Tom Goskar

Freelance consultant for digital heritage

Category: Travelling

  • Adventures in Chile, Part 3: Santiago

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    Today I made my longest journey so far, travelling the 10,000+ kilometres to Santiago in Chile. Apart from learning just how hard it can be to try and sleep on a plane, I also learned that the in-flight entertainment system runs on Linux. It rebooted randomly and the plane was full of penguin logos which…

  • Adventures in Chile, Part 2: London

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    I’m sitting with a beer in the Tin Goose, a flight-side pub at Heathrow Terminal 5. It’s a relief to be checked in and for a chance to relax before 7200 miles of flying. We stayed overnight in London with my parents-in-law, and it snowed for much of this morning. We will be going from…

  • Adventures in Chile, Part 1

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    Today, Tehmina and I have embarked upon the first leg of our journey to Chile. I’ve never been to North or South America before, nor have I ever done any travel blogging. So today marks the beginning of a whole new journey for me. Tehmina is giving a paper in Santiago at the World of…

  • Railway Signal Failure in Cardiff 22nd March 2011

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    I write this as I sit on the train rolling through the north Wiltshire downs. I have been travelling since 6am this morning. Glancing at the clock, it is currently 1pm. By the time I reach Salisbury I will have been travelling in some form or another for 7 and a half hours. So what…