Going to the Bay Area in three months!

[ciphergoth]

In the afternoon of Thursday 19th July, I'll be boarding a plane that will ultimately take me to SFO airport. I'll be attending the Center for Modern Rationality minicamp, then staying in the Bay Area with the marvellous shevek for at least some of the time until my flight back in the afternoon of Sunday 5th August. EEEEEEEEEE!

Three days after I return to the UK, I leave for BiCon. I'll be spending two of those days in the office. So I'm going to have to have everything totally lined up for BiCon before I go!

Todo:

• Renew passport
• Sort out forms for the visa waiver program
• Book post-flight hotel
• Travel insurance
• Order a credit card
• Book for BiCon
• Plan what I'm wearing for BiCon - find it all now
• Book hair dye, haircut, leg wax, eyebrow threading appointments before trip
• Add hold luggage to my flights - do I need to do anything here? Email says "Baggage is 1PC + 7Kg (Hand Baggage)" but Delta's page on checked baggage seems to indicate I get one free 23kg bag...
• WHAT HAVE I FORGOTTEN???

Comments

[lovingboth]

Dollars?

The best exchange rate I know is at the shop in the small area arcade by the Circle/District exit of Victoria.

[katieastrophe]

Last summer, I found the cheapest rate was ICE at Waterloo Station, who do an even cheaper rate if you print off a voucher from their website in advance.

[katieastrophe]

See e-vouchers here: https://www.iceplc.com

Not sure what the preferential rate when presenting the voucher winds up being.

[katieastrophe]

FWIW if you intend to use public transport in SF, I found it cheapest to buy a Muni passport for unlimited travel on the whole Muni network, and then buy single BART tickets as and when I needed them.