Re: Travel info

We welcome your visit to Trinidad Ace.

I will suggest that you stay ate the "Emerald Hotel" it is close to the
University of the West Indies(where Ross works)as well as about 3 or 4
internet cafes with high speed internet access. That hotel also meets all
your accomodations requirements and is just a 5min walk away from
everything you may need.

As for transport...there are taxi's at the airport 24/7 just tell them you
are goin to the Emerald Hotel at St. Agustine..not sure what he fee will
be..they accept US and/or TT dollars.

TT dolars is recommended for you general use though.

Looking forward to meeting you.


Shiva


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> dear friends
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> thursday 15th of Arpil 2004 I am booked for a DCA flight to Port of Spain.
>
> The flight leaves curacao 21:55 so around 23:00 I will arrive in Trinidad.
> I
> am pretty bad with reading flight information so I can't tell you which
> flight number and what exact time I will arrive. I need to call the DCA
> and
> get that information to you asap.
>
> I have not booked a hotel yet. Any recommendations as to which hotel I
> should
> book, are very welcome. As you know I toy around with 486 computers
> occasionally, which means I don't want anything fancy, but I am not
> looking
> for the YMCA or a roach hotel. Preferably with airco and private bathroom.
>
> If someone is in the line of making money off tourists (which I
> practically
> am), I don't mind renting your extra appartment for a week. However, I
> don't
> want to intrude in your homes and kitchens and bathrooms, so only if you
> have
> a really seperate appartment for rent, I would consider it. Also, I need
> something near public tranportation, but preferably not in the middle of a
> busy street. I like my quiet. Hmm. Difficult !? Tell me!
>
> Another requirement would be about 4 hours a day of internet and computer
> access. I don't own a laptop (I despise their design and inherent
> hindrance
> for upgrading hardware cheap) so, I am totally in the hands of the
> internet
> cafe's and such. However, I'll take a Knoppix CD to boot from, so that I
> know
> no keyloggers are installed and I can use secure connections to my email
> and
> servers.
>
> Of course, some appartment with computer and dialup would be very nice ;-)
> but if I can work from someones office, after hours maybe, I would be
> glad.
>
> What I want to acheive with this trip? A vacation. But for me a vacation
> is
> not sipping the local cocktails at a hotel beach! A couple of hours a day
> of
> total loneliness is enough to recharge my batteries and kindle various
> processes of tinkering with thoughts.
> I am looking forward to getting to know you better, and giving you a
> chance to
> know me better. That's very important to me because I see my future around
> the caribean rim, and island hopping will be part of that envisoned
> future.
>
> What can I offer ?
> Advanced (VERY advanced) linux courses for a selected few. Configuration
> and
> Concepts. Wide range of knowledge.
> And introductions to my own Open Source projects (well, Free Software
> actually) especially QwikZite, QwiRed and QwiDo.
>
> I am leaving 1st of may 7:00 in the morning, which is inredibly early, so
> I
> hope some hard core party goers will stay with me that last night ;-)
>
> Some general questions:
> - - what kind of transporation need I take from the airport at 23:00 in
> the
> evening? Taxi? What price should I pay without getting ripped off?
> - - what kind of curency will do? Dollars? Or t&t money ?
> - - are there working ATM's that accept Cirrus/Maestro bank cards (not
> credit
> cards)
> - - what ways of transportation are there at 6 am on may 1st,  I need to
> check
> in early
> - - how long from the airport to town (in a taxi, bus, walking ;-) ?
>
> Again, I am looking forward to meet all of you. Be forewarned: I snore
> very
> loud, I am not a romantic person, I can be obnoxious if I feel someone is
> deviating from 'truth' and in general, I get very, very excited when I am
> behind computers with configuration problems. Be also warned that I charge
> about 75 USD for meddling with corporate computers, and that I will be
> very,
> very eager to express any anti-microsoft feelings when presented with
> computers with configuration problems that run any of their products.
>
> Cheers,
> ace
>
>
>
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