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Visiting 6 different colleagues in 5 cities, in 4 countries across Europe and Asia he has a story to tell. Read on for the why, how, who and where.\n\n\u003C!-- more -->\n\n## The incentive\n\nThis year has been an amazing journey for me, with one of the highlights being the [GitLab summit][summit] in [Cancun, Mexico][cancun]. This event, at which I could bring along my \"significant other\" to the other side of the world was an amazing opportunity. Meeting people you already know online for the first time is a strange, but wonderful experience.\n\n![foto van mexico met iedereen](https://about.gitlab.com/images/8_16/pic.jpg)\n\nThis brings me to meeting [Arihant][arihant], which is one of our support engineers. We met in the back of a van, which was driving us back from [ziplining and swimming in the jungle](/images/blogimages/gitlab-mexico-summit-2017/dimitrie-hoekstra-cenote.gif). [Arihant][arihant] told me about the wonders of [India][india] and made sure I knew I was welcome if I ever thought of visiting him. Working at a fully remote company such as GitLab, where this is an actual possibility, set my mind to work...\n\nThinking about going and actually making it real for yourself, is something else. Who will I meet, where can I go? As a bonus, two of my best friends were and are still backpacking the world. Meeting them so far away from home would be awesome.\n\nBeing one of the UX designers at GitLab, I remembered that one person of the UX team couldn't make it to the [summit][summit] back in January. [Hazel][hazel], who resides in [Taipei, Taiwan][taipei], was the only one which I didn't meet in real life yet. So I reached out to see if I could visit her. She loved the idea!\n\nMeanwhile [Collen][collen], another support engineer living in [Kampot, Cambodia][kampot], made my eyes roll out of their sockets with pictures of [Angkor Wat][angkorwat].\n\nLastly, both [Kushal][kushal] from [Pune, India][pune] and [Jen-shin][jen-shin] from [Taipei, Taiwan][taipei] were happy to meet me as well, when I would be nearby.\n\n## Planning\n\nKnowing who I was going to visit, I had to make sure that dates and people where going to match. Not being the first one in the company to do such a trip, I could see how my colleagues had planned ahead. I expanded and built on their spreadsheet concept, until it became my master plan!\n\nPerson availability, general trip timeline and total cost estimation were the first things I created. I needed them to get my plan approved. Eventually it got upgraded with people and personal travel information to make it more useful for myself. As a bonus, there are some nifty little automation features in there as well.\n\nYou can check out a template copy of it [here][template-copy]!\n\n[Google spreadsheets](https://www.google.com/sheets/about/) allows you to assign people to certain tasks and cells. This made it very easy for people to put in their own information, while being able to see information from others. In other words, efficient team collaboration!\n\nThe result was an approved plan, where everybody was on the same page, by following [the six core values of GitLab][values]: \"Collaboration, Results, Efficiency, Diversity, Iteration, and Transparency (CREDIT)\". Thanks GitLab!\n\n## The scale of remoteness\n\n![worldmap photo](https://about.gitlab.com/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/full-globe-map-people.jpg){: .vista}\n\nWith my first one-way trip tickets booked, preparing and working eating up most of my time, it was suddenly time to go!\n\nOff to [London][london] it was, for an overnight transit. GitLab, it seems, is everywhere. So I met up with James to make the most of it. Some pints and laughs to celebrate the beginning of this journey, cheers!\n\n\u003C!-- carousel -->\n\n\u003Cdiv id=\"carousel-example-generic-1\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-ride=\"carousel\" data-interval=\"10000\">\n  \u003C!-- Indicators -->\n  \u003Col class=\"carousel-indicators\">\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-1\" data-slide-to=\"0\" class=\"active\">\u003C/li>\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-1\" data-slide-to=\"1\">\u003C/li>\n  \u003C/ol>\n\n  \u003C!-- Wrapper for slides -->\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-inner\" role=\"listbox\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item active\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/london.jpg\" alt=\"London\">\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/james-cheers.jpg\" alt=\"Cheers with James\">\n    \u003C/div>\n  \u003C/div>\n\n  \u003C!