Hello all,
On 2008-07-11, Al Tally <majorly.wiki(a)googlemail.com> 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.
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Al Tally
(User:Majorly)
have a nice trip for the first trip in Egypt!
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