OK, so I may have been a little optimistic thinking that there would be a few posts here during last week's trip. The hectic schedule meant time only for the critical stuff - keeping things ticking over back home. So what did we do?
LA (Sat) - off the plane and to the hotel. Resist the urge to sleep, and instead go downtown on the bus and do the touristy stuff around Hollywood. A nice dinner at Manhattan Beach (Italian!).
San Diego (Sun-Mon) - Arrive around 1pm on the Sunday from LA and we decide to go to the football for the Chargers vs Raiders clash. No idea if we'll get in! We tried to get tickets prior but this has been sold out for ages. Luck - and cash - is on our side as we buy some tickets on the trolley for a little over face value. Well and truly worth it. The noise is amazing. Seventy thousand there, but it sounds like more. Chargers get up and there's lots of high fives amongst the crowd, who seem much more into it then we see down here in the AFL.
Speaking of that, on the way back to our hotel from the game we see a couple of the Collingwood players. One was a little shocked to hear "no probs" in our Aussie accent after he said "excuse me". Then out to the Old Town for an excellent Mexican dinner - and some huge tequillas.
Monday we visit the folks at Akonix and find them very helpful. We haven't done much on that front yet, but they have a great product. It's definitely one for this time forward!
Boston (Tues - Wed) - Ah, the joys of overnight flight. After just catching the connecting flight to Boston from San Francisco we land in Boston at around 8am, jump in a taxi, check in, have a shower and go to the Imprivata partner conference. We're there by 9:05 which is pretty damn good in our (humble) opinion. Lots of good ideas shared by employees, partners and customers alike.
It was an interesting day, despite our attention span which was a little under par. Presentations from staff, other partners and clients made for an interesting mix of perspective.
The Tuesday night is at the karting track at "Boston Formula 1". Great fun, with the Europeans leading the way. Note to self - lose some weight and you'll go faster!
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