PyCon

An Audience of One

An Audience of One I gave a talk at a regional conference this past weekend. I prepared for it the same way I prepare for any other talk or keynote: rehearsed it multiple times, reviewed the material, made adjustments so it would be relatable for this audience instead of giving the same speech everywhere. I looked up ice cream selfie locations in the area. Whether there would be anyone in the room to hear it was a different question.

Monday, April 27, 2026 | 7 minutes Read

Travel Budgeting without Spreadsheet

This is a follow up to my previous post, Travel Planning with AI. One of my parting thoughts in that post is about travel budgeting and spreadsheets. Having a budget is important part of our travel decision-making. It helps us decide whether we could even afford the trip, or maybe we need to cut down on the number of travel days, things like that. The budget is also important to be tracked during the trip, to ensure we remain close to the budget and not overspend.

Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 11 minutes Read

Travel Planning with AI

Travel Planning with AI I have started planning my family’s travel with the assistance of Claude Code. It resulted in a website that contains information about our travel destination, potential activities we could take, hotel recommendations, restaurant suggestions, and even a checklist with timelines for me to keep track of the planning progress, all the information needed in order to plan and decide about our family vacation. You can check the website here. It was created 100% with Claude. I wrote no code. I didn’t even write the commit messages. I told Claude Code to do it on my behalf, even the creation of the GitHub Repo and pushing it to my GitHub account, were all done by Claude.

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | 10 minutes Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ Python Brasil 2022

Del Monte Gelateria I found Del Monte Gelateria inside Manaura shopping mall, which was walking distance from the hotel I was staying. I had trouble choosing a flavor because everything looks so good! Most people don’t speak english very well, but I was able to order what I want by pointing at the display 😝 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mariatta Wijaya (@mariatta81)

Sunday, October 23, 2022 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon Colombia 2022

Cows Ice Cream Whistler I gave a keynote speech at PyCon Colombia. It was an online event, so I didn’t actually get to have ice cream in Colombia. Perhaps one day. While on a camping trip to Whistler, I decided to get my Ice Cream Selfie at Cows Ice cream, which is a favorite place for us. Each time we’re there, there’s always a long lineup. 🍦😝🤳 #IceCreamSelfie for @pyconcolombia #PyConColombia2022 Accompanied by my kids to @COWSICECREAM in Whistler. I got the "Brownie Explosion" and "Wowie Cowie" ice cream 😋 pic.twitter.com/fSy4HavO2H

Thursday, July 14, 2022 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon APAC 2021

Bella Gelateria I gave a keynote speech at PyCon APAC 2021, which was hosted by PyCon Thailand. This was an online event, so I didn’t actually go to Thailand for this. However, I found an ice cream flavour that represent Thailand: Thai Coconut Milk Gelato from Bella Gelateria! Bella Gelateria has one of the best ice cream in Vancouver, they’ve won many awards! Belated #IceCreamSelfie for @pyconapac @pyconthailand 🇹🇭🐍 🍦😝🤳 Trekked all the way to Vancouver to find Thai Coconut Milk gelato from @bellagelateria pic.twitter.com/G3CjqJAHFS

Saturday, December 4, 2021 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon US 2021

Vashti Rose In-House Made Ice Cream If you ever come to Port Moody, you must make a stop at Vashti Rose In-House Made Ice Cream. All of their ice creams are made from scratch locally, and they have vegan options too. 🍦😝🤳 The time has come for #IceCreamSelfie #PyCon #PyConUS #PyConUS2021 Whiskey Hazelnut and Chocolate Brownie Ice Cream @ Vashti Rose Ice Cream pic.twitter.com/eUmMbIKECH — Mariatta 🤦 (@mariatta) May 15, 2021

Friday, May 14, 2021 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon Belarus 2021

Matteo’s Gelato I went to Matteo’s Gelato in Port Coquitlam for this one, after first taking a stroll along Coquitlam River @ Lions Park. Crème brûlée and chocolate hazelnut gelato from Matteo's Gelato in Port Coquitlam. My reward for giving @pyconby closing keynote. 🍦😝🤳 #IceCreamSelfie pic.twitter.com/i3zume2skU — Mariatta 🤦 (@mariatta) March 14, 2021

Saturday, March 13, 2021 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ SeaGL, PyCon Indonesia, PyCon Poland 2020

It was 2020. I joined so many virtual conferences, and at one point, I was a speaker at three different conferences all in one same weekend. 2020 was also, a challenging time, I didn’t get to go out a lot. I didn’t even get to do my Ice cream selfie after the conference. Finally, on new year’s eve, we decided to celebrate and go out. While in Robson Street, we stopped by a Korean grocery store and my kids saw some boba milk tea ice cream bar for sale. So I decided to do my ice cream selfie at that time.

Thursday, December 31, 2020 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon Australia, and PyCon Taiwan 2020

Rocky Point Ice Cream 2020, the year of virtual conferences for me. I get to speak at two different conferences happening in the same weekend: PyCon Australia, and PyCon Taiwan. I decided to just get two scoops of ice cream from one shop. This is from Rocky Point Ice Cream. Thanks @pyconau and @PyConTW for having me! I gave talk at two conferences in the same weekend so I think I deserve the two scoops of ice cream from @RPIceCream (I picked matcha green tea and espresso flakes flavours)#IceCreamSelfie 🍦😝🤳 pic.twitter.com/i1PFurh2iH

Saturday, September 5, 2020 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon US 2020

PyCon US 2020 was cancelled, but I still decided to record a tutorial for it. Since everything was still closed down at that time, so I just bought some ice cream and ice cream cones from the grocery store. Just doing #IceCreamSelfie in my own backyard 🍦😝🤳 pic.twitter.com/CiwD4c4fl1 — Mariatta 🤦 (@mariatta) April 24, 2020

Thursday, April 23, 2020 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon DE 2019

Hokey Pokey Lucie recommended this place, and we met up and get to chat and catch up. Check out Eispatisserie Hokey Pokey in Berlin! A special #IceCreamSelfie with @Patjouk #PyConDE 🍦😝🤳 pic.twitter.com/SFoQy6JI1x — Mariatta 🤦 (@mariatta) October 13, 2019

Sunday, October 13, 2019 | 1 minute Read