After landing at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, I had the dubious pleasure of having my bags searched for the presence of beverages containing significant amounts of ethanol. The customs officials were courteous and friendly – and thus began my introduction to Iran, the strange child of ancient Persia.
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Lindy and I spent a week in New York at the end of July. At the end of July New York is burdened by a spell of torrid weather. Sweaty heat, blasts of cold air from retail emporiums the only relief on the pavements.
I was privileged to be the “featured” speaker at the inaugural dinner of Cape Town’s Girl Geek Dinner Event on the 8 March, 2011. This post includes an outline of the talk, as well as invaluable “archival” publications from the prehistory of computing in South Africa.
Category: Jacques van Niekerk · Technology · Travel
The year is not yet six months old , and I’ve been to nine countries. Here’s a summary.
Category: Jacques van Niekerk · Travel
Distressingly, I have hardly blogged at all during the past few weeks (months?). Time to catch up – and present you with the City of Warsaw’s Palace of Science and Culture.
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I have had a very busy two months – traveling, learning, and dealing with new responsibilities.
Category: Daily Stuff · Travel
I have just returned from yet another two day trip to an unusual destination. This time it was Siberia – to be more precise, the city of Novosibirsk, or “New Siberia”.
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I visited China for the first time during the first week of March, 2009. It was a very short, business related trip but I managed to see a tiny part of Shenzhen. These are my impressions.
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Category: Daily Stuff · Technology · Travel
14 December, 2008. Arrival Chhatrapati Shivaji – Mumbai International Airport – after 9.5 hours flight, just after midnight. My personal flight experience was in shades of grey – unable to read, sleep, unable listen to music. Mildly entertained by the two drunken businessmen in the seats in front of us. We landed 2o minutes early [...]
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