Author Archives: liamkerney

2013 Highlights

Posted on January 2, 2014 by liamkerney

Our son Matúš was born:   An amazing day in Bruges:   Paris with Lucia: A weekend in Maui: The success of Portal Management and Sustainment at Habanero: Developing new client relationships in Calgary (and getting to know the city!): … Continue reading →

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Sunshine and great food in San Francisco

Posted on March 29, 2013 by liamkerney

The weekend after our London trip, we found another easy one: San Francisco. A direct flight with a reasonable number of open seats in both direction. We met after work for our second Friday night date at YVR. We were … Continue reading →

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A weekend in London

Posted on March 9, 2013 by liamkerney

The day that Eva’s travel benefits kicked in and she gained access to the employee travel website, we immediately started planning our first trip. We settled on London as the best option for our first non-rev trip: a direct flight … Continue reading →

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Four Months of Non-Rev Travel

Posted on February 16, 2013 by liamkerney

With Eva working at an airline for the last several months, we had a fantastic opportunity to experience “non rev” travel. Basically if there’s an empty seat on a flight, we could take it for very little cost. Knowing that … Continue reading →

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Vacations and Re-Charging vs Re-Energizing

Posted on July 15, 2012 by liamkerney

I recently came to a realization about the role of vacation and the difference between “re-charging” and getting “re-energized” for work. One of our core values at Habanero is “Harmony”: We ensure work/life balances are in check. We believe harmony … Continue reading →

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Top 10 things you can carry on a bike (in Vietnam)

Posted on December 10, 2011 by liamkerney

It’s unbelievable just how much stuff people in Vietnam carry on their bikes and scooters. #1 – Two WardrobesThe driver could barely see over the top! #2 – Wedding Decorations #3 – A Few BoxesI’ll remember this next time I’m … Continue reading →

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The Real Cuba (Part 1: Cayo Coco to Santa Clara)

Posted on March 9, 2011 by liamkerney

As much as we enjoyed relaxing on the beach, after three days in the “all inclusive” resort we were definitely getting anxious to get out and see the Real Cuba. We didn’t have any accomadation or travel booked – just … Continue reading →

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Cuba: The "All Inclusive" Resort Experience

Posted on February 16, 2011 by liamkerney

The idea of spending a week in an “all inclusive” resort is not really my idea of travelling; however, in this case, we thought starting the first few days of our Cuba trip in one would be a good way to relax … Continue reading →

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Adding a Link in a SharePoint Document Library

Posted on February 13, 2011 by liamkerney

A very common request from SharePoint users is the need to add a link within a SharePoint Document Library to another location. For example, you have a document library containing training documents. There is one training document that happens to … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Go to Cuba for the Food

Posted on February 9, 2011 by liamkerney

“You don’t go to Cuba for the food” is something we heard a lot before we took a trip there in November 2010. There is certainly a lot of truth to that; however, we did have some really interesting culinary … Continue reading →

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