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Andy Mabbett

29 Jun 2018 29 Jun '18

6:21 p.m.

Wikivoyage: https://en.wikivoyge.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook has a page with advice for Wikimania attendees. It's a good start, but needs more local knowledge. Please help to improve the page if you can For instance, South Africa uses both "Europlug" and "type D" power sockets - but which is most prevalent at the city's hotels, and the conference venue? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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Nick Wilson (Quiddity)

29 Jun 29 Jun

7:25 p.m.

Fixed link: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:

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Peter Southwood

30 Jun 30 Jun

8:19 a.m.

Updated, let me know if more information is needed. Cheers, Peter From: Wikimania-l [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Nick Wilson (Quiddity) Sent: 29 June 2018 21:26 To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikivoyage page for Wikimania 2018 Fixed link: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote: Wikivoyage: https://en.wikivoyge.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook has a page with advice for Wikimania attendees. It's a good start, but needs more local knowledge. Please help to improve the page if you can For instance, South Africa uses both "Europlug" and "type D" power sockets - but which is most prevalent at the city's hotels, and the conference venue? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Nick Wilson (Quiddity) Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> Image removed by sender. Virus-free. <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> www.avg.com

Andy Mabbett

8 Jul 8 Jul

9:11 p.m.

Thank you. As I have just posted on the page's talk-page: "How do we get to the city centre/ event venue from the airport? The Cape Town page says to use MyCiTi - that's a bus, I think, but it's not clear. What does it cost? Is exact change needed? Do we pay on the bus, or at the airport?" On 30 June 2018 at 09:19, Peter Southwood <peter.southwood(a)telkomsa.net> wrote:

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Updated, let me know if more information is needed. Cheers, Peter From: Wikimania-l [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Nick Wilson (Quiddity) Sent: 29 June 2018 21:26 To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikivoyage page for Wikimania 2018 Fixed link: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote: Wikivoyage: https://en.wikivoyge.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook has a page with advice for Wikimania attendees. It's a good start, but needs more local knowledge. Please help to improve the page if you can For instance, South Africa uses both "Europlug" and "type D" power sockets - but which is most prevalent at the city's hotels, and the conference venue? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Nick Wilson (Quiddity) Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation Virus-free. www.avg.com _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

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Ellie Young

9:22 p.m.

There are several options, and yes that is a bus shuttle and the costs are listed. See: https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_transportation On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:

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Updated, let me know if more information is needed. Cheers, Peter From: Wikimania-l [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On

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Of Nick Wilson (Quiddity) Sent: 29 June 2018 21:26 To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikivoyage page for Wikimania 2018 Fixed link: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote: Wikivoyage: https://en.wikivoyge.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook has a page with advice for Wikimania attendees. It's a good start, but needs more local knowledge. Please help to improve the page if you can For instance, South Africa uses both "Europlug" and "type D" power sockets - but which is most prevalent at the city's hotels, and the conference venue? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Nick Wilson (Quiddity) Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation Virus-free. www.avg.com _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

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Michael Peel

10 p.m.

Are the "Wow Capetown Travel and Tours” prices correct? They seem really expensive (e.g., US$45 is around 600ZAR, compared to 400ZAR for an Uber in both directions without sharing - the US$80/day tours seem extremely expensive!). BTW, I’ve put some currency conversion estimates at: https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mike_Peel/Currency and have created the template at: https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Currency that might be useful to add to the info pages. Thanks, Mike

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On 8 Jul 2018, at 18:22, Ellie Young <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: There are several options, and yes that is a bus shuttle and the costs are listed. See: https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_transportation <https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_transportation> On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk <mailto:andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>> wrote: Thank you. As I have just posted on the page's talk-page: "How do we get to the city centre/ event venue from the airport? The Cape Town page says to use MyCiTi - that's a bus, I think, but it's not clear. What does it cost? Is exact change needed? Do we pay on the bus, or at the airport?" On 30 June 2018 at 09:19, Peter Southwood <peter.southwood(a)telkomsa.net <mailto:peter.southwood@telkomsa.net>> wrote:

