2008/7/12 Mido <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello all, > > On 2008-07-11, Al Tally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, I have some questions I really need answering. > > > > 1. How do we catch the free shuttle that is being provided for us? Do we > > need to buy a ticket from anywhere, and get refunded? Or do we just catch > > the one marked Alexandria without paying anything? Also, whereabouts is > it > > located in relation to the airport? Directions would be nice. > > There will be a bus waiting in front of Terminal 1 Hall 1 in Cairo > Airport. and the bus will be waiting for extra 30 minutes. The bus > will be identified by Wikimania sign and a volunteer will be on board > with list of people that have signed up for this one. > You will have to identify yourself by your passport name and > confirmation number for more security, this has not been circulated > over the website anywhere. > > > 2. When we arrive in Alexandria, how far is the station from the > > accommodation (the College)? Would we need to get a taxi? Again, > directons > > would be good. > > > > you will be at the BA premises, so it will not take 10 minutes to get > your destination. as mentioned before, a volunteer will be on board > whom you can ask about how to get there. > > > 3. When we get to the accommodation, how do we identify ourselves? Just > with > > our name, or do we say "We're with Wikimania"? > > > > In dorms, there will be volunteers to guide you through the > accommodation process. > while in hotels, you'll find your room reserved with your name. > You have to have your passport ready in both. and if you didn't send > your passport number, please do at your earliest. > > > On getting back: > > > > 4. See question one. Which station do we go from? How do we board it? > > > > from BA premises. more information will be on site, currently only 2 > departure shuttles are planned per information we got on the website. > > > These are basic things that should be on the wiki, in my opinion. I > > shouldn't have to be asking about stuff like this. Other basic info not > > included on the wiki is the address of the College Saint-Marc. Why is it > not > > there, and why when ever I ask anything does no one know the answer? > > > > you can find a map on the website in relation to BA at > <http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Hotels-Alex.jpg> (on > the front page of accommodation) > what do you mean with address, best choice would be directions not address. > > > I've never been to Egypt before. I've never travelled on my own. I have > this > > awful feeling I'm going to get to Cairo, and be basically stranded > because > > of the lack of information provided by this year's team. Please provide > it. > > Call me paranoid, but I like to know what I'm doing, and I'd rather plan > > well ahead for something like this. Thank you. > > > > -- > > Al Tally > > (User:Majorly) > > > > have a nice trip for the first trip in Egypt! > > -- > - Arabic Wikipedia: http://ar.wikipedia.org/ "Share your knowledge" > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
Thanks a lot for your reply Mido - this has answered a lot of my questions. I look forward to seeing you there. -- Al Tally (User:Majorly)
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