Re: [mob] Geek Vacations

["Jeff Kidd" <jeffkidd@jeffkidd.org>]

The general public can no longer visit the White House since 9/11.  I've
tried twice in the last year with no luck.  Only Schools can get permission
these days.  Living just 4 hours from DC,  it is a nice weekend getaway.

The Residende Inn Pentegon City is one of my favorite places to stay.
http://www.marriott.com/dpp/PropertyPage.asp?MarshaCode=WASPT
The west wing over looks the Pentagon, and you can test your new Wi-fi
antenna out.  Plus I get to add to my Marriott points.

Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Farris" <chris@room17.com>
To: <mob@shorty.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:01 AM
Subject: [mob] Geek Vacations


> Well, as someone who has no etime, how about something a little closer and
> cheaper.
>
> Washington DC or New York would make good choices. Washington has all the
> fun government stuff, visit the White House (Need lots of planning for
> that), Capitol, NSA Crypto Muesum, FBI, etc. And with this group I'd
> suspect a free vacation to Cuba may also be included.
>
> NY has lots of urban spellunking, Nat Hist mueseum, and much other general
> mischief that Robbie could enlighten us on.
>
> Best of all it doesn't require getting on an Airplane.
>
> Chris
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 04:27:54AM -0500, Robbie Honerkamp wrote:
> >
> > I've had this idea for a while and recently I've started talking about
> > it with other people. Why not go on a trip with friends to some strange
> > or not-so-strange place? Even in the not-so-strange places like Paris
> > there are interesting things we could do that are off the beaten path
> > such as explore the portions of the catacombs that are closed to the
> > public, etc.
> >
> > Some of the locations I've thought of:
> >
> > -Iceland music festival (Iceland Airwaves)
> > http://www.icelandairwaves.com/
> >
> > -Timbuktu / Sahara / Music Festival in the Desert
> > http://mali-music.com/Cat/CatF/FestivalDesert.htm
> >
> > -Someplace in Europe
> > -Paris with side exploration of closed catacombs, etc.
> > -elsewhere
> >
> > Anyone up for something like this in the future? With my school schedule
> > I couldn't do this anytime soon, but it's something to think about..
> >
> > Robbie
> >
> >
>
> --
> Chris Farris chris at room17.com
> Working is for people who can't look busy.
>
>