• JOIN ME, show me around, spare me a couch =)
  • Tell me who to meet, what to experience, where to eat, or where awesome projects are I can work on.
  • Let me know at hello@isaidgo.com and I might visit you!
2014 LOCATION NOTES
OCTOBER:
10/02-04 BRAZIL
– FLORIANOPOLIS (3) w/Bruno
– RIO DE JANEIRO (11) w/TED Global
– SAO PAULO (3) w/Andreas		 Beach, Hikes
TED Global
Art/Arch/Food
DECEMBER:
12/20-27 UK:
– LONDON (1) w/Robert		 9 hr Layover
12/21-26 SPAIN:
– BARCELONA /FALSET (5) (Paula)		 Holiday, food, people
12/27-29 INDIA:
– VARANASI/BENARES (2) (Paula)		 Spiritual
2015
JANUARY: INDIA w/Paula “SUSHI ADVENTURES”
12/29-01/09  RAJASTAN: (13 days)
– BIKANER: 12/29
– JAISALMER: 12/30, 31, 1, 2
– JODHPUR: 1/2,3
– RUNIKER + UDAIPUR: 1/3,4,5
– BHILWARA: lunch w/Harsh
– FOOTHILL: 1/5,6
– PUSHKAR /BAREFOOT COLLEGE: 1/6,7
– JAIPUR: 1/7, 8, 9		 Food, Temple, Driving
01/09-22 INDIA:
– ABHANERI, FATEHGARH (1)
– AGRA (1) 1/10
– NEW DELHI (4) 1/10-14
– MUMBAI/BOMBAY (3) 1/14-17 w/Shirin
– KOCHI (Fort Cochi) (5) 1/17-22
– MADURAI		 Stairs
Taj Mahal
Food!
Food, art, Friends
Art, Food, Boats
Temples
01/22-29  SRI LANKA: (7 days)
– COLOUMBO 1/22 w/TEDxColombo crew
– POLONNARUWA 1/23 (Sigiriya)
– KANDY 1/24
– NUWARELIYA   1/25
– TISSAMAHARMA 1/26
– MIRISSA /MATURA/GALLE 1/27
– HIKKADUWA 1/28
– COLOMBO 1/29		  Food, Landscapes, temples
FEBRUARY:
01/29-2/05  (Join me) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE):
– DUBAI (5) w/Ayesha, franz, bill, etc
– ABU DHABI (1) NYU University		  The Mystery
02/05-15 EGYPT: (10) w/Motaz
– CAIRO 2/5-6
– ALEXANDRIA 2/7-8
– LUXOR 2/9-10
– ASWAN  2/11-13
– CAIRO 2/14-15		  Pyramids, etc
02/15-26 TURKEY:
– ISTANBUL 02/15 w/Ozage

SPAIN:
– BARCELONA/FALSET 02/16-26 w/Paula		 break, prep, rest
02/26 SWEDEN:
– STOCKHOLM (1) w/sassja, dick, henrik, etc		 Quick TED meetup dinner
02/27-3/10  ICELAND (12)
– Aurora Challenge Tour 02/27-03/06
– Grábrók (Volcano)
– Víðimýri (Church)
– Akureyri (Capital)
– Eyjafjörður Fjord (Mountains)
– Siglufjörður (Herring capital)
– Lake Mývatn (Lakes, North lights)
– Dimmuborgir (Lava snow shoe walk)
– Kálfaströnd (Lake walk)
– Námaskarð (Mud pools and steaming solfataras)
– Skagafjörður (Horse farms)
– Sauðárkrókur (Leather Tanning)
– Reykjavík (free)
.Snorkeling Silfra Day Tour (3/06)
.
Jokulsarlon Lagoon and Ice Caving 3/07-3/09
– Mount. Hengill (Volcano)
– Hveragerdi (Hot springs)
– Seljalandsfoss (Waterfall)
– Skogar (Skogafoss Waterfall)
– Vik (Black beach, Basalt columns, Reynisdrangar peaks)
– Jokulsarlon (Glacial Ice lagoon)
– Vatnajokull Glacier (Ice Caving!!!)		 Northern lights, Glaciers, Ice Caves, Discovery, Snow!
MARCH:
03/10-14 USA:
– BOSTON (4)		  Rest, Prep, visa
03/14-22 CANADA:
– VANCOUVER
– WHISTLER: TED Conference (8)
or
Antarctica: 2041.com Trek (accepted)		  TED
 03/22-24 USA:
– SEATTLE (3)		 niece/nephew/family
03/25-29 USA:
– BOSTON (5)		  Prep
APRIL-MAY:  
03/30-04/12 “ACIU Adventure”: Dedicated to Ruta (12)
– TURKEY, ISTANBUL (3/31-4/1) Tolga
– LITHUANIA, VILNIUS (4/1-4) ruta, juste, and crew
– ESTONIA, TALLINN (4/4-6) Dea, Vlad
– LATVIA, RIGA (4/6-8) Rinald, Lelde, David
– TEDxVilnius (4/9-12)Nate, David, Eames, Niki,  etc		  The Unknown
04/12-04/26   TURKEY: (16 days): Ozge, Kerim, Ozman, Tolga!!!
GECKO TOUR: Ottoman is not Just a Footstool (15)(4/11-25)
– ISTANBUL (2)(I’ll miss 1.5 days)
– GALLIPOLI / ECHEABAT (1)
– AYVALIK  (1) (amazing)
– SELCUK (1)
– PAMUKKALE (1) White Mountain
– FETHIYE (1)
– TURQUOISE COAST SALING (2)
– AANTALYA (1) (Mahdi)
– CAPPADOCIA  (3) Hot air balloon
– ORTAHISER  (1)
– ISTANBUL (1)		  Ruins, Food, Culture
04/26-05/11  GREECE: (15 days)
THESSALONIKI (3) 4/27-30. (Elena Exploration)
– Food, Bars, White tower, Castle, Downtown, Beach eating. 

