Talks, travelling and time on trains

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People often comment on how it must be so great to be able to travel to speak, educate others and have the time and support to do so. It is. I love it. But it’s more than they think it is.

People:

Travelling and giving talks must be great, all that time off work and relaxing!

Me:

1:30pm: Leave work

2:00pm: Get train and eat random WHSmiths sandwich

5:00pm: Arrive at city where I’m speaking

5:30pm: Check into hotel, freshen up

6:00pm: Leave hotel, head to venue

6:30pm: Get to venue, setup & check things work

7:00pm to 10:30pm: Talk / event, socialising, answering questions, maybe eat a slice of pizza

11:00pm: Back at the hotel

11:30pm: Check things I’ve missed (emails, twitter etc), ensure slides and code are updated and online for attendees

12:00am: Go to bed after realising you haven’t really eaten properly today and the only time you’ve had to yourself was on a train surrounded by strangers

7:00am: Awake

9:00am: Catch train

12:00pm: Back into Leicester

12:30pm: Grab quick lunch

1:00pm: Back in the office for work in the afternoon

Yeah, relaxing.

I love it. I don’t want this post to sound negative. It’s not meant to be. I love being able to do this.

But it’s not time off work.