I traveled to Budapest, Hungary for a little vacation followed by the 2011 Automattic company meetup. It was a great trip because of the people I was with. My fellow Automatticians are an interesting, intelligent, and entertaining bunch. It was a pleasure meeting so many new faces and making stronger connections with the folks I […]
When I travel I enjoy how different signs are from place to place. I was in Budapest, Hungary for nearly two weeks and saw a lot of interesting ways to communicate. I still have no idea what many of them mean.
Open air courtyard at the Opera Garden Hotel and Apartments in Budapest, Hungary.
That might be the first flight I’ve been on which didn’t have a No Smoking light above the seat. Turn Off Electronic Devicestook over the spot. It was a Delta flight and the interior design did look like a lot newer plane than I’m used to.
On my way to Budapest with stops in Detroit, New York, and Paris. It’s going to be a long day/night/day, but I’m spending almost 2 weeks there so it’ll be worth it. Can’t wait!
Packed for almost two weeks in a carry on and backpack with plenty of room left in the backpack.
Since I’m heading to Budapest, Hungary in 2 weeks I’ve been looking into AT&T’s international iPhone data plans. I want to have access to Google Maps and Google search*. Judging by my usage over the last year, I should be safe with 275MB.
* Who am I kidding? I want to use Foursquare.
I love foursquare. I love that their app shows me what types of places I visit most often. I’m not surprised by what it shows me, but it’s cool to check out.
I never understood how anyone could pack for a week-long trip in one of those small carry-on bags. I thought it was impossible. Well, it’s not. I just did it. I really had to limit myself to get down to the these items.
From top to bottom, left to right:
Here you can see everything in the carry-on except the items I’ll wear. I placed the hoodie and the toiletries on top of everything else when I closed the suitcase.
This is the first time I’ve rolled my clothes (I forgot to roll the hoodie though). It actually works. If I had tried to pack those items my normally it wouldn’t have fit. I even had spare room. I really could have cut a few of the items off the list if it had been a tight fit. I also have room in my laptop bag in case I think of something I missed or if I want to bring something home from the trip.
My old packing style would have been to take everything I could fit into a large suitcase. I’m looking forward to not checking a bag this time around. Sure, I’ll have to do a little laundry mid-week, but I can do that while I’m working.
San Francisco here I come.
Nick Momrik 
