• Mette Tingey
  • Mette Tingey

US west coast whistlestop tour

A quick trip to the states, supposed to be my last work trip for the year. Super busy one, starting with one day in San Francisco, then one in San Jose, two in Monterey and a ending with s quick stop in Seattle before flying home. Read more
  • Trip start
    October 25, 2024

    San Francisco

    Oct 25–26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    The flight was two hours delayed from Heathrow, but aside from than that it was perfect. Immigration was super fast, no more than 10 minutes, so walked out for an uber less than 30 minutes after landing. Arrived in the hotel at 8 pm and chilled. Stayed right Union Square and it was lovely!!! Woke up super early, of course, and got s lot of work done. Found a perfect old-style American diner for breakfast, then had a bit of drama, and rode around the beautiful city in several Ubers. Met my colleagues for lunch and went to a work event in the afternoon.
    It was a great day and I rediscovered my love of San Francisco. So beautiful in the sun, and witnessed much less of the dark side. There are so many driverless cars, Weymos, in the city now, many more then six months ago. There is strike action locally outside several hotels, actioning for better working conditions and remuneration for hospitality workers. They make one hell of s racket, ALL day long. The strikers are apparently HIRED IN by the unions, they are not actually hospitality employees; WTF?!
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  • Sunday in San Jose

    Oct 26–28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Drove down to San Jose with my US-based colleagues Saturday evening, stayed in the company apartment there two nights. Sunday was the only free day, so made the most of it. Went for s long run (11k!!) in the morning along the Guadalupe Trail which is a few blocks from the apartment. Then a few hours on the huge outlet mall and an early night.Read more

  • LocWorld in Monterey

    Oct 28–29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    We went to a big industry event where I was speaking with one of my client contacts.
    It was my first visit to Monterey but won’t be the last. So, so beautiful. The wildlife is so central to it, I’ve never seen so many pelicans and sea lions in my life before! And the town is quaint and sweet and just like you would want from a smaller American town.
    Went for a sunrise run, it was so so gorgeous. I did more stopping to take photos than I did running 😂
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  • Trip end
    October 31, 2024