Today's New Network Connections
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| We go to Palestinian controlled Bethlehem and need a new driver and guide. |
Cumulative Social Network Map
Saturday, January 18, 2014
17th January 2014 - We visit Palestinian controlled Bethlehem with a US ex-pat Driver and local guide
Saturday, January 11, 2014
10th January – Many new connections as we arrive in Tel Aviv, Israel
Today's New Network Connections
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| I meet up with Benny H. and then Benny S. online contact that I am meeting physically for the first time. Also meet with frients Geoff & Noelene (Parents of Jo) and Chris & Julie B. who with Gary & Lyn complete our Israel touring team. |
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9th January – Elena bakes up a storm for breakfast. We head for Rome on the way to Israel and meet up with Lyn and Gary at the Airport.
Today's New Network Connections
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| We re-connect with Gary & Lyn in Rome on the way to Israel |
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8th January – Anna brings fresh local pastries for breakfast
Today's New Network Connections
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| We arrive in Palermo and meet our AirBnB host Elena |
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
7th January – We meet our Airbnb host and human GPS from Agrigento
Today's New Connections
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| We meet so Canadians from Nova Scotia at the Mosaics at Pazza Amerina. After hearing about their winter at home Sicily in Winter is a Summer Holiday. Moved on to Agrigento and had to be rescued by Anna, our AirBnB host, when the GPS gave up....too many streets of the same name! |
Cumulative Social Network Maps
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6th January – We meet the Chocolateers of Modica
Today's New Network Connections
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| Modica is famous for its (dark) chocolate. Lonely Planet has it as a "must see and taste'. The shop has been going for close to a century now. The chocolateers are dressed on hospital whites uniforms |
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Sunday, January 5, 2014
5th January – We meet Archimedes (at his own museum)
Today's New Social Network Connections
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| Cloudy and damp sunday....quiet day, not a lot open.... had to dig up someone born over 2,300 years ago for today's new connection. The greek mathematician's discoveries underpin most of today's technological developments. Its good to be able to visit a science museum in Europe. We don't celebrate our scientists enough when compared to the artists. Of course the most famous person to bridge the science/art divide is an Italian, Vincent Van Gogh Cumulative Social Network Map  |
Saturday, January 4, 2014
4th January – We meet a couple of Swiss walkers at Etna and our Airbnb hosts in Syracuse
Today's New Network Connections
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| We go to Etna and meet a couple of Swiss walkers in the Cable car on the way up. We thought the Swiss had plenty of other snowy mountains to walk up. But not ones that spew lava we are told!. We also meet our Airbnb hosts Linda and Bruno in Syracuse. Its novel to have a native English speaking host in Italy (Linda, not Bruno) Cumulative Social Network Map  |
Friday, January 3, 2014
January 3rd - Nellie sweeps up the ash and we meet more Aussies with Italian connections
Today's New Network Connections
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| We meet two more Aussies at dinner. We see they are eating pizza that looks just like the ones we had at the World's best Pizza restaurant in Naples a few years ago. Very simple and plain looking...not like our Dominos! Peter is a graphic designer in Sydney and his wife Pieria is Sicilian and teaches Italian in Sydney. Like us the restaurant was recommended to them...though it looks like they have been coming here for years. Cumulative Social Network Map  |
2nd January 2014 - We meet Giuseppe our Taormina Airbnb host and Mum Nellie
Today's New Network Connections
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| Guiseppe and his mum Nelly run Nellie's Guesthouse high up on the hill, overlooking Taormina. Nelly speaks no English but is very expressive. Guiseppe speaks better English. They are long term and passionate Taorminians. Cumulative Social Network Map  |
1st January 2014 - We meet a Wheat Geneticist at the Laundromat.
Today's New Network Connections
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| Its not every day that you meet a wheat geneticist in the laundromat. Scott and his partner Janice are in Bologna for Scott's Sabbatical from Colorado. His previous sabbatical was in Australia. Cumulative Social Network Map |
31st December 2013 - We meet our Airbnb host Fancesco and meet Lyn, Gary, David, Theresa and Martin in Bologna for New years Eve
Today's New Network Connections
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| We meet our airbnb host in Bologna and re-connect with Lyn, Gary, Martin, David & Theresa in Bologna for New Years Eve celebrations in the square Cumulative Social Network Map  |
30th December - We meet Lea, the Art Historian in Verona; Gary, Lyn and sons meet up with Giovanni in Moderna
Today's New Network Connections
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| We meet Lea, the art historian who was curating an art exhibition that we just wandered into in Verona. Lyn & Gary and their boys meet our most beloved Italian connection and Gary's former brother in-law, Giovanni in Moderna. Cumulative Social Network Map  |
29th December - Marina, Wife and Dog @ Vicenza (or Palladio town)
Today's New Network Connections
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| We meet Marina and his wife dog walking in Vicenza. They direct us to the Palladio designed villa, the inspirations for building like the White House. Dog walking is a great way to make new connections! Cumulative Social Network Map  |
Thursday, January 2, 2014
28th December – We meet Opera Singer at our lunch venue…where else but in Verona.
