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The new Bauck.com

24 Oct 2009
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Bauck.com has now been re-born as a WordPress blog!

It all started back in 1998, when my professor Espen Andersen at the Norwegian School of Management encouraged his students to publish their assignements on a web site.

At the time I had a very simple 1-pager at one of those free services. Think it was Xoom or something like that..

Then, once I registered Bauck.com, the site was upgraded to a “sharp-looking” 4-page site, hard coded in Notepad. Since that time it has gone through numerous makeovers, with an increasing amount of content.

While living in Kenya (2002-2005), I got into the habit of uploading pictures from places I travelled, mainly for the sake of letting friends and family back home see what I was up to. When I stumbled across Google Analytics, I suddenly realised that they weren’t the only ones who loved the site. More than 2000 visitors monthly in the peak months, and lots of sites linking to mine!

Pretty encouraged, I started making some more content on a highly irregular basis.

The previous version of the web site was in static HTML code, and updating it was a bit of a hassle. Since I want to post pictures and updates on-the-fly from my India trip, I needed something that was quick to update. WordPress was one of the pre-installed Open Source apps ffrom my hosting provider, so all it took was to find and customise a nice theme, and voilà! Picture: icon wink The new Bauck.com

Most previous pages and pictures have been ported over to the new site, and more updates will (hopefully) come at a more regular basis from now!

Well, what are you waiting for? The site is all yours! Click, read and enjoy! Picture: icon smile The new Bauck.com

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Countdown to India

24 Oct 2009
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Picture: india map 241x300 Countdown to India

Less than a week to go to India. The visa is in my passport, the most important bookings are done, and everything, except my recently ordered mini-laptop from which I’ll be updating this site with fresh pictures, is in place. My prayers now are that the laptop won’t be delayed, so I’ll actually be able to blog as planned!

I still have 3 weeks of leave unused, and this is what I’ve been saving them for! My friend and colleague Deepak is getting married in Mumbai in November. On the way I’ll be passing through Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and after Mumbai I’ll be headed for Jaipur, Udaipur, Agra, Delhi and Varanasi.

The original plan of backpacking after Mumbai doesn’t seem so realistic anymore, but hey, what’s wrong with a suitcase? Picture: icon smile Countdown to India

After warm and repeated recommendations from my parents, I’ve finally started reading the book Shantaram to prepare myself for Mumbai. The story is semi-autobiographic, by Gregory David Roberts, once Australia’s most-wanted prison escapee who fled to India and joined the Bombay mafia.

Having barely started reading it, I can already see why everyone says it’s so fascinating. Roberts has certainly lived a more fascinating life than most, and on top of that, he’s an excellent writer!

So far, I know that I’ll deifnitely be visiting the legendary café Leopold’s. By the time I finish the book, I’ll hopefully have some very clear ideas about things to see and do in Mumbai!

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