-- Controls -->\n  \u003Ca class=\"left carousel-control\" href=\"#carousel-example-generic-1\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"prev\">\n    \u003Csvg class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left\" width=\"11\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 19\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\u003Cpath d=\"M.44 10.13l8.345 8.345 2.007-2.007-6.814-6.814 6.814-6.815L8.785.832.44 9.177a.652.652 0 0 0-.202.477c0 .183.067.343.202.477z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"/>\u003C/svg>\n    \u003Cspan class=\"sr-only\">Previous\u003C/span>\n  \u003C/a>\n  \u003Ca class=\"right carousel-control\" href=\"#carousel-example-generic-1\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"next\">\n    \u003Csvg class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right\" width=\"11\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 19\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\u003Cpath d=\"M10.59 10.13l-8.344 8.345L.24 16.468l6.814-6.814L.24 2.839 2.246.832l8.345 8.345a.652.652 0 0 1 .201.477.652.652 0 0 1-.201.477z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"/>\u003C/svg>\n    \u003Cspan class=\"sr-only\">Next\u003C/span>\n  \u003C/a>\n\u003C/div>\n\n### Mumbai\n\nNext up [Mumbai, India][mumbai]. With a flight of around 9 hours, just the sheer scale of the distance we communicate over each day across the web suddenly becomes very real. After receiving a lot of help from [Arihant][arihant], I had a safe place to sleep in the busiest city I have ever seen. [Kindness][kindness] really is one of our core values.\n\n[Mumbai][mumbai] was a fascinating city, one of absolutes. A city where there is a lot of everything, good and bad. It has and still is growing at such a pace, that reality can't really keep up. There is however so much potential!\n\n\u003C!-- carousel -->\n\n\u003Cdiv id=\"carousel-example-generic-2\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-ride=\"carousel\" data-interval=\"10000\">\n  \u003C!-- Indicators -->\n  \u003Col class=\"carousel-indicators\">\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-2\" data-slide-to=\"0\" class=\"active\">\u003C/li>\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-2\" data-slide-to=\"1\">\u003C/li>\n  \u003C/ol>\n\n  \u003C!-- Wrapper for slides -->\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-inner\" role=\"listbox\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item active\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/mumbai_1.jpg\" alt=\"Mumbai highway\">\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/mumbai_food.jpg\" alt=\"Indian food\">\n    \u003C/div>\n  \u003C/div>\n\n  \u003C!-- Controls -->\n  \u003Ca class=\"left carousel-control\" href=\"#carousel-example-generic-2\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"prev\">\n    \u003Csvg class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left\" width=\"11\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 19\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\u003Cpath d=\"M.44 10.13l8.345 8.345 2.007-2.007-6.814-6.814 6.814-6.815L8.785.832.44 9.177a.652.652 0 0 0-.202.477c0 .183.067.343.202.477z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"/>\u003C/svg>\n    \u003Cspan class=\"sr-only\">Previous\u003C/span>\n  \u003C/a>\n  \u003Ca class=\"right carousel-control\" href=\"#carousel-example-generic-2\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"next\">\n    \u003Csvg class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right\" width=\"11\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 19\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\u003Cpath d=\"M10.59 10.13l-8.344 8.345L.24 16.468l6.814-6.814L.24 2.839 2.246.832l8.345 8.345a.652.652 0 0 1 .201.477.652.652 0 0 1-.201.477z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"/>\u003C/svg>\n    \u003Cspan class=\"sr-only\">Next\u003C/span>\n  \u003C/a>\n\u003C/div>\n\nThe amount of people is staggering, which results in the worst traffic I have ever seen. However as [Arihant][arihant] showed me, has the most delicious variety in food I have ever tasted. People are always ready to help you and after some time, you know how to get around!\n\nWhen you are working remotely while traveling, you are very reliant on a decent internet connection. In [India][india] apparently, you can depend fully on mobile internet, rather than on wifi. Working together with [Arihant][arihant] has been a blast and gave some insights as to how others plan out their days.\n\nI am very thankful to have had the opportunity to be introduced to his family, even cook with them, and to experience [India][india] as he does. Thanks [Arihant][arihant]!\n\n__Fun facts:__\n- My hotel, made use of a new concept called pods. It was like sleeping in a spaceship. [See for yourself][urbanpod]!\n- Driving on a scooter in [Mumbai][mumbai] is not for the faint of heart.\n- Tessa, my girlfriend back home who was very supportive of my intentions to make this trip, asked a favour of me while I was in [Mumbai][mumbai]. To try and watch Netflix together, as with traveling comes some form of a remote bonding. Soon we found out that the content library in [India][india] is not the same as back home. Why Netflix, why? [Google Duo][googleduo] to the rescue though, as I managed to watch an episode of \"The Americans\" through her phone on our tv back home. Speaking of perseverance. Thanks Google!\n\nIn the last days in [Mumbai][mumbai], my friends from home decided to join me. After enjoying the market and various street food it was time to travel to [Pune][pune], to meet with [Kushal][kushal].