From:	The Bookworm <Thomas.M.Price@*******.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Aus -> US Aifrfares (for GenCon) [OT, I guess]
Date:	Thu, 18 Dec 1997 13:27:03 -0600

On Thu, 18 Dec 1997, Ereskanti wrote:

> In a message dated 97-12-18 07:43:15 EST, gurth@******.NL writes:
> > Same here, as I'm still planning on going too. Especially as I don't have
> > a driver's license, so renting a car is out of the question...
> > > The best price I got was $AUS 1700 (approximately) to Chicago. This
> > > works out as about $1200-1300 US. Expensive... :(
> > The quote I got for a flight from (I assume) Amsterdam was about US$800
> > equivalent, to Milwaukee. I think I'll look around a bit too to see if I
> > can get that down.
> I know this may be saying a lot, but what about making arrangements to being
> picked up in Chicago by one of the americans....okay, politically we have got
> to be one of the more untrustable beings on Earth (ewg)....but gamer wise,
> hey, we may be okay. Anyone got ideas on this? Bull and Tinner are fairly
> close, I am not so far away myself. If we made the right arrangements, -we-
> being a general term here, it could reduce lots of people money cost.

Im in the Chicago metro Area and my route up to GenCon goes right by
O'Hare. I usualy take a minivan up. Cant promise anything yet but it is a
possability...

> American buses (oh my god, -NOT- Greyhound (goofy grin), are okay, but I am
> uncertain how well they function in and around Chicago (I've actually only
> done Amtrak and the airports...

Never done Greyhound my self but the terminal in Milwakee is about 3
blocks from the convention center. On the Chicago end if you cant pick up
the buss at the airport im sure you can get a connection to the terminal.
IIRC they run a shuttle from the Con to the University if your staying in
the Dorm like a bunch of us did last year so you dont NEED a car:).

Thomas Price
aka The Bookworm
thomas.m.price@*******.edu
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