Updated, let me know if more information is needed. Cheers, Peter From: Wikimania-l [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org>] On Behalf Of Nick Wilson (Quiddity) Sent: 29 June 2018 21:26 To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikivoyage page for Wikimania 2018 Fixed link: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook <https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook> On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk <mailto:andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>> wrote: Wikivoyage: https://en.wikivoyge.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook <https://en.wikivoyge.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook> has a page with advice for Wikimania attendees. It's a good start, but needs more local knowledge. Please help to improve the page if you can For instance, South Africa uses both "Europlug" and "type D" power sockets - but which is most prevalent at the city's hotels, and the conference venue? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk <http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/> _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> -- Nick Wilson (Quiddity) Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/> _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l>

-- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk <http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/> _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l> -- Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation eyoung(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:eyoung@wikimedia.org>c. 510 701 8649 _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

Ellie Young

9 Jul 9 Jul

3:35 p.m.

I updated the conference wiki, but to answer some of your questions: On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 3:00 PM, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:

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Are the "Wow Capetown Travel and Tours” prices correct? They seem really expensive (e.g., US$45 is around 600ZAR, compared to 400ZAR for an Uber in both directions without sharing

Yes they are a bit more expensive but they offer a “Meet & Greet” service with staff at the airport, ready to welcome each person. This may might be a good, safe option for first-time visitors to be welcomed and escorted to their transportation. Clients are asked to provide the time, date, and flight number of both their arriving and departing flights.

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- the US$80/day tours seem extremely expensive!).

I n terms of the pricing…… We looked at several other companies for group tour options e.g., Ilios Travel – R1350 per person about $104 USD African Eagle – R1300 per person about $100 USD Wow's price is R1040 ($80 USD ) also includes entrance fees of $23usd per person. Ellie

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BTW, I’ve put some currency conversion estimates at: https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mike_Peel/Currency and have created the template at: https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Currency that might be useful to add to the info pages. Thanks, Mike On 8 Jul 2018, at 18:22, Ellie Young <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: There are several options, and yes that is a bus shuttle and the costs are listed. See: https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Local_transportation On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:

Updated, let me know if more information is needed. Cheers, Peter From: Wikimania-l [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On

Behalf

andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk>

wrote: Wikivoyage: https://en.wikivoyge.org/wiki/Wikimania_2018_Cape_Town_Guidebook has a page with advice for Wikimania attendees. It's a good start, but needs more local knowledge. Please help to improve the page if you can For instance, South Africa uses both "Europlug" and "type D" power sockets - but which is most prevalent at the city's hotels, and the conference venue? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l -- Nick Wilson (Quiddity) Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation Virus-free. www.avg.com _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

-- Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation eyoung(a)wikimedia.org c. 510 701 8649 _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

-- Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation eyoung(a)wikimedia.org c. 510 701 8649

Douglas Scott

6:24 p.m.

Hi Michael, There will also be information aviable from Cape Town Tourism for people who want to self travel or check out other options in Cape Town. There really is a lot of choice at many different price points but it will be easier to access that information in Cape Town. The event venue is also right across the road from the Cape Town tourism offices and we will even be hosting our offical edit-a-thon from there so accessing this info will be very easy. Regards, Douglas. On 9 July 2018 at 17:35, Ellie Young <eyoung(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

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I updated the conference wiki, but to answer some of your questions: On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 3:00 PM, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:

Are the "Wow Capetown Travel and Tours” prices correct? They seem really expensive (e.g., US$45 is around 600ZAR, compared to 400ZAR for an Uber in both directions without sharing

- the US$80/day tours seem extremely expensive!).

Updated, let me know if more information is needed. Cheers, Peter From: Wikimania-l [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On

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andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk>

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