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It has been over two years already, but tonight, I booked my first flights for a work trip and at this point at least, I have survived unvaccinated and without being asked to show a vaccine passport. The trip isn't until April, so there is still time for change, but at this rate, it won't be due to what is almost "forgotten Corona", it will be due to war. Though, I am flying in the opposite direction, to Norway. 

I have never been there and it is on our list, so my wife is a bit jealous. However, I suspect that if she knew what I was going to be doing there, she wouldn't be overly envious, as it looks like not only will I be taking part in a sales kickoff for the entire time, I will still have to do my normal job on top. 16-hour days, not including the social side, which I hear is going to be intense itself.  

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Still, it is good to have a chance to get away (especially paid for by work) and hopefully it will spur my wife onto getting Smallsteps a passport, and hers renewed. Since we haven't travelled for so long, hers is out of date. But, it is really important to get Smallsteps' organized, as I need it in order to get her dual citizenship, as she can hold both Finnish and Australian status simultaneously. 

That is even more important at the moment with what is going on in the world currently, especially since Finland shares a border with Russia. Although I suspect, that if Russia did indeed attack Finland (which is part of the EU), that would signal the start of WWIII and it might be better to be kicked from the game in the early rounds, rather than weather the storm until the radiation gets me. However, I wouldn't mind being able to get my daughter somewhere safe if there is a chance and Australia is pretty safe, since people like kangaroos and koalas - though the snakes and spiders might attract negative attention.

But, world conflicts aside, I am actually a little bit nervous about travelling as even though it shouldn't be an issue, this is the first flight I will be taking since I had the stroke and my fear is telling me that the pressure change will cause issues. I don't care about dying all that much, but dying on a plane? That would suck and would likely put a bit of a downer on the trip for my colleagues too - though I would hope that they'd honor my wishes and weekend at Bernie's me around the ski resort we will be staying at. 

The other thing that I am weirdly worried about is, if the days are going to be so filled with group activities, when the hell am I going to find a chance to post? Normally when I travel I have at least the evenings to myself as I am travelling alone, but this isn't going to be the case. I would be pretty pissed if the reason my almost 5 year posting streak ended was because of a job. I might have to do something I have never done before - pre-write some posts.

While I don't always get to sit down and write a post in one sitting, pretty much as soon as one is written, I will post it immediately. I don't see the point in timing when and where, but I do try and stick to some kind of schedule, which is why my second post of the day is generally around the same time as this, as this is when I have time to write it - after midnight. I think the other reason is that I am just not good at planning ahead, so I write what is on my mind at the time and post it, because if I wait, it will no longer feel relevant to me. 

And another "concern" is whether I am going to have a chance to take some photos, as normally when travelling I will take a few hours somewhere and wander around with a camera. With colleagues around, it is just not the same, so hopefully I will be able to sneak out for some personal space. Taking photos of life abroad is probably the best bit of the trips for me, the rest of it is pretty much take it or leave it - though I don't mind having hotel dinners and a glass of wine from time to time. 

I don't mind a glass of wine, *anytime.*

What I think I might do though, is instead of pre-writing posts, I will keep them more casual and related to the travel events perhaps. Despite what some people think, I actually put a fair bit of thought into *most* of my posts, because I hope that there is some actual usage in them, rather than just for easy consumption or entertainment purposes. This is debatable though!

"Valuable content" is an interesting discussion, because obviously it is subjective at the individual level, but what I have found is, at the group level, it is far less subjective. Over the years I think it has become pretty clear that *most of the time* the rewarded content and the people who get rewarded regularly, are the ones who are *generally* offering something *general people* find valuable. Not always of course, but looking post by post doesn't tell the story. 

I don't know what is valuable to everyone else, but for me at least, if I don't find what I am writing interesting enough, it will not be written at all. This post for example is not overly interesting, but since this is the first trip for me after travelling so much prior, it is something that is a significant change to the routines and, something to look forward to, which has been slim pickings over the last couple years, as most of the time I have been sitting right here, in front of a screen. 

It is good to be away... *Soon.* 

Taraz
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