On 27 May 2013, at 16:37, John R Levine <jo...@taugh.com> wrote: >> Is this above advice from Tripadvisor correct? > > I believe so, but when I was there a few years ago for the ICANN meeting, > excess cash was not a problem. It wasn't hard to estimate how much cash I'd > need, and whatever was left I spent at the airport. The wine they drink in > Argentina is often better than the stuff they send to the UK (which isn't > bad) and much cheaper. Take some home in your suitcase, even if you have to > pay duty it's a bargain.
It's not necessarily so easy over the course of seven days. But I guess we could also just give all our leftover cash to a deserving Argentinian IETF attendee. Fernando may like that approach :) > This still doesn't mean I think a meeting in South America is a good idea, > though. See other messages. I think Jari's views are spot on. There's a bigger picture question to address, regardless of the meeting venues, and not just for that region. Tim
