"This year the conference didn't start when I arrived in Athens, it started days earlier. I first stopped in Lecce, where I was invited to give a talk to the local Django community, then in Bari where I met friends from the Python community, and only after that I reached Athens for DjangoCon Europe and the sprints."
"As in previous years, I know that if I wait to write a complete and structured article, it might never happen, or it will arrive too late to feel real. So I went with a different approach again: collect and publish the posts I shared in real time on Mastodon."
"These posts don't capture everything. Many conversations, small moments, and people I met are missing. But they follow the actual flow of the days, with the same context, energy, and sometimes even the same tiredness of those moments."
The journey to DjangoCon Europe 2026 started in Lecce with a talk to the local Django community, followed by a meeting with friends in Bari. The experience was already in motion before arriving in Athens for the conference. Real-time posts shared on Mastodon captured moments and perspectives from the event, including contributions from other participants. While not exhaustive, these posts reflect the energy and context of the days spent traveling and engaging with the community at DjangoCon Europe 2026.
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