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      hubtechagain
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      only $250-300 for me to buffalo from NOLA.

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        Rob Dunn
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        Has anyone suggested MangoEd?

        "I got Mango'Ed!"

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          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller said:

          @Dashrender said:

          Going to Europe is the killer. While it might be a bit less in the winter, summer 2012 cost me $1800 round trip. The hotels were also easily double what I normally pay in the US (or the same if I'm in SF or NYC).

          Dominica needs to do some of the planning. For us $270 down to here wasn't a deal, it was splurging. We could have gotten a bit cheaper. I've gone to Europe (one way) for $135. Important things to do are avoid London like the plague, the taxes there alone make a flight really expensive.

          I've heard about these fare deals, but they generally only exist from places like NYC or DC or Atlanta, and never include the cost of getting to those cities from elsewhere in the country.

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            Minion Queen Banned
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            Yeah getting a good deal when you are not near a major hub is impossible!

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              Dashrender
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              Lately I can't seem to get a ticket to a major hub for less than $250 short of some specials on days that rarely work out for me.

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                Minion Queen Banned
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                Yes same here. The only place I can fly for under $250 is NYC 2 hours away (flight time at least).

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                  Dashrender @Minion Queen
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                  @Minion-Queen said:

                  Yes same here. The only place I can fly for under $250 is NYC 2 hours away (flight time at least).

                  You're flight time to NYC is 2 hours? How long by car? I can flight to Denver in under 1 hour, 7.5 hours by car.

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                    Minion Queen Banned
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                    It is about 7 by car for me. But of course that doesn't take into account any traffic

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                      scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                      @Dashrender said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @Dashrender said:

                      Going to Europe is the killer. While it might be a bit less in the winter, summer 2012 cost me $1800 round trip. The hotels were also easily double what I normally pay in the US (or the same if I'm in SF or NYC).

                      Dominica needs to do some of the planning. For us $270 down to here wasn't a deal, it was splurging. We could have gotten a bit cheaper. I've gone to Europe (one way) for $135. Important things to do are avoid London like the plague, the taxes there alone make a flight really expensive.

                      I've heard about these fare deals, but they generally only exist from places like NYC or DC or Atlanta, and never include the cost of getting to those cities from elsewhere in the country.

                      Europe for cheap was from JFK or Logan. So yes. Cheap flights to Central America almost always originate in Houston or Mexico City.

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                        scottalanmiller @Minion Queen
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                        @Minion-Queen said:

                        Yes same here. The only place I can fly for under $250 is NYC 2 hours away (flight time at least).

                        You should be able to get to Vegas and some Caribbean destinations. Check JetBlue and Southwest.

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                          nadnerB @Minion Queen
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                          @Minion-Queen said:

                          It is about 7 by car for me. But of course that doesn't take into account any traffic

                          Wait, I thought you were in the same state!?

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                            scottalanmiller @nadnerB
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                            @nadnerB said:

                            @Minion-Queen said:

                            It is about 7 by car for me. But of course that doesn't take into account any traffic

                            Wait, I thought you were in the same state!?

                            Ever tried driving end to end across New York? That's a big state and Buffalo to NYC is from one point to the other and the road does an L rather than a straight line and traffic nearer to NYC gets slow.

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                              nadnerB @scottalanmiller
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                              @scottalanmiller said:

                              @nadnerB said:

                              @Minion-Queen said:

                              It is about 7 by car for me. But of course that doesn't take into account any traffic

                              Wait, I thought you were in the same state!?

                              Ever tried driving end to end across New York? That's a big state and Buffalo to NYC is from one point to the other and the road does an L rather than a straight line and traffic nearer to NYC gets slow.

                              Nope. I don't know what you mean by big. Geographically or population?

                              Driving to the border of my state takes about two days.

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                                Dashrender
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                                It takes more than 6 hours to drive across an average state in the USA. Places like California and Texas can easily be 4 or more times that.

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                                  scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                                  @Dashrender said:

                                  It takes more than 6 hours to drive across an average state in the USA. Places like California and Texas can easily be 4 or more times that.

                                  NY is like ten hours or more if you actually go edge to edge, but we generally don't refer to the eastern portion for the challenge.

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                                    scottalanmiller @nadnerB
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                                    @nadnerB said:

                                    @scottalanmiller said:

                                    @nadnerB said:

                                    @Minion-Queen said:

                                    It is about 7 by car for me. But of course that doesn't take into account any traffic

                                    Wait, I thought you were in the same state!?

                                    Ever tried driving end to end across New York? That's a big state and Buffalo to NYC is from one point to the other and the road does an L rather than a straight line and traffic nearer to NYC gets slow.

                                    Nope. I don't know what you mean by big. Geographically or population?

                                    Driving to the border of my state takes about two days.

                                    Geographically. Buffalo and NYC are like 500 miles apart and NY goes over a hundred miles farther east still after NYC.

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                                      DustinB3403
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                                      Buffalo to NY is just a stupidly long drive, and not one I will be doing ever again.

                                      I just made this trip last year (after returning from Michigan) it took almost 10 hours of non-stop driving. And that is in good conditions.

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                                        coliver @DustinB3403
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                                        @DustinB3403 said:

                                        Buffalo to NY is just a stupidly long drive, and not one I will be doing ever again.

                                        I just made this trip last year (after returning from Michigan) it took almost 10 hours of non-stop driving. And that is in good conditions.

                                        I made the Rochester to NYC trip a few times... it is a really easy drive until you get within 30-40 miles of NYC.

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                                          ITChick
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                                          Can we separate this thread into two topics? One dedicated to conference name and location and the other dedicated to session material ideas?

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                                            coliver @ITChick
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                                            @ITChick said:

                                            Can we separate this thread into two topics? One dedicated to conference name and location and the other dedicated to session material ideas?

                                            @Minion-Queen Knows we tend to get sidetracked. Here is the session ideas thread. http://mangolassi.it/topic/6178/planning-mangocon

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