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

[Corey Burger]

On 7/9/06, Darren Duncan <darren at darrenduncan.net> wrote:
> 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

I would do:

Victoria --> Seattle via the Clipper and then pick up the train in
downtown seattle (now beautfully restored from it's 60's "renovation"
when the covered the early 1900s architecture). The train from Seattle
takes you all the way into downtown Portland.

Corey