06-07/2024 EURO 2024 in Germany
EURO 2024 was magnificent. Five weeks of interviewing the Dutch squad and going to matches in exceptional stadiums in Leipzig, Berlin, Munich and Dortmund. [And Hamburg, which imho is impressive but not exceptional]. I did three pitchside interviews with players of the match, which went out on the world feed (and were shown, for example, on the BBC). Also contributed to the matchday blogs, wrote features on players I interviewed, contributed a number of times to a podcast. Plus I drank a lot of beer and ate a lot of schnitzel and currywurst.
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EURO 2024
EURO 2024 was magnificent. Five weeks of interviewing the Dutch squad and going to matches in exceptional stadiums in Leipzig, Berlin, Munich and Dortmund. [And Hamburg, which imho is impressive but not exceptional]. I did three pitchside interviews with players of the match, which went out on the world feed (and were shown, for example, on the BBC). Also contributed to the matchday blogs, wrote features on players I interviewed, contributed a number of times to a podcast. Plus I drank a lot of beer and ate a lot of schnitzel and currywurst.
Costa Rica Journey
An American client of ours wanted a journey destination relatively close by, so we created an entirely new route in Costa Rica. It’s the first time we’ve done a journey there for more than 20 years, so everything had to be developed from scratch.
It’s as spectacular as you would imagine. Cloud forests, jungle, volcanoes, pelicans dive bombing for fish in the Pacific Ocean, howler monkeys roaring from the treetops…
And an extremely satisfied client, who we are now designing a follow-up program for.
Scottish word of the moment
Dreep. Our very own verb. If you’re up on a roof, on a wall or up a tree and it’s too high to jump down, you grab onto something (the edge of the roof, the top of the wall, a branch) and lower yourself down as far as you can. After hanging for a wee while you then let go and – hopefully - hit the ground gently. Congratulations, you’ve just dreeped. And, by the way, it can also be said that you have a dreeping nose if it’s running.
Among other things
I do a lot more than just writing. For example, I present (my own stories) at conferences, like the World Usability Congress in Graz.
Word Crimes
Why is decent writing important? 'Word Crimes' reveals all...