Jul 23 2006
Jet Set Lifestyle
So, I’ve recently received confirmation from work that I’m off to the US (for my first time ever) on Saturday week. After two weeks of training in The Googleplex (koolaid included), I spend a week in Santa Monica to do some actual work. Then I’m talking a week off as a holiday before I return home.
Deciding where to go on holiday wasn’t overly complicated, since there are only a handful of places in the US I have an immediate interest in seeing (outstanding items on my list consists of New York and Las Vegas/The Grand Canyon). Since I’ll get a few days in San Francisco anyway, there’s only one other place on my list, which is conviently in the neighbourhood (so to speak). So I’m going to spend 6 days sitting on a beach in Maui, Hawaii. Not bad for a holiday destination within three months of finishing college… 
Do expect lots of photographs taken with my new digital camera to appear on Flickr.com during my travels.
When I return from my travels, I shall be returning to a new desk in the shiny, new block of Google Ireland offices which are next door to the current offices), maybe there will be luxuries such as a gym, on site massages and the sushi bar within the canteen like in the US, but I may not be that lucky…
Not bad indeed—enjoy yourself Conall!
In regards to visiting America, pretty damn good little work trip-
Furthest i ever got sent was Galway-
and i’m not even sure that was for anything… think they just wanted me out of the office… Hmmmm… those dastards…
Anyway, can’t say i’d find New York that interesting… it’s a big city, with people… i like the ‘desolate, post apocalyptic ghost city’ idea of a big city better then i do the ‘bustling metropolis’ idea-
if you know what i mean?
Still, sounds like a nice trip that’s going there- [can i come along in your bags?]
Thank you
And no, nobody’s stowing away in my bags…
Nice way to land on your feet after just getting out of college