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I had not been expecting to attend YAPC::EU this year. In fact, I have never been to YAPC anywhere. But about a month ago, the announcement in Perl Weekly caught my eye. Skimming through the program of talks, I became more intrigued. The location in Granada also looked enticing.

The main obstacle was that I live on the southern tip of Africa. The journey would be long, arduous and expensive. Nevertheless, plans were drawn up, family and colleagues consulted, and funding secured. This was going to happen.

Twenty four hours after setting out from Cape Town, I arrived in…