Are there any swap meets / flea markets in the area on weekends anymore? I will be there in a couple weeks with a free Friday and Saturday. With Friday likely reserved for CHM, I'd track down a swap meet on Saturday if such things still exist.
Chris NØJCF On Friday (03/31/2017 at 09:17PM -0500), Sam O'nella via cctalk wrote: > I thought the Vintage Computer festival west link might have recommended > hotels but I couldn't find anything for you. > I did a similar trip but needed to be quite a few hours south for my actual > destination. I didn't find a very cheap hotel either, and the under $100 one > I did find near long Beach was quite underwhelming. The type my wife wouldn't > have let us stay at. > What I did find more useful was a super small rental car for $98 that did > give me much more freedom to get around a few sites (and Weird Stuff). It > was highly recommended not to sleep in the car though so best luck. > I explored airbnb but it seems to mirror closely to hotel prices and a > surprisingly large amount want a 2 day stay. > But CHM is definitely a fun trip. I have a quite large collection for home > computing so I wasn't sure how long I'd stay occupied but between the demos > and tours and just perusing I definitely could have enjoyed more than the > afternoon I spent. > Best recommendations were ubering or rental car then get a hotel in your > price range but don't worry as much about location. Or get one near the train. > -- Chris Elmquist