Today's New Network Connections
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| Gavin, Carri, Erin and Jo head back to London today and then on to Scotland for new years. They have some time before their flight from Verona. We luck onto a very traditional restaurant and are surprisingly entertained by this opera singer (video on accompanying blog)....where else but in Verona! Cumulative Social Network Map  |
27th December - Another Open Knowledge Connection arrives in Ortesei
Today's New Connections
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| Illaria works with Rosario and Emanelle at Open Knowledge. She has a place at Ortesei and comes here after Xmas each year. She was a great source of restaurant recommendations for our Xmas celebrations. No matter where we go in Italy it seems that we have a connection with someone who knows the place well. Cumulative Social Network Map  |
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
26th December - White-out, but meet a young ski instructor whose mother was born in Sydney
Today's New Network Connections
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| Rode the gondola down the mountain with a ski instructor who spoke good English. His mother was born in Sydney, same as me. Cumulative Network Map  |
25th December – Jo arrives after a long, tortuous and expensive trip dodging the storms in London.
Today's New Network Connections
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| The daughter of our friends Geoff and Noelene (who will be joining us later in this trip) has arrive a day late after a horrendous trip from London, where she is living. Storms had delayed and cancelled flights, Tube out of action. Arrives just in time for our sleigh ride to the restaurant for our evening Xmas meal. Cumulative Network Map  |
23rd December – We meet ‘Grappa man’ our pilot for a paragliding experience at St. Christina
Today's New Network Connections
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| Gavin has arranged for myself, Carri, Erin and Will to go snow paragliding at St. Christina. We find that the pilot brews his own Grappa and shares it with his passenger on the way up the mountain. Who wants to go last! |
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21st December – Meet our daughter Erin and Partner Will in Verona and then our son Gavin and his partner in Bolzano. Meet our host in Ortesei, Aelxandre
Today's New Connections
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| Its our turn now to meet up with our children. Erin and her partner Will live in London. They meet us at Verona train station. We then move onto Bolzano, where we meet our son Gavin and his partner Carri. They live in Perth but have already had a week of snowboarding in Austria. Be then bus to Ortesei and meet our host Alexandre Cumulative Network Map  |
20th December – In Milan we meet up with Gary & Lyn’s younger son Martin
Today's new network connections
In Milan we meet up
with Gary & Lyn’s younger son Martin. Also meet up with Milanese friends
Rosario, Maria and son Benji as well as Open Knowledge colleagues Emanuele and
Paola who helped plan the Italian part of our trip. Places are marked in Red. The colours of the links indicate whether the relationship is family; friends; or acquaintances.
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Martin lives in Melbourne but has been travelling since November. He came to Milan from Morocco. Rosario, Maria and Benji as well as Paola live in Milan. Rosario and Open Knowledge are business partners of Optimice. Paola alo works for Open Knowledge in Italy. She is from Sicily and advised us on that part of our trip.Cumulative Network Map |
19th December – Meet up with Gary & Lyn to start our journey to Italy for a white Xmas
Today's new network connections
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| Meet up with Gary & Lyn to drive to Sydney airport from Belmont. We meet up with their son David and Partner at Sydney airport. They have come from Canberra, where they are living. |
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Social Network Trip Log Mapping
As Social Network
Analysts we often find ourselves swimming against the tides of convention. In
the business world we favour people, relationships and connections over the
organisational hierarchies, processes and workflows that dominate the business
literature.
We are currently
travelling on holiday so I’ve decided to run a little experiment. We are meeting up with family for a white Xmas in Northern Italy, then travelling to different parts of Italy independently. We then move on to Israel and Jordan and meet with other friends joining us from Australia. Trip time approximately 6 weeks.
The tradition for travel writing is to write about interesting places, at times enhanced by anecdotes on people met thrown in to add some colour. I’ve decided to turn this around and report on interesting people we meet and connect with, enhanced by the places we meet for some added colour.
The tradition for travel writing is to write about interesting places, at times enhanced by anecdotes on people met thrown in to add some colour. I’ve decided to turn this around and report on interesting people we meet and connect with, enhanced by the places we meet for some added colour.
I am publishing
social network maps on days we meet new and interesting people here: Link to Main Trip Blog. But for those just interested in how the map evolves, rather than my long winded ramblings I'm just publishing the maps here. I will also
keep a cumulative map as our travel evolves. For clarity in the maps I’m only
reporting initiating connections between people as we are often all connected
in some way. Connections to places are complete though.
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