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SXSWi 2006: Delayed write up

Published on March 30, 2006 in SXSW, SXSW 2006 and Travel. 0 Comments

Since I went straight to Alaska after South by Southwest Interactive, I haven’t had enough time to sum up all my great experiences there. On my way back to Germany I’ll have a 9 hour layover in Chicago on Saturday which I’ll use to eventually do my write up of SXSWi.

In the meantime you can check out the pictures I’ve taken in my flickr set SXSWi 2006 or you might be interested in the pictures I’ve taken up here in Alaska, which you can find in my flickr set Alaska 2006.

SXSWi 2006: Getting there

Published on March 11, 2006 in SXSW, SXSW 2006 and Travel. 0 Comments

After being pulled down by a massive jetlag, I’ll try to sum up my travel from Germany to Texas’ capital, Austin. Here’s the timeline from March 10th:

03:33 leave Nuremberg train station

06:43 arrive at Frankfort airport

10:50 flight AA71 takes off from Frankfort airport (delayed by 20 minutes)

14:30 flight AA71 arrives at Dallas Ft. Worth

16:20 flight AA416 takes off from Dallas Ft. Worth

17:19 flight AA416 arrives at Bergstrom airport in Austin

On the flight from Dallas to Austin I had the pleasure of meeting Markus Rill, a musician from Wuerzburg, who’ll be performing at SXSW Music. He was picked up at the airport by a friend, who was so kind as to take me to my hotel (La Quinta – Capitol). Thanks Maria.

After my arrival I took a stroll down to the Convention Center to pick up my badge. On my walk back to the hotel I took a detour past the Ginger Man Pub, where the famous “Break Bread with Brad” was in full swing. But it was just too crowded for my jetlagged self, so I walked down the famous 6th Street, to get some more taste of Austin’s crazy nightlife. It really is crazy here.