Yesterday I arrived in Seattle, after an exhausting trip from Rio to Houston and Houston to Seattle (3 time zones in under 24 hours!). My last day in Rio was simply magic and I was very happy that I managed to visit Corcovador (Jesus Christ Statue) and Sugar Loaf Mountain on the day I left which was cutting it a bit fine. Many of the great folks that organized and attended the iSummit have stayed on in Rio for some R&R, and I envy them as long as Brazil stay in the World Cup!

So far the weather in Seattle is great and the city is buzzing with people, many of whom are also down for business or conferences. I was only able to get 6 hours sleep last night because of that darn jetlag, but hey, people are already drinking beer in South Africa when I’m still sleeping so I don’t feel that bad waking up early.

Today I plan on doing some sightseeing (and shopping) in this great city as Gnomedex (new media & blogging conference) starts tomorrow. It seems like it has been really well organized and I can’t wait to see what surprises are in store. The conference programme is available here.