Blog – Sérgio's Blog

Back in September 26th my third daughter, Lea, was born. Since then I’ve been enjoying the very generous paternity leave provided by my employer, Automattic. They offer six months of fully paid paternity leave to any employee that works in the company for more than one year, independently of their location in the world. This…

York

We went for York and it’s an excellent destination for an weekend escapade . The city is very walkable with a lots to do a see and s you can see from the photos below the weather was excellent! We saw the York Minster, the Shambles, the Viking museum on the first day, on the…

New year new bike: Trek Roscoe 8

When my Kona bike was stollen in London I was limited to use my old Wheeler, and while it is a great bike for the road it’s not great for the trails and downhills. Automattic, my current company, offers the cycle scheme vouchers to its workers in the UK so I finally decided to invest…

Edinburgh New Year Day Triathlon

The best way to start 2018? Challenging yourself to do new thing! So I did the Edinburgh New Year Triathlon and it was a great experience, hope to do it in the following years!

Snip and Sip

I finally found a good hair salon in Edinburgh that knows how to handle my crazy hair. Snip and Sip is a one woman show in the heart of the Summerhall. The space is bright and cosy and Magda knows her thing and quickly found the best course of action. See the end result below.

Glasgow

This year the A8C Christmas dinner was in Glasgow, and funny enough after two years living in Scotland I’ve never visited Glasgow before! I really enjoyed the city and a nice night out with my colleagues. Next day I still had some time to see a little bit of the city before popping back in…