Trips etc

For the last few years I’ve tried to go on at least one international trip each year. Below is a list of my trips etc.

Planned

Didn’t get to do

  • 2019 – Was going to do Topdeck USA Presidents and Parks – LA to New York (or perhaps preferable the other way), but they stopped running it so I booked Topdeck All American Outdoors but they cancelled that too :-(. So I’m just doing the one trip (the Russia one)
  • 2020 – Cancelled currently due to COVID-19 :-(. Two U by Uniworld river cruises. 15th May Vienna Vibe (Nuremberg, Germany to Vienna, Austria) followed by 22th May Eastern Europe Escape (Vienna, Austria to Belgrade, Serbia)

Done

  • 2022 – Intrepid Otago Rail Trail cycle trip
  • 2022 – TheatreFest Regional in Havelock. Went to tech for two plays, ended up teching the whole festival (with my sister who I travelled with) as the local tech couldn’t at the last minute.
  • 2021 – Intrepid Otago Rail Trail cycle trip
  • 2020 – linux.conf.au on the Gold Coast in January.
  • 2019 – Long weekend in Wellington for Kiwi PyCon.
  • 2019 – Topdeck Russian Revelations – Russia. The end of the Topdeck Red Star Special, from Tallin, Estonia back to Berlin, Germany.
  • 2018 – TheatreFest final in Wellington
  • 2018 – Was going to be Topdeck Red Star Special Russia and Scandinavia but after I booked everything their accomodation in Russia fell through due to the Soccer World Cup so I did their replacement the Topdeck North East Expedition, 27th May departure instead. Instead of Russia it spent longer in Poland instead. I actually quite enjoyed the change.
  • 2018 – April, weekend in Melbourne, went to Supanova (and a Marvel thing)
  • 2018 – April, weekend in Sydney, went to Mamma Mia! (the stage/theatre show)
  • 2018 – March, weekend in Wellington, went to Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe’s Trials and Tribulations
  • 2018 – Linux.conf.au in Sydney, Australia
  • 2017 – Topdeck Down South & Outback – Australia Melbourne to Alice Springs
  • 2017 – Linux.conf.au in Hobart, Australia.
  • 2016 – TheatreFest 2016 Final in Invercargil
  • 2016 – Topdeck USA & Canada Adventure – New York up into Quebec in Canada, across to Toronto and Niagara Falls, and back down to Washington DC, finishing back in New York.
  • 2016 – IFFA in Frankfurt for a few days for work
  • 2015 – TheatreFest 2015 Final in Hamilton (ran the sound for “A Wee Problem”)
  • 2015 – Contiki Scandinavia (End Helsinki) – Denmark, Norway, Sweden & Finland
  • 2015 – Contiki Inca Panorama – Peru
  • 2014 – Contiki Wild Western – USA California, Arizona, Nevada
  • 2014 – Contiki LA Explorer (4 nights) – Didn’t really do/see much though being there by myself
  • 2013 – Contiki Great Britain & Ireland
  • 2013 – Contiki London Explorer (4 nights)
  • 2013 – Contiki European Vista – 3 weeks in Europe. France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Netherlands.
  • 2012 – Contiki Canada & The Rockies
  • 2011 – Contiki Northern Highlights (Auckland to Christchurch) – New Zealand North Island
  • 2011 – Contiki Scenic Southern (Anti-clockwise) – New Zealand South Island