Bernelle, On 27/01/15 11:01, Bernelle Verster wrote:
> Right, but I worry more about the daily trips that attendees will make. > > It would be silly to stay in town and commute daily to the debconf > venue, in my opinion... We are only considering venues with very close > accommodation. I did not mean that, although I am sure many people will want their own accommodation, and that needs to be taken into account. I meant that many people like to go exploring after the talks are over, maybe to sample the local beer production, or to have dinner in a nice restaurant, etc. > Oh. I understood that the other venue option would be of walking > distance of most amenities. Can you elaborate on this? > I think there might be a perception here that town is where most is > happening, which I think is not necessarily the case. Cape Town, as most > of South Africa, has extensive urban sprawl, and the places to hang out > are clustered in suburbs. Every suburb has it's 'feel' and it's famous > eateries and attractions. So all venues will have walking distance Ah, I see. This is not great for pedestrians though :/ > amenities (Cape Town team please correct me or elaborate?). The > university campus is also walking distance from amenities, getting back > to the venue just has a steep uphill. It's just getting to town proper I was checking the maps, and I don't seem to find many amenities around campus. There seems to be a couple of fast food places in Main rd, but that's the only I've found, and it is 1.3km from the venue... Is there more stuff that I am missing? Is there some kind of village nearby? > that is a bit more of a mission. In my personal view, town is a touristy > thing or a weekend-ey thing to do, and to do once and once only. I understand. -- Martín Ferrari (Tincho) _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
