Maps team, so it's all very much up in the air at the moment! All the bog standard tourist attractions will be sighted however including: * Golden Gate bridge * Alcatraz * Washington Monument * The outside of The White House (as I can't get inside without a local member of congress' assistance) * The Capitol * The International Spy Museum * Times Square * Central Park * London Eye * Big Ben * Legoland Windsor Just to name a few...I'm leaving some time in each city as I hope to catchup with some of the Ruby peeps that live there. I'm also attending a conference (or maybe more - depends on what gets announced) while I'm gone, there hasn't been an official announcement yet, so I won't spill the beans on which one. While getting excited about the trip I'm also a little nervous - it'll be my first international trip alone, but hey, it has to happen at some point! I'll be catching up with the family in Canterbury as Bec's over at that time playing hockey on a school tour and mum and dad are using it as an excuse to go back to the UK. Duty free liquor and electronics here we come! p.s. If you live in one of these cities - ping me some locations you think might be worth visiting - mattman @ gmail.com

2010-01-17T12:23:56Z

4 In what's been a rather shit week both work wise and personally (the later probably leading to the former), some good has come - the final payment has been made on my round the world ticket.At this stage, the trip looks a little something like this:<img src="/images/travelmapwtext.png" alt="Matt's travel plans on a map">I'm hoping to lineup tours of Apple and Google while I'm over there - my mate Luke who works at Mountain View however is getting shipped back to work as part of the Maps team, so it's all very much up in the air at the moment!All the bog standard tourist attractions will be sighted however including:<ul> <li>Golden Gate bridge</li> <li>Alcatraz</li> <li>Washington Monument</li> <li>The outside of The White House (as I can't get inside without a local member of congress' assistance)</li> <li>The Capitol</li> <li>The International Spy Museum</li> <li>Times Square</li> <li>Central Park</li> <li>London Eye</li> <li>Big Ben</li> <li>Legoland Windsor</li> </ul> Just to name a few...I'm leaving some time in each city as I hope to catchup with some of the Ruby peeps that live there.I'm also attending a conference (or maybe more - depends on what gets announced) while I'm gone, there hasn't been an official announcement yet, so I won't spill the beans on which one.While getting excited about the trip I'm also a little nervous - it'll be my first international trip alone, but hey, it has to happen at some point! I'll be catching up with the family in Canterbury as Bec's over at that time playing hockey on a school tour and mum and dad are using it as an excuse to go back to the UK.Duty free liquor and electronics here we come!p.s. If you live in one of these cities - ping me some locations you think might be worth visiting - mattman @ gmail.com round-parts-of-the-world-in-42-days Round (parts of) the world in 42 days

2010-01-17T12:26:29Z