Category Archives: Travel

My experience at ToorCamp

A few months ago, friends mentioned that they were going to ToorCamp and thought it was the sort of event I’d enjoy. As I looked into “The American Hacker Camp: for hackers, makers, breaks & shakers” I started getting very … Continue reading

Posted in Adventures, Maker, Travel | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Things to do in Jeddah

Before traveling to any city it’s a good idea to look it up on the web to see what cultural icons, places of beauty or other must-see sights are on offer. So like a good traveler I looked up Jeddah … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Running in Jeddah

Before my trip to Saudi Arabia, I was looking for information about running here and found very little. I’m still no expert but in the three runs I’ve done, I already learned a lot. Hopefully this will be helpful to … Continue reading

Posted in Running, Travel | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Saudi Arabia trip prep

It’s time for another trip. This time I’m going to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and I leave in less than 20 hours. They are starting four new science centers in the country and are looking for training in informal and non-formal … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Wild Rogue Relay

Earlier this summer I got the chance to run the Wild Rogue Relay race in southern Oregon. At the time, I took notes so I could write a post about it, but it’s been a busy few months. I left … Continue reading

Posted in Running, Travel | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Krakow continued

The second day in Poland, we wanted to venture out of town. The train ride was very different from what we were used to in Eastern Europe of the UK. The train cars were wider than usual and rather than … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Running and Krakow

Some days it’s almost impossible to convince yourself to get out the door on a run. Other days, you’re so excited about running, you get two blocks from the house before realizing you forgot to put on shoes. Today was … Continue reading

Posted in Running, Travel | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Goodbye Bahamas

The last day of diving on this trip had only two dives. A storm was moving in so the seas were getting kicked up and the wind was blowing enough to make the 65° air feel cold (it’s amazing how … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Walls, Washing Machine and Whales

This was the day of diving on planes. We dove two crashed planes today. The first was a small Cessna that was mostly intact. It rested on the bottom, not far from an old fashion anchor that was said to … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Sharks

This morning started like the others with a quick breakfast, then in the water. The first dive site was called Swim Thru City and although there were many swim-throughs, we didn’t actually swim through any of them. Instead, we spent … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments