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Re: Wikivoyage page for Wikimania 2018 (Michael Peel)----------------------------------------------------------------------Message: 1Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 22:11:44 +0100From: Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)"Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikivoyage page for Wikimania 2018Message-ID:<CABiXOE=o5a2H4JDqPnQkOCLOtUnGgT4+r4aocWg+37_xFOd_Ww@mail.gmail.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"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? TheCape Town page says to use MyCiTi - that's a bus, I think, but it'snot clear. What does it cost? Is exact change needed? Do we pay on thebus, or at the airport?"On 30 June 2018 at 09:19, Peter Southwood <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] 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:>>>> On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>> wrote:>> Wikivoyage:>>> 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>> _______________________________________________> Wikimania-l mailing list>>>> -->> Nick Wilson (Quiddity)> Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation>>>> Virus-free. www.avg.com>>>>> _______________________________________________> Wikimania-l mailing list>--Andy Mabbett@pigsonthewing------------------------------Message: 2Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 14:22:03 -0700From: Ellie Young <eyoung@wikimedia.org>To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)"Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikivoyage page for Wikimania 2018Message-ID:<CA+cWZG4+6-u0Ajeh==5Ojfvvx4X_gyGhVTtZNkMLxhcBKyC41Q@mail.gmail.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"There are several options, and yes that is a bus shuttle and the costs arelisted.See:On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 2:11 PM, Andy Mabbett <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@telkomsa.net>> wrote:> > 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:> >> >> >> > On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk> >> > wrote:> >> > Wikivoyage:> >> >> > 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> >> > _______________________________________________> > Wikimania-l mailing list> >> >> >> > --> >> > Nick Wilson (Quiddity)> > Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation> >> >> >> > Virus-free. www.avg.com> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Wikimania-l mailing list> >>>>> --> Andy Mabbett> @pigsonthewing>> _______________________________________________> Wikimania-l mailing list>--Ellie YoungEvents ManagerWikimedia Foundationc. 510 701 8649-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20180708/fd40839e/attachment-0001.html>------------------------------Message: 3Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 19:00:23 -0300From: Michael Peel <email@mikepeel.net>To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)"Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikivoyage page for Wikimania 2018Message-ID: <9A1CC3A7-21BC-4CE9-B81C-B88ECB211043@mikepeel.net>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"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:and have created the template at:that might be useful to add to the info pages.Thanks,Mike> On 8 Jul 2018, at 18:22, Ellie Young <eyoung@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@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@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@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> >> > _______________________________________________> > Wikimania-l mailing list> > 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> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l>> >>>>> --> Andy Mabbett> @pigsonthewing>> _______________________________________________> Wikimania-l mailing list> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l>>>>> --> Ellie Young> Events Manager> Wikimedia Foundation> _______________________________________________> Wikimania-l mailing list-------------- next part --------------An HTML attachment was scrubbed...URL: <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimania-l/attachments/20180708/9f74d22d/attachment.html>------------------------------Subject: Digest Footer_______________________________________________Wikimania-l mailing list------------------------------End of Wikimania-l Digest, Vol 147, Issue 9*******************************************