The globe-trotting life of a PC Pro staff writer

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

People keep reacting in disbelief when I tell them that I’ve never been on a plane before. Or been abroad, for that matter. I suppose it’s unusual in this day and age but, sadly, it’s true.

Thankfully, PC Pro came to my aid: a trip to the HP Labs Masterclass 2008, which took place in Dublin on Monday and Tuesday and promisd a full schedule of seminars and workshops about plenty of new and existing print technologies. I know, it’s only Dublin – but when you’ve never left this island and you’ve never flown, it’s a (baby) step in the right direction.

So, with backpack and boarding pass, I turned up at Heathrow two hours early. After all, the email I’d got confirming my visit had said that was the ideal time to arrive for check-in and all of that malarkey. Except that, after I’d checked in online, I didn’t really have to do anything except get through security.

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