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Asia 2011
[[!meta date="2011-08-28"]]
[[!tag debian blog editorial]]
In september I visited Brussels, Belgium.  EPFSUG had kindly invited me
to give a talk about FreedomBox in the European Parliament, and together
we extended to also visit other organizations - both grassroots and more
formal.
I returned home exhausted but also fuelled with renewed energy and
passion, and decided to engage in more such activities.  Also, an old
promise of mine to visit friends in the Aceh region of Indonesia
(whom I met in Taiwan a few years back) rumbled in the back of my head.
After a bit of juggling with travel routes and sponsoring options, my
course was set for a 2½ month journey with Debian Pure Blends as main
theme:

England: [[London]]
[[India]]: [[Khammam]], Hyderabad, Mangaluru, Bengaluru
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho
Thailand: Bangkok
Malaysia: Putrajaya
Indonesia: Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Bogor, Banda Aceh, Takengon
England: Cambridge

Debian will be sponsoring East Asia part, and
Debian enthusiasts in India seek sponsorship for India part.