> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 23:23:40 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@cs.utah.edu>
> My wife Karen has looked up a few airfares for flights from Salt Lake to
> Portland, Maine. Roughly $500 round trip. What do I see in the ads for
> airfare to Boston? Less than half that.
>
> So, is flying into Boston and then renting a car for the drive to the
> convention a feasible proposition? Let's see:
>
> Portland Boston
> Round trip airfare 500 225
> Car rental 100
>
> Total 500 325
>
>
> Is the savings in airfare and the convenience of having transportation for
> the weekend worth the, uh, 100 mile drive? Other options? Worth flying
> in a day early and taking some side trips?
Short answer is YES!
You can drive up along the coast on US1 and it doesn't take
that long at all. Having a car in Portland would be a plus
also. Downtown Portland is relatively a small area, but
there are numerous places to visit within 1/2 hour to an
hour from Portland. No trip to Maine is complete without
visiting LL Bean's famous mailorder home...open every
day, 24 hours a day...which makes it a good place to visit
late in the evening when you actually might have some free
time from convention revelry.
The trip from Boston to Portland is probably just about
2 hours if you stick to the Interstates.
Hope that helps in your planning.
Cheers,
Bill Sohl
VTR Odd Editor
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