IREG Meeting California - CISCO

At the various IREG working groups, and also to give a presentation later this week. A 10 hour flight which went very slowly, an 8 hour time shift, and a shared car to the Hotel which was an interesting navigation feat in itself.

Picture below shows the cradle of all that technology - Silicon Valley - bit misty but ......... this is the home of all those technical innovations.

SA3 AdHoc in Riga in Latvia

A short meeting of SA3 in Latvia. A quick flight from Stansted crammed into Ryanair - could be worse, as it was a direct flight.

Picture shows the main square opposite the Hotel, lunch today was a typical Latvian Italian meal ...

And the meeting room has windows - not much of a view, but at least we can see daylight!!! Mind you, it did rain most of the week.

Dinner was chicken broth with meat pie and a beer in a Russian Restaurant.

Latest Folly- a Hymer S700 ....

The latest folly, a Hymer S700 of 1992 vintage on a Mercedes 410D truck. Marvelous, with central heating, hot water, aircon and fridge for the G&T.

Sunday afternoon in Suffolk ....

A pint of beer (or two), a roast beef lunch with Yorkshire pudding, watching the East Suffolk Morris Men dance at the Low House. A good place to be for Sunday lunch in the country in the Autumn ....

GSMA SG Vienna September 2010

Back to work - and a typical Wienerschnitzel meal in the evening. Weather was drizzly just like London. Delays due to air traffic control strikes in Europe, the joys of travel!!!

New white wine and soda was provided .....

Montreal at SA3 #60

Montreal, Canada for another SA3. A day early to save on the cost of the ticket. Not a bad trip, but the  Hotel had used my cancelled stolen card, and had therefore just removed my booking without even checking with me. Had to talk to a rather rude member of staff before I got a room.

Sunday morning a stroll around Montreal, very quiet. Notre Dame Cathedral, cobbled streets just like France, and a walk by the side of the St. Lawrence river.

Meeting 60! What with SMG10 and the CEPT meetings it is now over 25 years of GSM Standards......

London to Brighton!

Today gave a talk on security in London, and on a panel. Lovely Art Deco BBC building at Portland Place.

Then by train to Brighton for another talk tomorrow, and where because the Hotel was chockers, I got upgraded to a huge suite with sea view. Sat by the sea with a large jug of Pimms in the summer sun gossiping to an old friend, followed by a hot Chicken at Nando's. A nice end to the day!

ETSI and Antibes by train! Almost........

Well, a relaxing journey to Antibes via Paris and King's Cross, or so I thought. Think again when there are torrential floods along the Cote D'Azur!

The TGV eventually made it to Toulon, where there were promises of Buses. Sadly nothing, no Hire cars, Taxis, Hotels, Buses, though maybe a boat would be have been best. Made the Hotel after a 130km ride in the early hours of the morning .... and since there are no trains tomorrow have booked a seat to London City. What a Life!!!