Charleston, SC
I find myself in Charleston, SC today where I am attending the ATG Insight Live 2007 conference. It’s been years since I attended a tech-related conference so I’m not entirely sure what to expect, other than what the agenda says. But if the Charleston hospitality is any indicator the next four days are bound to be a good.
I actually arrived last night, about an hour late. I flew via Chicago, where we had an incredibly hard landing (not this hard though) in a CRJ700 with a little sideways skidding thrown in for good luck. It was definitely a landing that would make any student pilot proud – nice to know even the professionals have some bad days. After last minute gate change, combined with a last minute plane change, it was in to a CRJ200 for the hop to Charleston and into the Doubletree Guest Suites.
Today I woke up late, had some breakfast and did a solo walk around the historic district of Charleston courtesy. My tour was basically guided, courtesy of National Geographic who have a Walks of a Lifetime podcast, which are available on their website or via iTunes. It’s a brilliant podcast which basically leads you along a circular route within the city, pointing out historic and interesting landmarks and giving you background information. And for my walk today the weather was perfect, making it a great afternoon. Now, time for some refreshing beer courtesy of ATG.