Ria Bacon: editor & writer

Linguist with wanderlust,
From the hills of New Guinea to the halls of the Sorbonne,
From the beaches of Bassam to the fields of Friesland,
From the catacombs of Rome to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
From the heather of the Veluwe to the dust of Dakar ...

Currently resident in the Land of Sea with a small tribe of kids and Mr B.

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...in Arcadia ego is a pun on a painting by Poussin.

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We zijn d’r bijna, we zijn d’r bijna

Maar nog niet helemaal!

Altogether now …

It’s a Dutch thing.

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The clock’s ticking, in three days we’ll be flying off to Funky Kingston.

Oh, but we haven’t got any tickets.

It was hard enough getting a booking through the office in Jamaica. Frantic emails shot across the Atlantic:

“A BA traveller class counts as an economy seat!”
“You want us to do a stopover in New York? We have to go from JFK to Newark in the middle of the night?!”
“My sista can get you seats in the bulkhead if you fly Air Jamaica.”

Guess who we’re flying with.

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The time in the Netherlands has gone very fast. The weather has been uncannily glorious, with hot, sunny days and cerulean autumn skies.

Candyfloss sunset

One of my biggest regrets is that I didn’t attend the major social event of the season.

Potato 2005

The slogan for this year’s conference was “Continuing the success of Potato 2000“.

I have a proposal for the slogan in 2010. It needs a little more research, which will be reflected in my fee …

I’ve drafted a stack of insightful and witty posts over the last weeks, but what with one thing and another and another and another, did I mention I was outside IKEA when they opened the doors this morning. So you’ll forgive me, I’m sure, if I’ve been a tad tardy. Just be patient and check in again soon once I’m settled in Jamaica. I will even satisfy the request for more great b&w photos from Italy. Soon come!

Tot ziens, amigos!

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  • Luuk

    Goede reis en veel plezier in Jamaica!

  • http://riabacon.blogspot.com Ria

    We’ll try Skypeing between Kingston and Dhaka!

    Groetjes aan Nico & Timo.

  • http://www.aflickeringlight.com waterhot

    Have a safe trip – can’t wait to hear all about it in the inimitable Ria style.