[Discuss] need car-pool and/or room-share for OSCON 2006

[Darren Duncan]

At 11:27 PM -0700 7/9/06, Corey Burger wrote:
>Two quick comments, from someone who has done OSCON before
>1. Take the train not the bus. It is much more pleasant trip, in the
>same amount of time.
>2. Portland is one of the safest cities in the US. It feels almost
>Canadian. Unless you are afraid of walking in downtown Victoria, you
>shouldn't be worried about Portland.
>Other than that, I am not going (again due to money), but good luck.
>Corey

Corey, thanks for the reply; it was quite helpful.

I'm not afraid of Victoria, and I am loosely aware of Portland's safe 
reputation.  I was there last year and walked around in the early am, 
but that was within 5 blocks of my hotel / the convention center, and 
not the bus station in another part of town.  I have heard of bus 
stations having reputations for un-safety though.  I'll look further 
into the train angle, though I would still have to take a bus to 
connect with it in the first place.

-- Darren Duncan