Hey Maria and everyone, I just happen to be living in Cairo & i'll go to alexandria for wikimania then go back, so i'd be happy to spend some time with wikimedians from other countries... also i'm still at collegge, so the summer is a vacation to me, i may be free for most of the time unless I get a training or something :)
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Maria Fanucchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just for the record, I have confirmed my presence at Wikimania and bought > plane tickets. If all goes well, I will be in Egypt from the 16th to the > 28th of July. The first four days will, of course, be spent in Alexandria, > but for the rest of the time I will be in Cairo. > I am especially looking forward to visiting the Egyptian Museum, > particularly with Wikimedians. If anyone else is thinking of doing the same, > please say so! Perhaps we could arrange a "Wikimedia Takes the Egyptian > Museum" day. And another day could be entirely devoted to Khan El Khalili, > and another to the Pyramids, and... and so on. > I'd be glad to explore the city with you guys, wherever you go. The > important thing is to not leave me alone because if I wander off at, say, > the Pyramids, there's a good chance I'll shortly find myself somewhere in > the desert with the Pyramids nowhere in sight. It's not that I get easily > distracted, it's that I'm just not entirely there: my mind is always half in > the clouds. Other people are the string that holds it down. > Mary provided this link that should, I think, be used more extensively: > http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Travel_coordination It would > certainly help to know who will be where after Wikimania. I would, for > example, like to get out of Cairo for at least a day, but don't know if > anyone else will be doing that. > Thanks again for all your comments, > --Maria > > On 5/30/08, Diana - Sumaq Peru Travel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> I am living in Cairo, and after Wikimania I will have to work, but I >> only work on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays so the rest of the weekend I >> am free for sightseeing, even though I live in Cairo, I have many places >> to visit as a tourist, so I am open for going out with you Maria or >> anybody else that wants to join, but I don't know the dates you will be >> in Cairo... >> >> Here in Cairo, I can manage to go to the Pyramids, The Museum, The >> Citadel of Salah El Din...and Khan El Khalili, of course taking a taxi >> ;) so I think we can manage to make a nice sightseeing. >> Also there are some nice spots at night to visit, like Nile Blue, >> Morocco, After Eight, or just eat some egyptian food or maybe just take >> a ride in the Nile in a boat. >> >> ;) Diana >> >> >> Nicolas Dumazet wrote: >> > Actually, I'll be leaving from Cairo the 21st at 3 am, which means >> > that I'll have a free day in Cairo on the 20th. >> > >> > Any wikimedian company during that last day in Cairo is welcome, even >> > if we might arrange for this on Alexandria ;) >> > >> > 2008/5/29 effe iets anders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > >> >> I think this is one of the topics that could be considered as on topic >> >> here, actually :) >> >> >> >> Lodewijk >> >> >> >> 2008/5/29 Maria Fanucchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >> >>> Hi everyone, >> >>> >> >>> I have a little problem concerning staying in Egypt after Wikimania: I >> >>> have >> >>> guaranteed lodging with a friend of my family who lives in Cairo, but >> >>> as far >> >>> as I know she'll be working all day and therefore not available for >> >>> sightseeing. Now, I am the first to admit that I am the most >> >>> scatterbrained, >> >>> absent-minded person ever; I also freely admit that I get lost in >> >>> supermarkets (even the one I use every week). I really, truly do. I am >> >>> infamous for turning a street corner and then wondering which way I >> >>> had come >> >>> from. Family members place bets on how far I am from my intended >> >>> destination >> >>> whenever I go out. Honestly. I am afraid that if I go out alone in >> >>> Cairo I >> >>> will get seriously lost. >> >>> >> >>> My point is, are there any Wikimedians thinking of staying on in >> >>> Cairo/elsewhere in Egypt after Wikimania? And if there is, would they >> >>> mind >> >>> having me tag along while sightseeing? >> >>> >> >>> I asked on the Wikimania IRC channel if it was OK to send this e-mail >> >>> to the >> >>> list. They said yes, but I apologize if anyone finds it too off-topic. >> >>> Feel >> >>> free to e-mail me directly if you wish to do so. >> >>> >> >>> Happy editing, >> >>> --Maria >> >>> User:Arria Belli >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > >> > No virus found in this incoming message. >> > Checked by AVG. >> > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1473 - Release Date: >> > 5/29/2008 7:53 PM >> > >> >> >> -- >> Diana Apaza >> Gerente de Producto >> SUMAQ PERU TRAVEL SAC >> Tel: +511 242-6595 >> Cel: +511 9961-4116 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.sumaqperu.com >> http://wiki.sumaqperu.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
