Thanks for the email Brooke, also please feel free everyone to add your info to http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Who_is_arriving_when
Helps for finding people to share taxis with etc Chris On 20 August 2014 5:44:07 am NZST, BWS Johnson <abesottedphoe...@yahoo.com> wrote: >Salvete! > >In the past, I've posted my travel plans for KohaCon which other people >have told me were useful. So I'm doing it again. :) > >First things first, it's time to pay the pezzo! > >Unfortunately, Argentina charges folks from the US, Canada, and >Australia a screw you pal fee. They call it a reciprocity fee. It >varies by your nationality, since it's based off of what we charge them >for visas. Turnabout is fair play. > >It can only be paid online in advance! This is a change from the past >law that let you go "Aw crap, here, have some money!" at the border. > >For Yanks it's $160, but it's meant to be good for a decade. So if >you've bought one past 2009, it ought still be in effect. Yes, I >realise that is less than 10 years. > >Here's the link: >http://www.migraciones.gov.ar/accesible/templates/reciprocidad/reciprocidad.htm > >Now for the more fun part: getting there! :) > >As many of you know, I am biologically incapable of just going straight >to KohaCon, not passing Go, and not collecting $200. So my plane stuff >looks like this on the way there: > >DCA > MIA > UVF > MIA > EZE > AEP > COR > >I'm not actually flying between EZE and AEP, though that would be >hilarious. > >It looks like this on the way back: > >COR > SCL > MIA > DCA > >As I was bumping about the Interwebs, American Airline's computers seem >to have COR > SCL as a half hour flight when it is meant to be an hour >and a half as far as I can tell, so take extra precautions with your >connections. > >As I advised in past, it is quite handy to learn where the various >carriers place their hubs. This knowledge might let you plan a good >side trip or turn a nightmare layover into a planned diversion. > >If you're flying from the East Coast of the States, Miami, Newark, JFK, >Charlotte, and Atlanta are good options. Almost everything will end up >getting routed through Miami. > >Miami is the hub for pretty much all of the Caribbean. What's in the >Caribbean? Pirates and rhum, of course, so you are highly encouraged to >explore the vicinity. I will be closely monitoring the quality of >granular limestone deposits and the effect of salination on the bespoke >substance. > >If you're flying in from elsewhere, your hub might end up being >Santiago Chile, Lima Peru, Panama City Panama, Ecuador, or Buenos >Aires. > >While in Córdoba, I'll be staying at the > >Garden Hotel. >http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g312768-d638080-Reviews-Garden_Hotel-Cordoba_Province_of_Cordoba_Central_Argentina.html > >It's not posh, but it is close to the Conference venue. There are a >number of cheaper hostels in walking distance to the venue if you're on >a shoestring budget. If you want to splurge, there are a number of 4 >and 5 star hotels. > >Prices tend to run a lot cheaper than Yank accommodations. $150 >American will buy you summat quite swank. > >Some places I considered in my search were: > >Coralt >Azur Real Hotel Boutique >Kube Apartments >NH Panorama >Windsor Hotel and Tower >Amerian Cordoba Park Hotel > >There are tonnes of options, including private apartments. There are >many high quality options that are well within walking distance of the >venue. > >The currency is the Argentinian peso, and the language is Spanish. For >more information about the peso, you'll want to check out > >http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jan/24/argentina-peso-devaluation-blue-dollar-tourism > >Wikitravel's page is here: >http://wikitravel.org/en/Cordoba__(city,_Argentina) > >Cheers, >Brooke >_______________________________________________ >Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org >Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz >http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha