Travel
Travel itineraries, made up of individual 245 trips.
2023
Birmingham
Back in Brum for a Multipack reunion.
Bournemouth
Amsterdam
A long overdue return to Amsterdam for CSS Day.
2022
Aberdeen and Dundee
Easter in the highlands and harbours of Scotland.
Nice and Monaco
A long-weekend on the French Riviera to watch the Monaco Grand Prix.
Paris, San Sebastián, Vigo, Porto and Madrid
A week in Porto, reached via several stops in Spain.
2020
Hamburg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo and Cologne
Itinerary for a Scandinavian sojourn.
2019
Margate
Maastricht and Amsterdam
CSS Day and another Dutch city.
Lisbon
2018
São Paulo
Visiting my family in Brazil.
Oban and Tobermory
Norwich
A weekend with John Ellison.
Leicester
Speaking at Create Leicester.
Exeter and St Ives
An escape to the South West.
Norwegian Fjords
Cruising with Mum and Dad.
Walsall, Chorley, Newcastle and Edinburgh
Birthday celebrations in Walsall, visiting Simon in Chorley, a Great Exhibition in Newcastle and a return to the Edinburgh festivals.
Berlin, Malmö and Hamburg
Investigating a move to Berlin, a conference in Malmö, and falling in love with Hamburg.
Reykjavík
Material 2018 conference.
2017
Dublin and Galway
Amsterdam and the Hague
CSS Day and another Dutch city.
Le Harve and Rouen
Admiring architecture, both modernist and gothic.
Penzance, St Ives and Newquay
An escape to the South West.
Berlin
A welcome return to Berlin for the Beyond Tellerand conference.
2016
York
Bristol and Bath
Birmingham
Amsterdam and Utrecht
CSS Day and another Dutch city.
Nottingham
Speaking at Design Exchange Nottingham.
Freiburg, Basel and Strasbourg
Speaking at Smashing Conference.
2015
São Paulo and Berlin
Visiting my family in Brazil, then home via long awaited trip to Berlin.
Bath
A trip on the Great Western train I previously saw every morning on my way to work.
Manchester
UpFront conference and then catching up with Simon.
Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Bruges
Speaking at CSS Day and an architectural expedition.
Prague, Budapest and Paris
Speaking at WebExpo, before returning home the long way round.
Birmingham
Canvas conference then a day in the new Library of Birmingham.
2014
Glasgow
Glasgow 2014 clyde-sider orientation.
Glasgow and Stirling
Glasgow 2014 clyde-sider role specific training, accreditation and uniform collection. Plus, a day in Stirling.
Glasgow
Glasgow 2014 clyde-sider venue specific training at Hampden Park.
Belfast
Break conference.
2013
San Francisco
Leaving UX London early to attend David and Athena’s wedding.
Newport and Cardiff
Speaking at Port 80 and Mark’s 40th.
Walsall
Kris’ stag night.
Carlisle
University reunion.
Sheffield and York
Speaking at Speak the Web.
Glasgow
Glasgow 2014 clyde-sider interview.
Isle of Wight
Birthday on a small island.
Brussels
Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix with Andy and Cennydd.
Milton Keynes
Speaking at MK Geek Night.
Birmingham
New York
Brooklyn Beta with my Clearleft colleagues.
2012
Austin, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco
SXSW 2012 and an American road trip.
Amsterdam
Mobilism 2012.
Copenhagen
Speaking at an event for LBi.
St. Peter Port
A weekend in Guernsey.
Portland and São Paulo
XOXO 2012 and visiting family in Brazil.
Belfast
Build Conference 2012.
2011
Austin, San Francisco, Brasília and São Paulo
SXSW 2011, visiting friends in California and family in Brazil.
Washington D.C., Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and San Francisco
North America 2011.
2010
Dublin and Belfast
Build Conference 2010.
2009
San Francisco
Working with Apture.
Cologne, Munich, Innsbruck, Lucerne, Zurich, Barcelona, Valencia and Paris
A great European railway adventure.
Auckland, Wellington, Picton, Sydney and Melbourne
Ending the decade down under.
2008
San Francisco
Tying up the lose-ends of my time in California.
Austin, San Francisco and Chicago
SXSW 2008 and a trip on the California Zephyr.
Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington D.C.
North America 2008.
2007
San Francisco
Spring with Ning.
Las Vegas
A weekend in Las Vagas.
Austin
SXSW 2007.
San Francisco
Summer with Ning.
Montréal
Tung’s Wedding.
New York
New York with Ellen.
San Francisco
Autumn with Ning.
Los Angeles
Thanksgiving with the Fords.
2006
San Francisco
Spring with Ning.
Rome and Florence
A Roman holiday with Nancy and Christine.
San Francisco
Autumn with Ning.
New York
A weekend in New York City with Mum and Ben.
2005
San Francisco
Meeting Ning.
2003
Sydney and Cairns
A month down under with Kris and John.