MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet
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@scottalanmiller said
That is a LONG ride, but there is a lot of pretty scenary and Amtrak is very comfortable. Be usre to get the Amtrak app for your phone, makes things much easier.
You were the one who originally said it was a great idea. Are you backtracking?
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@BRRABill said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@scottalanmiller said
That is a LONG ride, but there is a lot of pretty scenary and Amtrak is very comfortable. Be usre to get the Amtrak app for your phone, makes things much easier.
You were the one who originally said it was a great idea. Are you backtracking?
I prefer the comfort and ease of the Amtrak journey even though it is much longer. As long as you have the time, it's what I always try to do. Too bad you can get out at Utica and explore their train station for fifteen minutes. It is gorgeous.
It's a great time to bring a book or do some quiet work. Bring snacks, you'll have plenty of time to eat.
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Hotel reservation is sorted (had to add a second reservation to arrive on the 13th, different rate). Now how about that cheap airfare....
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@scottalanmiller said
That is a LONG ride, but there is a lot of pretty scenary and Amtrak is very comfortable. Be usre to get the Amtrak app for your phone, makes things much easier.
It was either that or drive.
By the time I drive to PHL, get there early, etc., etc., it's not worth it.
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@BRRABill said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@scottalanmiller said
That is a LONG ride, but there is a lot of pretty scenary and Amtrak is very comfortable. Be usre to get the Amtrak app for your phone, makes things much easier.
It was either that or drive.
By the time I drive to PHL, get there early, etc., etc., it's not worth it.
Yeah, the train is twice the length of the drive but SO much nicer. Be sure to get your Amtrak number and earn those miles, too!
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@scottalanmiller said
Yeah, the train is twice the length of the drive but SO much nicer.
Driving is 5.5 hours. Train is 8.25 with a 40 minute transfer included.
So yeah not quite twice but nearly.
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Anything under 10 hours and I drive it as a rule. I love to road trip. Usually we do the trip from here in to Austin every year. But this year I will be flying not driving.
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@Minion-Queen said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
Anything under 10 hours and I drive it as a rule. I love to road trip. Usually we do the trip from here in to Austin every year. But this year I will be flying not driving.
Well, we all know about you're road trips after that little jaunt out west you did.
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That was the longest yet. And we did decide that at some point we are going to do that again. But at a MUCH slower pace.
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@Minion-Queen said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
That was the longest yet. And we did decide that at some point we are going to do that again. But at a MUCH slower pace.
I'd love to do one out west and then head for the west coast of Alaska at some point, or even the western islands.
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@Minion-Queen said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
Anything under 10 hours and I drive it as a rule. I love to road trip. Usually we do the trip from here in to Austin every year. But this year I will be flying not driving.
Thats a drive... not as much as your cross country a few weeks ago, but still a drive.
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@Minion-Queen said
Anything under 10 hours and I drive it as a rule. I love to road trip. Usually we do the trip from here in to Austin every year. But this year I will be flying not driving.
I was considering driving, too.
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@brianlittlejohn said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@Minion-Queen said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
Anything under 10 hours and I drive it as a rule. I love to road trip. Usually we do the trip from here in to Austin every year. But this year I will be flying not driving.
Thats a drive... not as much as your cross country a few weeks ago, but still a drive.
My sister in law just did Houston to NY earlier this week.
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@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@coliver said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@RojoLoco said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
So where might I find the best airfare deals to this shindig? All the options I've checked are a bit pricey, but I may just have to suck it up and pay... unless anyone here has some great, hidden, cut rate plane ticket connection.
All options pretty much suck... NY is really expensive to fly in to and out of.
I know someone that just got Rochester to LA for $99 round trip.
from where?
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@BRRABill said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@Dashrender said
from where?
Rochester?
I did see the LA part.. I read it as "I know someone who just got Rochester for $99 round trip" missed the LA to part.
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@Dashrender said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@coliver said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@RojoLoco said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
So where might I find the best airfare deals to this shindig? All the options I've checked are a bit pricey, but I may just have to suck it up and pay... unless anyone here has some great, hidden, cut rate plane ticket connection.
All options pretty much suck... NY is really expensive to fly in to and out of.
I know someone that just got Rochester to LA for $99 round trip.
from where?
Rochester
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@RojoLoco Southwest: Atlanta to Rochester with a layover at BWI (easy airport) for $286 round trip if you don't mind flying at 6am, 9/13 - 9/18
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@Dominica said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@RojoLoco Southwest: Atlanta to Rochester with a layover at BWI (easy airport) for $286 round trip if you don't mind flying at 6am, 9/13 - 9/18
Nice price! How long is the stop at BWI and would I have to change planes?
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@Dominica said in MangoCon 2016 - Hotel is NOT Fully Booked Yet:
@RojoLoco Southwest: Atlanta to Rochester with a layover at BWI (easy airport) for $286 round trip if you don't mind flying at 6am, 9/13 - 9/18
BWI is a great spot to have a layover, too. It's not a bad airport to deal with at all. And I love that it has its own Amtrak station inside of the airport.