\n\n![mumbai photo](https://about.gitlab.com/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/mumbai_2.jpg)\n\n### Pune\n\nIn [Mumbai][mumbai] I mostly worked from my Hotel. It had AC which is something you learn to appreciate when it's there. In [Pune][pune], [Kushal][kushal] arranged for a nice workplace at a flex workspace called [Bootstart][bootstart]. While my friends updated their blogs, me and [Kushal][kushal] collaborated on and discussed GitLab. A typical workday in [India][india].\n\n\u003C!-- carousel -->\n\n\u003Cdiv id=\"carousel-example-generic-3\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-ride=\"carousel\" data-interval=\"10000\">\n  \u003C!-- Indicators -->\n  \u003Col class=\"carousel-indicators\">\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-3\" data-slide-to=\"0\" class=\"active\">\u003C/li>\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-3\" data-slide-to=\"1\">\u003C/li>\n  \u003C/ol>\n\n  \u003C!-- Wrapper for slides -->\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-inner\" role=\"listbox\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item active\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/pune_1.jpg\" alt=\"Having dinner with Kushal and friends\">\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/goa_bus.jpg\" alt=\"Indian sleeper bus\">\n    \u003C/div>\n  \u003C/div>\n\n  \u003C!-- Controls -->\n  \u003Ca class=\"left carousel-control\" href=\"#carousel-example-generic-3\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"prev\">\n    \u003Csvg class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left\" width=\"11\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 19\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\u003Cpath d=\"M.44 10.13l8.345 8.345 2.007-2.007-6.814-6.814 6.814-6.815L8.785.832.44 9.177a.652.652 0 0 0-.202.477c0 .183.067.343.202.477z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"/>\u003C/svg>\n    \u003Cspan class=\"sr-only\">Previous\u003C/span>\n  \u003C/a>\n  \u003Ca class=\"right carousel-control\" href=\"#carousel-example-generic-3\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"next\">\n    \u003Csvg class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right\" width=\"11\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 19\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\u003Cpath d=\"M10.59 10.13l-8.344 8.345L.24 16.468l6.814-6.814L.24 2.839 2.246.832l8.345 8.345a.652.652 0 0 1 .201.477.652.652 0 0 1-.201.477z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"/>\u003C/svg>\n    \u003Cspan class=\"sr-only\">Next\u003C/span>\n  \u003C/a>\n\u003C/div>\n\nAfter a day with more awesome Indian food, me and my friends had to catch our bus to [Goa][goa]. This seemed easy, but was in the end quite the adventure. Quickly having to move to various locations where the bus might stop, jumping in and out auto rickshaws (Indian tuk tuks), plus [Kushal][kushal] speaking with the bus driver in yet another language, resulted in. Thanks [Kushal][kushal]!\n\n### Goa\n\nJust 12 hours and a flat tire later, we arrived in a [Goa][goa]. This was my in between mini-holiday. Mainly having a good time with my friends and converting from a digital nomad to a backpacker.\n\nThis proved to be quite the change, in a fun way. Hostels instead of hotels, and the cheaper the better. Our first hostel was just 100 INR, which is around 1.5 USD!\n\n\n\u003C!-- carousel -->\n\n\u003Cdiv id=\"carousel-example-generic-4\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-ride=\"carousel\" data-interval=\"10000\">\n  \u003C!-- Indicators -->\n  \u003Col class=\"carousel-indicators\">\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-4\" data-slide-to=\"0\" class=\"active\">\u003C/li>\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-4\" data-slide-to=\"1\">\u003C/li>\n  \u003C/ol>\n\n  \u003C!-- Wrapper for slides -->\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-inner\" role=\"listbox\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item active\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/goa_beach.jpg\" alt=\"On the beach with friends\">\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/goa_market.jpg\" alt=\"Indian nightmarkets\">\n    \u003C/div>\n  \u003C/div>\n\n  \u003C!-- Controls -->\n  \u003Ca class=\"left carousel-control\" href=\"#carousel-example-generic-4\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"prev\">\n    \u003Csvg class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left\" width=\"11\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 19\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\u003Cpath d=\"M.44 10.13l8.345 8.345 2.007-2.007-6.814-6.814 6.814-6.815L8.785.832.44 9.177a.652.652 0 0 0-.202.477c0 .183.067.343.202.477z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"/>\u003C/svg>\n    \u003Cspan class=\"sr-only\">Previous\u003C/span>\n  \u003C/a>\n  \u003Ca class=\"right carousel-control\" href=\"#carousel-example-generic-4\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"next\">\n    \u003Csvg class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right\" width=\"11\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 19\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\u003Cpath d=\"M10.59 10.13l-8.344 8.345L.24 16.468l6.814-6.814L.24 2.839 2.246.832l8.345 8.345a.652.652 0 0 1 .201.477.652.652 0 0 1-.201.477z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"/>\u003C/svg>\n    \u003Cspan class=\"sr-only\">Next\u003C/span>\n  \u003C/a>\n\u003C/div>\n\nSwimming, clubbing and enjoying the sun. Meeting a lot of new people and driving around on scooters. Eating mango's falling right off the trees. Visiting night markets and getting all relaxed. Leaving the chaos of the big cities behind.