Yesterday I arrived at the airport in Amsterdam, and after picking up my bag and clearing customs, got on the train to Rotterdam, the first destination for this trip. Getting in the Hotel Arriving in town around 10:30 I was unable to check into the hotel until after three, so I had a few hoursContinue reading “Sabbatical Part 2/Rotterdam”
Author Archives: Ryan
Unplanning
Writing this on a train from Hamburg to Berlin, I have to acknowledge thatI currently have no idea what city I will be in a week from now. I will be spending the next 4 days in Berlin, then the following three in Prague, beyond that, I have no idea. Really, the only thing IContinue reading “Unplanning”
Sabbatical Part 3/Hamburg
After getting priced out of Cologne with reservations, I decided instead to travel to Hamburg. It is, after all the second largest city in Germany after Berlin, and after researching on the internet, they had a Banksy exhibit that I wanted to visit. Getting to Hamburg from Rotterdam was an adventure of itself, having toContinue reading “Sabbatical Part 3/Hamburg”
Sabbatical Part 1/Departure
I guess I’m actually doing this now. Yesterday, Friday, my last day at work before heading out on six week sabbatical, and today, after hanging out with my wife for one last Saturday morning coffee, I got on the train, headed to the airport, and as I write this, am on a plane to AmsterdamContinue reading “Sabbatical Part 1/Departure”
Under a Week to Go
Several months ago, I planned out my sabbatical for October through November. I would fly in and out of Amsterdam, and spend the final couple of weeks in Portugal, scoping out the potential real estate situation, before spending the final couple of days back in Amsterdam. I am using an Eurail pass to get around,Continue reading “Under a Week to Go”
AirBNB’s and Hotels
This past trip to Italy was the first time I had bothered staying with AirBNB’s in a number of years. Prior to that, the only time I had was on a trip where we were staying in New York I believe it was for around a 5 day period, back in 2015, I believe. So,Continue reading “AirBNB’s and Hotels”
Sabbatical Time
After working at my corporate job for 10 years, my company allows me to take six weeks off to do whatever I fancy, a sabbatical. Since I started at my job in 2009, I became eligible for this in 2020. However, in early 2020, things happened in the world as a whole which put myContinue reading “Sabbatical Time”
Italy
Finally, after being home confined for the past two years, and not leaving the country in nearly three, we’re off to see the world again. This time, to Rome. We started talking about doing this trip for my wife’s birthday, however, it appeared at that time that the Delta variant was a on the riseContinue reading “Italy”
Getting Back in the Office
A couple weeks ago now was my first time back in the office since March 2020, and the start of this whole pandemic thing. Although my job currently doesn’t have an ‘in office’ requirement, and my role is technically designated as hybrid, the company did open up the office for people who wanted to comeContinue reading “Getting Back in the Office”
Thinking of Sabbatical
Having worked for my employer for more than 10 years, one of the perks I get is a sabbatical. This is a six weeks off that you can take, without pay, to do whatever you want, and come back to find your job is still waiting for you. Although, this is customarily without pay, youContinue reading “Thinking of Sabbatical”
And here I go..... 