Reed's Ruminations: The Past, Present, and Future
Reflections on science, technology, and computing — leavened by personal experience
Tag: travel
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Volcanoes, Travel and Social Networks
Many of us have had family, friends, colleagues or acquaintances stranded far from home by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano. At one point, I joked with one friend that he should consider a land route to central Europe, catch the Trans-Siberian Railway to Vladivostok, kayak across the Bering Strait to Alaska, then drive down…
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Knives, Forks and Pizza, Oh My!
So, if you see a business traveler with the standard equipment of black rollerboard and laptop computer bag, trudging grimly through the airport, look for the thousand yard stare. It’s a tip off that they are tired, hungry and just want to sleep in their own bed.