This is bit of an unexpected title, I know, but I thought it might come in handy in the future…
Colin’s Frequent Flyer Tips:
- Always phone the airport to confirm your flight before you arrive at the airport. This is very important and will save you the frustration of finding out your flight to Amsterdam has been delayed for over 7 hours and KLM gives you a cold bench to sit on instead of a nice hotel room.
- Whenever possible, ask for an emergency exit seat on the plane. If you have long legs like me it almost feels like Business Class without the champagne and with screaming babies.
- Whenever possible, ask not to be seated next to anyone from Manchester or the North of England. They tend to be very noisy and it may cause you to cringe when the air hostess has to politely deny serving them more drinks after their 7th vodka and orange juice.
- Always pack your suitcase as if you’re never gonna see it again. This is a very valuable tip, especially if you are flying Air France. Even better if you pack a spare set of clothes in your carry on bag.
- Try to avoid bringing anything in liquid form over to Europe. For some unknown reason, European airport authorities take great pride in throwing away expensive fragrances as well as toothpaste and bottled water before you get onto the plane. I don’t really understand it, but I think that it might have something to do with bad oral hygiene and Pakistani bookmakers.
I arrived in Stockholm last night. In a couple of hours I will be giving my presentation entitled “Sunday Times, Web 2.0 & Social Media: Strategies for the Future”, to an army of 300 Swedish media people from various backgrounds…
Wish me luck!!!
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Stockholm Photo Set
1 carls Mar 29th, 2007 at 5:38 pmtake one for the team spans! and thanks for the tips – will leave the DKNY at home
2 Dave Duarte Mar 29th, 2007 at 5:44 pmGood luck Colin! If you’re in a generous mood, please upload the presentation to Slideshare so we can also benefit!
3 Dominic White Mar 29th, 2007 at 5:49 pmSend the chef my regards, b0rk b0rk. Ta for the tips.
4 Vincent Maher Mar 29th, 2007 at 4:26 pmGood luck dude!!
5 Tyler Mar 29th, 2007 at 5:22 pmGood Luck :P
6 Colin Daniels Mar 30th, 2007 at 11:41 amThanks everyone for your support. Presentation went down very well and I will make a plan to get it on my server ASAP!
7 Stefan Engeseth Mar 31st, 2007 at 2:28 pmHi Collin,
Thanks for a good lecture in Stockholm. Did blog about it here:
http://blog.detectivemarketing.....alism.html
8 George T Stagg Apr 1st, 2007 at 3:12 pmAmen to those travel tips … Now about Sweden and its legendary scenery?
9 Colin Daniels Apr 2nd, 2007 at 2:19 pmMr Stagg I hope my next post will answer your question…
10 Shawn Rogers Apr 10th, 2007 at 7:32 amColin,
Did anyone record your preso? I’d love to see it. Hope yu rplanning to attend Gnomedex again this year. If so lets have a beer!!