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  Sunday 2006-09-03 - Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Packing and off!

To my relief, I manage to pack all my equipment, cables and films into my small carry-on suitcase, with room to spare for my shoulder bag. That’s a good start.

Next on the list is finishing my documentation for the new version of my travel blog software (so I’ll actually know how to use it when traveling). In the middle of these preparations I get an email from my host explaining about the database problems I’d been having (actually crashing the site); unfortunately, the instructions I’m given don’t work and I have no time left for debugging the problem before I leave; all I can do is print out some emergency documentation so I can “break in” to restart the database if necessary … but I definitely won’t be able to do that while in the DPRK. All I can do then is keeping my fingers crossed the site will keep running.

At exactly 17:00 the taxi is there; the driver calls my phone instead of ringing the doorbell to announce his arrival.

I’m off!

posted: Saturday 2006-09-23 13:37 UTC preparations, software, travel