 

METÉORA MONASTERIES (1) 4/30
– Canceled due to car rental problems =(

 

ATHENS (5) 4/30-5/4 (Kleio adventures)
– Ruins: Acropolis, Parthenon, Plaka(charming), jazz music
– Kolonaki: Food+Drinks

CRETE (2) 5/4-6
– Chania: fishing, eating, mystery
– Jeep Safari: Real Crete

MYKONOS (2) 5/6-8
– Kayak Adventure
– Little Venice (bars, view, food)
– Castle
– KiKi’s restaurant

SANTORINI (2) 5/8-10
– Volcano
– Sunset
– Oia

 Temples, Food, Life
05/11-13 USA:
– BOSTON (2)		 Prep
05/13-18 USA:
– MONTEREY: EG Conference (5)		 Dream
05/18-22
05/22-24
 – UK:
– NEW CASTLE: Thinking Digital Conference London
– NEW CASTLE: Roam city		 Conference
Chill
JUNE:
05/24- 5/31
 IRELAND (7)  Paddywagon: ALL IRELAND 6 day
– DUBLIN
– BELFAST (Dark Hedges, Giants Causeway)
– DERRY (Basalt Columns)
– GALWAY (Cliffs of Moher)
– KILLARNEY (National Park)
– DINGLE (Slea Head)
– DUBLIN (Guinness Factory)		 crack the whip
05/31-6/11  SCANDINAVIA:
NORWAY:
– OSLO(4) 5/31-6/03 (bruno, katungi, gledra, ida, hogne )

SWEDEN:
– STOCKHOLM,  (5) 6/03-7 (dick, henrik, sasja, matti, etc)

DENMARK:  (5) 6/07-11 (Ole, Katrine, Emilia+Torunn, Liuda, Phil)
– COPENHAGEN
– KOLDING 		  friends
 06/11-16 AUSTRIA:
– VIENNA TEDxWeekendVienna (5) (niki, paula, ruta, etc)		  TEDx
06/16-21    CANADA:
– TORONTO, IDEA City (5) (grace, etc)		  IdeaCity
06/21-26   USA:
– BOSTON (6)		  Rest, Prep
JULY:
06/27-08/06 (Join me) SPAIN (5)
– MADRID (3) 06/28-07/02 (Antonella, Miguel, Maria)
– SEGOVIA (1) 07/01 (Acueducto + Cochinillo )
– TOLEDO (1) 07/02 (Cathedrals + Windmills) 

PORTUGAL: (5) 07/03-08
– PORTO (2) 07/03-05
– LISBON (3) 07/05-08 (Mafalda, Ines)
– BENEGIL/LAGOS (1) 07/07 (Beach Caves)

 

 

SPAIN (30) “KUNGFU PAGU ADVENTURES”
CATALUNYA: (9) 07/08-17
– BARCELONA (3) 07/08-10 (oriol, maria, miguel crew, paula)
– COSTA BRAVA: (3) 07/11-13 (tracey+d)
– BARCELONA/COSTA BRAVA (3) 07/14-17 (paula)

GALICIA + ASTURIAS: (5) 07/17-07/22 (tracy+d +car)
– SANTIAGO
– PONTEVEDRA
– OVIEDO
– BILBAO /SAN SEBASTIAN: (5) 07/22-07/27 (tracey+d+car)
– BARCELONA/FALSET: (10) (7/27-8/6) (maria, paula, jose, etc)

