So one of the reasons for (the particular timing of) my trip to Europe was to present a poster at ESEC/FSE 2007; which took place in Cavtat, Croatia. Situated close to Dubrovnik on the Adriatic Sea, Cavtat is a picturesque little seaside town; and our hotel — Hotel Croatia — might have the nicest views …
Category Archives: Travel
Autostadt
When I started on this vacation I didn’t have any specific plans, but when Ollie reminded me that Berlin was less than an hour from the Autostadt, I simply had to stop by. For those who don’t know, the Autostadt is Volkswagen’s “Auto-town”, an automobile theme-site focused on VW-group auto brands. There are pavilions for: …
Drinking as holiday
So far in Germany I’ve managed to: be in 3 cities (Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Berlin) meet up with 2 friends drink about 8 beers …and I’m not even vaguely keeping up with the drinking. I’ve been pretty bad, I really haven’t done anything in the cities I’ve visited. The last few weeks have been catching up …
Travels & Trains
I’m on vacation. Well, I’m on as much of a vacation as I’ve managed the last 10 years or so. I’ve been bouncing around a bit for the last week, and I’ll be at it a couple more. Three days in New York City for a conference, very little in the way of relaxation, but …
Roadtrip: Day 2
Day 2: Binghamton, NY to Hamilton, NY Not enough sleep, but on the road by 11:30am. A little after noon Jaime and Brian called and we made plans to hang out. I headed to Schenectady, NY to have lunch/dinner with Brian. We hung out, played a little billiards, and ate some great indian at Karavalli. …
Roadtrip: Day 1
Day 1: College Park, MD to Binghamton, NY I left College Park later than I wanted after grouting the bathroom floor (which will need more work since some of the mortar oozed up and is visible throught the grout). By 5:30pm I was stuck in Delaware traffic, and I decide to take I-95 through Philadelphia …
Roadtrip
Day 4 of my roadtrip is coming to a close, and I’m pretty sure most people don’t even know I’m out of town. I’m out of town. After the last paper submission I figured it was time for a break (I didn’t take any time off during the holiday season). Truthfully, I didn’t know what …
Back home
I’m back home after a week in New Orleans. Thursday I was at Xavier to do a little recruiting for the University of Maryland graduate school, the actual reason for the trip to New Orleans in the first place. We only met with 15 undergraduates, and most of them were not eligible for the summer …
Genius in silver
You find out the oddest things on the web; it works out that the largest collection of pictures of one of my favorite photographers (Henri Cartier-Bresson) is in New Orleans. A Gallery for Fine Photography in the French Quarter is a small gallery that hosts in impressive collection of photos from two of the world’s …
Zydecko, blues, and gumbo
Arrived in New Orleans yesterday; I caught a standby flight and made it here 12 hours earlier than planned. Peter Chang joined me on the trip since he couldn’t catch his flight to Iraq. He managed to get thrown off my flight and came in 2 hours after I had landed. We’re staying at a …