\n\n![enjoying the sun](https://about.gitlab.com/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/goa_sun.jpg){: .vista}\n\n### Siem Reap\n\nTime flies and I do too! [Siem Reap, Cambodia][siemreap] was up next, with a small transit in [Hyderabad][hyderabad] and [Singapore][singapore]. [Collen][collen] soon picked me up at the airport with a Cambodian Tuk tuk. Having met each other in Mexico, it was easy to fall into the same flow as back there. In other words, great times ahead.\n\n\u003C!-- carousel -->\n\n\u003Cdiv id=\"carousel-example-generic-5\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-ride=\"carousel\" data-interval=\"10000\">\n  \u003C!-- Indicators -->\n  \u003Col class=\"carousel-indicators\">\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-5\" data-slide-to=\"0\" class=\"active\">\u003C/li>\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-5\" data-slide-to=\"1\">\u003C/li>\n    \u003Cli data-target=\"#carousel-example-generic-5\" data-slide-to=\"2\">\u003C/li>\n  \u003C/ol>\n\n  \u003C!-- Wrapper for slides -->\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"carousel-inner\" role=\"listbox\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item active\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/siemreap_airportcollen.jpg\" alt=\"siem reap tuk tuk photo\">\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/siemreap_crocodiles.jpg\" alt=\"Crocodile farm in residential neighbourhood\">\n    \u003C/div>\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"item\">\n      \u003Cimg src=\"/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/siemreap_angkorwat_tree.jpg\" alt=\"tree in Angkor Wat\">\n    \u003C/div>\n\n  \u003C/div>\n\n  \u003C!-- Controls -->\n  \u003Ca class=\"left carousel-control\" href=\"#carousel-example-generic-5\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"prev\">\n    \u003Csvg class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-left\" width=\"11\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 19\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\u003Cpath d=\"M.44 10.13l8.345 8.345 2.007-2.007-6.814-6.814 6.814-6.815L8.785.832.44 9.177a.652.652 0 0 0-.202.477c0 .183.067.343.202.477z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"/>\u003C/svg>\n    \u003Cspan class=\"sr-only\">Previous\u003C/span>\n  \u003C/a>\n  \u003Ca class=\"right carousel-control\" href=\"#carousel-example-generic-5\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"next\">\n    \u003Csvg class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-right\" width=\"11\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 19\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\u003Cpath d=\"M10.59 10.13l-8.344 8.345L.24 16.468l6.814-6.814L.24 2.839 2.246.832l8.345 8.345a.652.652 0 0 1 .201.477.652.652 0 0 1-.201.477z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"/>\u003C/svg>\n    \u003Cspan class=\"sr-only\">Next\u003C/span>\n  \u003C/a>\n\u003C/div>\n\nCynthia, Collen's significant other, had arranged a wonderful AirBnb. Pure luxury after my time in [Goa][goa]. Oh, and did I tell about our crocodile neighbours?\n\nSoon I came to know this touristy little city booming with activity, by working together at the [Angkor Hub][angkorhub], eating at various Australian food joints like [this one][sistersreycafe], and going to the highlight of the area; [Angkor Wat][angkorwat].\n\nI would be the first to admit that this place is incredible. It is another ancient civilisation's legacy of which there are massive remains in the middle of the jungle. The sheer scale is enormous and captivating. Being used myself to the Roman and Celtic ruins scattered throughout Europe, this was an eye opener. Especially the old buildings covered with trees are a sight to behold.\n\nAll of this pleasantry must come to an end of course. Thanks for the awesome times [Collen][collen] and Cynthia!\n\n![siem reap tuk tuk photo](https://about.gitlab.com/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/siemreap_angkorwat.jpg)\n\n### Bangkok\n\nLast up my list was [Taipei, Taiwan][taipei], with a small transit through [Bangkok, Thailand][bangkok]. At the airport I met [Patai][patai], who was familiar with GitLab. With our flight being delayed, this was a nice way to kill the time and do a bit of evangelising.\n\n![evangelising](https://about.gitlab.com/images/blogimages/there-and-back-again-in-one-release/thailand_patai.jpg)\n\n### Taipei\n\nI arrived late at night and got fairly quickly to my Hostel, where I would stay the rest of my days in [Taipei][taipei]. Both the city and the [Hostel][meander] were very modern, clear and approachable. I soon came to know about the excellent subway system and again lovely food.\n\nThe next day I met up with [Hazel][hazel], which was a happy moment. Apparently, I was the first GitLab team-member she has ever met! Soon we were going about the city, sightseeing temples and local markets. 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