Monthly Archives: December 2005

Getting Ready for New Years – Rotterdam

Posted on December 30, 2005 by Ian R. Sandy

New Year’s is rapidly approaching and so, this being Holland, yesterday we picked up a load of fireworks to let off on the eve of the 31st. New Year’s in The Netherlands is really an impressive fireworks spectacle starting on … Continue reading →

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Rotterdam

Posted on December 18, 2005 by Ian R. Sandy

I arrived back safely in The Netherlands from Malaysia the other day – not totally without incident. Standing by the luggage carousel there are possibly only three ‘bad’ things that can happen: your luggage never shows up, your luggage does … Continue reading →

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Kuala Lumpur

Posted on December 15, 2005 by Ian R. Sandy

I’m just finishing up a four day trip to Malaysia, and am getting ready to pack and head for the airport. This is the fourth time here this year and again I stayed at the Marriott Putrajaya (see http://www.marriottputrajaya.com ), … Continue reading →

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Brussels

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Ian R. Sandy

I attended a Microsoft workshop in Brussels last week, at a place called the ‘Concert Noble’ which was built in 1873 and is a grand old building near to the centre of town. For some background on the property and … Continue reading →

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Back From Washington DC

Posted on December 4, 2005 by Ian R. Sandy

Freshly returned from Washington DC and the TTI/Vanguard Conference on NextGens technologies ! The conference (see http://www.ttivanguard.com/ ) was quite interesting, as was the field trip to George Washington University We had a good walk around the capital, and while … Continue reading →

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