 Food, art, culture, life
08/07-17  (Join me) KENYA: (10) “THE AIRPUMP ADVENTURES”
– NAIROBI (4) (Eric H, Perry, Andrew, Blinky, Egle, Sam, Mark)
– MASAI MARA (3): Bonfire Safari  08/11-13 (3)
– MARALAL (3): Samburu Maralal International Camel Derby 08/14-16 (3)
– Optional: TANZANIA: Zanzibar (saving for when I have someone to bring)		 Safari, Tech, Life
08/17-29 (Join me) SOUTH AFRICA: (12)
– JOHANNESBURG (4)17-21  (cristo, nadir, brett, sacko)
– CAPE TOWN (8) 21-29 (justin, ryno, gia, rowen, jo, ian, mark, joey)		  The Unknown
SEPTEMBER:
08/30-04  (Join me)  INDONESIA: (6) (Dani + friends)
– UBUD, Bali: Green School/Village, Monkey Forest, Food, Nature
– TULAMBEN: Scuba Dive shipwreck		  Rest, Plan
09/05-10 CAMBODIA: 
– SIEM REAP/ PHNOM PENH: Nina Tour (09/05-07)
– ANGKOR: Leech hunting (Mark, Nina) (09/08-10)

INDONESIA: Layover 9 hs (9/10)
– KUALA LUMPUR (daniel trek)
09/11-28   (Join me) AUSTRALIA: (17) “HONG TIME!!!”
– GOLD COAST/ HEAVEY BAY (3) 9/11-14 (Red, Mei, Ken)
– MELBOURNE for 99U:  09/14 (Red, Simon)
– MELBOURNE/ GREAT OCEAN ROAD (4) 9/14-18 (Red, Ahn)
– TASMANIA (4) 9/18-22 (Red, katie, Gayle, Ryan)
– SYDNEY (6) 9/22-28 (Ash, Josh, Jess, Cherl, Tran, Remo)		  Adventure
9/17-20  Providence, RI: BIF Conference  (will skip to next years)  Ideas
OCTOBER: 
09/28-10/19 (Join me) NEW ZEALAND: (22)
SOUTH ISLAND
– QUEENSTOWN (4) 9/28-10/02 (Trent, Trey)
___ MILFORD SOUND: Heli, Cruise, Hike, Coach
___ SHOTOVER JETBOAT
___ CANYON SWING
___ PHOTO WALK (jordan)
– TEDxCHRISTCHURCH  Oct 2-4 (Kalia, Trent, Jane, Remo, etc)
– FOX AND FRANZ JOSEF GLACIERS (2) Oct 7-9
– NELSON: (3) Oct 9-11, Abel Tasman National Park, Kayak trek (rowen)

NORTH ISLAND
– WELLINGTON: WETA, Startups, Oct 11-14 (DK, etc)
– WHAKATANE: White Island Volcano tour
– TAURANGA: Tech Expo (Sheldon)
– MATAMATA: Hobbit tours
– AUCKLAND (arturo, elliot, myram) Oct 16-19

 

  Seeking Adventures
10/20-21 USA: Boston Plan/rest
10/21-25 USA: Camden, ME: POPTECH Conference (4) Poptech
10/25-27 USA: Boston Recharge
10/28-31 USA: Lenox, MA: Cousin Eddric w/Robyn wedding Wedding
11/05-08 USA: New York City: TED Talks Live: Science & Wonder
11/12-14 USA: TEDxBeaconStreet  TEDx
11/14-21 USA: Boston, MA Planning….
NOVEMBER:
11/21-12/11 ANTARCTICA:  Quark Expeditions: Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica
– Ushuaia
– Falklands
– South Georgia
– Antarctica
– Drake Passage

12/11-12/20		 ARGENTINA/CHILE:
USHUAIA 12/11-12 

EL CALAFATE 12/12-14
– Hike Laguna De Tres (met Kevin)

TORRES DEL PAINES:  12/14-12/18
– Swoop 3 Day W Torres FastTrack Trek

EL CALAFATE:  12/19-20
– Big Ice Tour  

 Food, culture, people
12/20-01/02 ARGENTINA:
– CORDOBA: DEC 20-23: (Victor) 
– ROSARIO DEC 23-DEC 29:  (Javiar, Tomas, etc)

