Expect light blogging this week because I have no idea whether or not I will have decent Internet access. I'm doing a whirlwind in 7 days - Boston - Miami - London - Romania - Miami - Boston. I'm leading some workshops and doing some presentations and other work.
I left Boston on Thursday for Miami for a meeting on Friday. I left Miami on Friday evening at 8:50 PM and landed at Heathrow 11:00 AM local time, on hour delayed. Since I had an eight hour lay over in Heathrow, I decided to book a Yotel. for a shower, nap, and wifi. It was worth it. The only mistake I made is that the transit between terminals is confusing if you are jet lagged, sleep deprived traveler. I was not able to figure out via the Internet the fastest way to travel between terminals and I did not account for flight delays.
I arrived in Terminal 5, but Yotel was in Terminal 4. I was told there was no bus and had to take the underground which took too long. There was a bus. So, make sure you take the bus.
The Yotel was great - I got a shower, nap, and wifi. I was able to call home quickly with my n95. After my time was up, I took the bus back to Terminal 5 and eat something and then boarded my flight to Romania.
If you ever go to Romania, and need to take taxi into town - don't let any "official tax drivers" fool you. There are different rates, etc. Take a yellow cab and look at the rates posted on the doors and pick the cheapest.
I'm finally at my hotel. It is 2:00 am Romania time, but 7:00 PM east coast time. I'm gearing up for a workshop on Monday. So I have Sunday to recover and prepare.
I am really curious to see if the profiles that exist in the US about Web 2.0 show up here in Romania or they are different.
Any advice?
Let me know if you make it up toward Sighisoara, I set up one of the first internet cafes in Romania there back in 1997 and I'm told it's grown considerably! Such a beautiful country when you get out of the city.
Posted by: evonne | November 15, 2008 at 04:27 PM
If you by chance bump into Gabriella Grosseck (from Romania) while you are there working -- please say hi to her from me :) . Wonder what the chances of that happening would be?
Any way - best of luck with your traveling.
Posted by: Sue Waters | November 16, 2008 at 05:25 AM
Beth I really hope you enjoyed every moment in Romania, where you have lots of fan. At least in Timisoara, my town, your blog and advices are welcome every day.
@dswaters Sue, if I only knew Beth will be in Romania I would booked an airplain ticket to meet her! I was also abroad , didn't have Internet access (well, I had, but for extra money :( ) and read only emails not RSS.
And Beth thanks for sharing this info about yotel . I didn't know I can spend some hours not in the airport.
Posted by: gabriela grosseck | December 02, 2008 at 11:50 AM