Re: Informix User Forum 2005 - December 8-9 in Atlanta, GA
Well I'm planning to go, I've booked the time off work and registered! BA flights are Wed 7th December £100 London Gatwick-> Atlanta Sun 11th December £110 Altanta -> London Gatwick The Sunday flight is cheaper than a £700 flight on Saturday and I want at least one day to look around as I've never been to the USA before! Total price including Vat 318.80 Does anyone know a) cheaper flights? b) how much a taxi ride to the hotel SHOULD be? c) Good cheap food places nearby? Do people normally meet up at a bar in the evening during these events? Can you meet the speakers in the evening? d) What is the $50 registration in UK money? Can I send a cheque from my bank in UK money? e) How much in travellers cheques would I need for Wed-Sun with Sat spent looking around? f) Places to see in the local area (must see things)? Well that's my first proper holiday in 5 years planned then! David.
On 9 Sep 2005 17:51:29 -0700, david@smooth1.co.uk wrote: > >Well I'm planning to go, I've booked the time off work and registered! > Cool! >BA flights are > >Wed 7th December '100 London Gatwick-> Atlanta >Sun 11th December '110 Altanta -> London Gatwick > >The Sunday flight is cheaper than a '700 flight on Saturday and I want >at least one day to look around >as I've never been to the USA before! This ought to be interesting . . . . 8-) > >Total price including Vat 318.80 > >Does anyone know > >a) cheaper flights? Atlanta is the 'main hub' for Delta . . . .any possibilities? >b) how much a taxi ride to the hotel SHOULD be? About $5 (USD) more than it should be . . . .8-) >c) Good cheap food places nearby? Do people normally meet up at a bar >in the evening during these events? Good and cheap are a bit relative, but we could probably point you in the right direction . . . . don't know about the bar, as I don't drink. > Can you meet the speakers in the evening? Hope so . . . > >d) What is the $50 registration in UK money? Can I send a cheque from >my bank in UK money? Depends on the exchange rate? Has the dollar rebounded yet . . . .? >e) How much in travellers cheques would I need for Wed-Sun with Sat >spent looking around? Any ideas where you'd like to go and what to see? >f) Places to see in the local area (must see things)? Ah, there's the question . . . . I'll see if I can't get a list together and deliver it offline. > >Well that's my first proper holiday in 5 years planned then!
<david@smooth1.co.uk> wrote in message news:1126313489.589751.90080@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... >> The Sunday flight is cheaper than a '700 flight on Saturday and I want at least one day to look around as I've never been to the USA before! Look forward to 3 hours in the immigration line and a session with someone from "Homeland Secrurity" and a pair of rubber gloves then. >> Total price including Vat 318.80 There's no VAT on air travel. >> d) What is the $50 registration in UK money? Can I send a cheque from my bank in UK money? Yes but it'll cost another $50 in charges. Just ask them if you can pay cash on arrival - they're nice people and it's very well organised so I'm sure it won't be an issue. >> e) How much in travellers cheques would I need for Wed-Sun with Sat spent looking around? Bloody hell, you haven't travelled for a while! Whilst packing travellers' cheques don't forget your slide rule, platform shoes and lava lamp ...
On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 13:26:35 +0100, "Captain Pedantic" <theharlequin36@hotmail.com> wrote: ><david@smooth1.co.uk> wrote in message >news:1126313489.589751.90080@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > >>> The Sunday flight is cheaper than a '700 flight on Saturday and I want >at least one day to look around >as I've never been to the USA before! > >Look forward to 3 hours in the immigration line and a session with someone >from "Homeland Secrurity" and a pair of rubber gloves then. > >>> Total price including Vat 318.80 > >There's no VAT on air travel. > >>> d) What is the $50 registration in UK money? Can I send a cheque from >my bank in UK money? > >Yes but it'll cost another $50 in charges. Just ask them if you can pay >cash on arrival - they're nice people and it's very well organised so I'm >sure it won't be an issue. > >>> e) How much in travellers cheques would I need for Wed-Sun with Sat >spent looking around? > >Bloody hell, you haven't travelled for a while! Whilst packing travellers' >cheques don't forget your slide rule, platform shoes and lava lamp ... > Never had the opportunity to use a slide rule . . . .had one, just never got the hang of it. Platform shoes in England? Wow! JWC