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Off to CFUNITED!

March 28, 2006 ·

Finally, all sorted, I am off to CFUnited on the 27th of June. I have the flights booked, the hotel in Washington DC (well Rockville) booked and my tickets all sorted out. I cant wait! I shall also be taking this opportunity to have myself a little holiday in San Francisco too, so after the conference we are flying out to San Francisco for a week (just in time for the 4th of July).

We are staying at the Ramada Inn, not sure if it is miles away from the conference but at least we got a room to suit our special dietary requirements, mainly that my partner and I are both rabid smokers...  (the flights are going to be interesting... white knuckle rides I am sure!)

Now if anybody has some groovy ideas for things to do in Washington (ok ok.. Rockville?) and/or San Francisco... please let me know!
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5 responses

  • 1 Kola // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM

    Tons of stuff to do, see and eat in washington.I stayed in the Ramada Inn last year when I went to CFUNITED - if you want wireless make sure you're on one of the lower floors!

  • 2 Mark Drew // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM

    I shall see what I can do! I am also asking for smoking ... which makes it difficult.

    I dont think I shall be out and about in Washington that much... I dont know how these conferences go, but I am hoping to scarper after the conference each day and head off to DC would be a shame not to really! It seems to be about half an hour out at any rate.

    (dont you just love google earth? I am planing the whole trip like a scene from 24)

    I am now looking for fun things to do and good/fun/interesting places to stay in San Francisco too as I shall have a whole week of bumming around with ma lady :D

  • 3 Andy Allan // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM

    I'm leaving for DC the same day from Glasgow via London with BA.

    Don't land until 10.30pm but I'll still be hitting the bar before I check in :)

  • 4 Sean Corfield // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM

    CFUNITED tends to run late into the night each evening with birds of a feather sessions and technical talk in the bar.

    Bear in mind that smoking is almost a capital offence in California - no smoking indoors *anywhere* (except in your designated smoking hotel room) and usually no smoking within 25 feet of the front of most buildings. Have you booked a hotel in San Francisco yet?

  • 5 Mark Drew // Sep 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM

    I am still looking for places to stay that are reasonable and in a nice "fun" area. Google Earth is my friend here :D

    I found a nice hotel (The Mosser)... but fascist rules so no smoking, and thus they are ?700 out of pocket.
    I did find a good list of smoker friendly establishments here:
    http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/roundup/40955/sanfrancisco/smoking_in_san_francisco.html

    Now I am thinking where to stay and the hub of it all (I am probably wrong) near Market Street but I apreciate any recomendations from people!

    I shall be arriving nicely chilled at about 3pm to Washington... a lot later to san francisco though.