As part of my role in the HP Worldwide Digital Health Practice, I was sent to various locations around the world to develop the local practice and to deliver training.
Even though I’d been in Sydney and Singapore in May, I returned to Sydney from June 17-25, 2011.
At the invitation of the HP APJ Region, the WW team gathered in Sydney to deliver Digital Hospital Program training to the Sales & Consulting team from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.
There’s no quick way to get to Sydney from Sarnia; a 3 hour drive to Toronto, a 4-1/2 hour flight to Vancouver and a 15-1/2 hour flight to Sydney. At least I was able to have enough time to pop out from YVR to Chilliwack and have a short visit with Mum and be back for my late flight on Friday night.
I landed in Sydney on Sunday morning, having ‘lost’ a day while flying over Hawaii in the middle of the night. A cab took me downtown to the Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay where I was booked into for that night.
I met up with my teammate, Jared Walker, for a walkabout through the downtown and across the Sydney Harbour Bridge!
We caught a ferry back from Milsons Point to the Bangaroo Wharf and walked along the Wulugul Walk boardwalk.
We took the Sydney Metro to Chinatown and had a walkabout.
After dinner at the Emperors Garden, we had one more stroll down on the Circular Quay!
A very, very long day! Tomorrow we’ll meet up with the rest of the team.