Tag: travel

A few weeks ago, I went to Santiago de Chile for 2 weeks. I met up with Remote Year friends and worked during the day at Edge Coworking (would recommend!). Overall, it might have been a tactical error to visit such a place in winter; I bet it’s got a totally different vibe in the summer time. However, I’m always saying I want to see more places in their normal mode, so I packed some warm clothes, booked an AirBnb with a host that didn’t speak English, and hopped a direct flight from Atlanta. And all things considered, it was a pretty great trip!

According to Wikipedia, “Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery.”

When I was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in March this year, I started looking at conferences and other events happening further along our route for the year. I applied to two or three things, including the first DevOpsDays Oslo, in Norway. A few months later, I received an acceptance email, and began planning a trip in September from Split. This was also my first time using AirBNB, and I was hopeful that it would be a good experience. On all fronts, the trip was enjoyable and a success.

Last month in Split, some friends and I decided it would be interesting to rent a car and travel through Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), staying a night each in Mostar, Konjic (near the Blidinje National Park), and Sarajevo. I remember growing up and seeing TV news programs about the Bosnian war, humanitarian aid in Sarajevo, and NATO’s bombing campaigns of Bosnian Serb forces. On this trip, I had a chance to re-familiarize my older self with the details of the conflict, as well as explore the beautiful geography of the BiH region.