I’m liveblogging (blogging once a day) my trip to the National Puppet Festival in Atlanta. This means daily updates of what I’ve been doing, show reviews, pics and general diarising. I have internet access all the way through my trip, so everything will be posted as it happens (or at least the day of the event).

I have set up a page here:
http://www.puppetsinmelbourne.com.au/npfdiary.php

If you prefer, you can subscribe to the diary and get updates as soon as they happen to your blog reader or email address. Subscribe here:
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Npf09Diary
(If you're already subscribed to my site, no need to sign up, you'll get the updates anyway)

Under each blog entry, there is a link to my Flickr set, where I will be uploading all of my photos from my trip; there’s also a link under every blog post to my itinerary, so you can keep up with what the next day brings, what I’ve just done, etc. There’s a calendar in the right hand menu so you can read a day’s activities by picking a date, if you miss a day. Plus, everything is categorised so you can pick and choose what you want to read, as well as following day-by-day posts. For instance, you can read reviews under the ‘Reviews’ category, or choose workshops. By picking the ‘Handy Links’ category, you can have easy access to the NPF website, sightseeing stuff, or whatever I find useful. And finally, there’s main menu links to the rest of my site, so you can browse back and forth.

Please pass the message on to anyone who might be interested in subscribing.

You did a great job keeping everyone up to the minute in Melbourne so I look forward to grea posts from Atlanta.

Thanks Jon - it's exactly a month to go and getting exciting!

By the way, I want to thank everyone who contributed to my fund. I think I will just about have enough money to go, come back and still manage to pay my bills

Just a reminder: tomorrow I leave for the festival - be sure to check out my site (linked above) for pics and more

I will do updates on my blogtv live for everyone to hear and keep them all posted as well....since you and they know each other.....as I said to you last night on blogtv have a safe and fun trip and can't wait to read and see all about it.....thanks for the extra effort at letting us live vicariously through you on this trip....I'm so envious!

Daryl H

Have a safe trip Na! and keep us in the loop of things going on in Atlanta. Sorry I could not help you with the stuff you wanted. Let me know how it goes.

Billy D.

Have a great trip, and much learning from there. Give us a feedback in what you are going to learn.
Wishing you the best.

Thanks guys; I've arrived safe and sound in Atlanta, but won't be able to check in here often over the next 15 days. Do keep visiting my site for updates.

Billy: that's ok, I totally understand.

Thanks Daryl, I appreciate the plugs

I know this was ages ago, but I thought I'd post the link to the blog here:
http://www.puppetsinmelbourne.com.au/blog.php/npf09/
Just in case people had meant to read it and didn't or want to now...