URUGUAY (New Years)
– PUNTE DEL ESTE DEC 29-JAN 02
 01/02-01/14 ARGENTINA  
– IGUAZA  FALLS: 02-05
– SALTA: Salinas Grandes: 05-08
– BUENOS AIRES: 08-13
– MENDOZA 13-16
 01/14-01/23 CHILE  (veronica,, ana)
SANTIAGO: 16-20
EASTER ISLAND: 20-26
VALPARAISO: 26-30
 01/31-02/07 ECUADOR:
– BALTZER: GALAPAGOS ISLANDS:   31-FEB 07
FEBRUARY
02/07-02/13  USA: Boston (6)  Recharge
02/13-21 CANADA: VANCOUVER: TED CONFERENCE: DREAMS TED
02/21-03/10 USA: WASHINGTON, SEATTLE: Rest, Catch up
MARCH:
TBD POSTPONED FOR FUTURE DATE (Resting in boston for now)
COLOMBIA :
BOLIVIA:
PERU:PANAMA:
COSTA RICO:
GUATEMALA: 
CUBA: 
BELIZE:
MEXICO:		 backpacking around
APRIL
03/12-04/25 USA: SECRET LOCATIONS… (Seattle,  Boston, Las Vegas)
04/26-04/30 USA: CARMEL, CA: EG CONFERENCE 
05/01-05/06 USA: California, San Francisco Visiting
05/07-09 USA: Boston: Cousin graduation, RISD Collections show
05/13-06/14 GERMANY: BERLIN May 13-19
(matti, chris, david, katerina, stefan, vess, sandra, baltzer, bianca)
Burgemeister, East side Gallery , Teufelsberg, Spree Market, Holocaust memorial, Brandenburg gate, Badeschiff, Tempelhofer Feld, Mustafas doner kebab, Martkethalle neun street, Sachenhausen camp, Dr Pong Bar.

CZECH: PRAGUE May 19-22 (Jenny)

NORWAY:
– OSLO FREEDOM FORUM: MAY 23-25 (w/luke, bjorn)
– FJORD ROADTRIP: MAY 26-30 (w/luke, bjorn)

 

EUROPE:
– AMSTERDAM(6): May 30-June 4 (jeroen, matt )
– UTRECHT : June 4-5
– MAASTRICHT : June 5-6 (Cafe Sijiek)
– BRUSSELS : June 6-9 (igor)
– PARIS:  June 9-13 (lucas)
06/14-06/18 CANADA: TORONTO: IDEA CITY Conference  Ideas
 07/01- 08/16  USA: BOSTON
– Meditation, health, self.
– Self Projects: Art Book, Pulp Lamp, Handiness Research, Photos, Ink		  Health
08/16-08/22 CANADA: MONTREAL/OTTAWA:
08/22-09/08 ARCTIC ICEBREAKER EXPEDITION:
Best of the Canadian High Arctic:  AUG 22-SEP 8		 Seeking
09/12 Start-Up Time %90: (LetsJot)
or
Side Projects: Art Book, Pulp Lamp, Handedness , Photos		 The Journey Begins
09/14-15 USA: PROVIDENCE, RI: BIF, Business Innovation Factory  Fun
10/07-12 USA: SAN DIEGO, CA:  Exponential Medicine Future Med
10/20-24 USA: CAMDEN MAINE: POPTECH “Culture Clash“  Clash!
 11/28-12/06 USA: LOS ANGELES: 11/28-12/6:  TEDxLA and Friends  TEDxLA
12/07-02/21 ASIA:
HONG KONG: 12/06-12/27: (Gigi, Moni, Rex, Mike, etc) 

JAPAN:12/27-01/17

– TOKYO: 12/27-01/06 (Ray, Yuricko, Kazuya, Pat, Todd)
(G-Can Tower, Sumo Practice, Sumo Tournament, Tsukiji, Roppongi, Harajuku

– NAGANO: 01/6-10 (Snow monkeys, Wasabi Farm)

– KYOTO/NARA: 01/10-16 (Jay, Halim)
(Fushimi, Kiyomizu, Shoreinin, Ninjo, GEAR show, Bamboo Forest, Whiskey at Yamazaki)

– OSAKA/AWAJI/KOBE: 01/ 16-17 (Halim)

SOUTH KOREA: 01/17- 02/05: S Korea (Cristina, Olivia)

VIETNAM: 02/06-02/20 (Tan, Hahn, Lemke)
– HO CHI MIN: 02/05-9
– HOIAN/DA NANG: 02/09-12
– HALONG BAY: 02/12-16
– HANOI: 02/16-20

HONG KONG: 02/20-21

LOS ANGELES: 02/21-24

  Family
02/21-25ish USA: LAS VEGAS: timeout…family time. chilling
04/12-17/2017 USA: CARMEL, CA: EG CONFERENCE  Curiosity
04/21-29/2017 CANADA: Vancouver: TED: The Future You  Change World
05/23-27
06/19-23
 CANADA: Montreal: C2
CANADA: Toronto: IdeaCity		 Conference
08/01/2017 USA: Boston, MA: Bought 1st home: STARTUP TIME START!

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