http://www.gavinsblog.com/2008/08/20/bloggin-and-links/ Estd. in Ireland, July 2002 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:05:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.gavinsblog.com/2008/08/20/bloggin-and-links/comment-page-1/#comment-548826 Gavin Sheridan Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:51:49 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=3284#comment-548826 Thanks Doug, Ill drop you a mail with the details. Thanks Doug, Ill drop you a mail with the details.

]]> http://www.gavinsblog.com/2008/08/20/bloggin-and-links/comment-page-1/#comment-548818 Doug Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:47:35 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=3284#comment-548818 Hi Gavin, you can mail me at doug dot merrill at fistfulofeuros dot net. I'd be happy to have a chat in Tbilisi, though as you can imagine things are a little hectic. As for things to bring, I would include batteries, lots of batteries, for your gear. If you're going anywhere close to the conflict, make peace with the chance that you will lose everything you take, including all the data therein. There's basic banditry going on, and Irish neutrality won't impress such folks much. Do you speak any locally understood language? (Haven't read enough of your blog to know.) Russian is still the most widely used lingua franca. Also, if you're planning on filing things, you'll need some sort of connectivity. Haven't the faintest idea of how to do this from the field; our wireless doesn't go beyond our house, which is just fine. Maybe dialup to your provider via mobile? Don't yet know of any wifi cafes downtown (though I was only here for two weeks before decamping to Yerevan for seven days), and almost certainly there will be none outside of Tbilisi. Hi Gavin, you can mail me at doug dot merrill at fistfulofeuros dot net. I’d be happy to have a chat in Tbilisi, though as you can imagine things are a little hectic. As for things to bring, I would include batteries, lots of batteries, for your gear. If you’re going anywhere close to the conflict, make peace with the chance that you will lose everything you take, including all the data therein. There’s basic banditry going on, and Irish neutrality won’t impress such folks much. Do you speak any locally understood language? (Haven’t read enough of your blog to know.) Russian is still the most widely used lingua franca. Also, if you’re planning on filing things, you’ll need some sort of connectivity. Haven’t the faintest idea of how to do this from the field; our wireless doesn’t go beyond our house, which is just fine. Maybe dialup to your provider via mobile? Don’t yet know of any wifi cafes downtown (though I was only here for two weeks before decamping to Yerevan for seven days), and almost certainly there will be none outside of Tbilisi.

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