Posts Tagged ‘ trip ’

Japanese art

Japanese art

I recently spent a week in Japan and while there had the opportunity to visit the national gallery in Ueno park, in Tokyo. The visit was wonderful and I had the chance to see amazing 500-year-old pottery from all over Asia, including this Ming bowl. That, of course, was one of the younger pieces...
Read more »

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in tags-not-categories | No Comments »

Japan so far

This is my experience of Japan so far, in pictures and video: Note: you can click the little small/big box control to view full-screen. Also, click through to Flickr to see all picture titles and information.
Read more »

Tags: , , , ,
Posted in tags-not-categories | No Comments »

Recent videos from Osaka, Japan

I’m in Osaka to speak at ACE 2009 on Google and intelligence in the modern age (I’ll upload some assets from the presentation sometime next week). But I had a free afternoon today, and here’s a few things I saw: Sonezaki Markeplace: Robo-concierge in the HAL building: Yodobashi Umeda (electronics store):
Read more »

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in tags-not-categories | No Comments »

Portlandia

Portlandia

Some pictures from my recent trip to Portland, OR … We were meeting a group of people at Intel, which has a fairly major presence in Portland. It was my third visit to an Intel office – head office in Santa Clara (Silicon Valley), Intel Shanghai offices, and now one of their Portland offices....
Read more »

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in tags-not-categories | No Comments »

Prepping for Tokyo, Osaka … what else?

Prepping for Tokyo, Osaka … what else?

I just bought the tickets and confirmed: I’m heading to Japan in October. So far, I know 3 things: I’m going to land in Tokyo I’m going to be in Osaka on the 24th and 25th speaking at ACE 2009 I’m going to fly out of Tokyo The question is: what else should I...
Read more »

Tags: , , , ,
Posted in tags-not-categories | No Comments »

It’s a beautiful night in Shanghai

It’s a beautiful night in Shanghai. Lashing rain from the regretful remnants of Typhoon Morakot has now left the region, cleaning the air and drenching the streets. A thin mist is still falling, invigorating evening walkers. And a low fog is blanketing the city, obscuring the tops of skyscrapers and deepening the mystery of...
Read more »

Tags: , , ,
Posted in tags-not-categories | No Comments »

Memories of London

Here’s a small selection of photos that I took on my recent visit to London:
Read more »

Tags: , , ,
Posted in tags-not-categories | No Comments »

People I want to remember from eLiberatica

People I want to remember from eLiberatica

I met such great people on my recent trip to Bucharest for eLiberatica 2009. There’s something about conferences and trips: you compress so much experience into so short a period of time that you feel like old friends with people you met just a few days before. Here’s a few that I want to...
Read more »

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in tags-not-categories | 4 Comments »

Carpe diem: on spontaneity

Carpe diem: on spontaneity

The best things in life happen by accident. Or, at least, partially by accident … to those who are open to opportunity and change. Last Sunday I was wandering around old Bucharest when I happened on the remains of Vlad Tepes’ old castle. It’s a fascinating place, and as I wandered around, checking it...
Read more »

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in tags-not-categories | No Comments »

About this site

Welcome to Sparkplug 9, John Koetsier's blog on technology, social media, education, innovation ... and anything else that catches my fancy.

Search