Accommodation

I don't really want a dorm, but the Nunnery is going to do the job. $102 for 3 nights in a 6-8 bed dorm room. A hotel would be about $460.

    Reference Number BB1307172527269
    Booking Date 2013-07-17
    Hotel Name The Nunnery
    Hotel ABN
    Hotel Address 116 Nicholson St, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia
    Hotel Phone Number +61 3 9419 8637

Flights

• SYD to MEL: QF487 - 20:00
• MEL to SYD: QF466 - 19:45

http://d.pr/i/kgiZ

Booking reference: 3IO3LU

$507.01

Transport

http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Melbourne/Travel-information/Getting-to-PAXAUS2013.aspx

Where stuff is

• This is Melbourne: http://goo.gl/maps/bD6Js

• Showground is a few km northwest of the CBD

• Ting staying at Sleep & Go, north of the CBD

• Yumi staying at Squire something, about halfway between CBD and Showgrounds
• Nunnery is straight north-east of the CBD
• Chris is staying dunnowhere

Stuff

• http://i.imgur.com/RTneC5w.jpg

• http://i.imgur.com/yb9o9cn.jpg

Packing list

Gear

• D800
• Lenses
  • 50/1.4
  • 70-200
  • 24-70
• SB-700
• Harness strap
• Camera batteries and charger
• Format the memory card
• Contact lenses x2
• Glasses
• Laptop
• Laptop charger
• Phone charger

Clothes

• Thursday - whatever I wear to work
• Friday - Day 1
• Saturday - Day 2
• Sunday - Day 3

I can expect to be socialising with people a fair bit, take nice clothes.

So pack:

• 3x Shirts/tshirts
• 1-2x jeans/pants
• 3x underwear
• 3x socks
• Warm jacket
• Thermal shirt
• Sleeping gear

Toiletries

• toothbrush kit
• deodorant
• moisturiser
• towel
• shower cap
• shampoo/conditioner

Thursday

Alright, just stop. Breathe. You've got this.

1. Wake up early
2. Go pick up laundry
3. Get ready for work
4. Now go to work, sooner rather than later!
5. Reply to Kenny's mail
6. Do the work thing, blog about the new datacentre fitout
7. Finish work at 17:00
8. Run home, make sure everything is packed and good to go
   • Camera backpack, and small suitcase
9. Head out with Tom towards airport by 18:00
10. Get on our flights at 20:00
11. Get to the Nunnery, your noted the ETA as 22:00
    • How?
12. Get in contact with people, arrange to meet up with them in the morning
    • Ting, Yumi, Berym, Chris, Minh

Getting home

• Flight QF466 home, departs 19:45
• Get to the airport, Terminal 1 by 19:00, sharp
• Get to a Skybus at Southern Cross by 18:20
• Southern Cross Station is on the west end of the CBD, Bourke and Spencer streets

  • http://www.skybus.com.au/skybus-service/location

• Take the train direct from Showgrounds to Southern Cross, it takes about 15min
• That means get out of the Showgrounds by 18:00