Departure from Corfu at 19:25 and arrival to Athens at 20:25 with flight A37405 (Olympic Air)
Checked-in. Seat: 29F
Departure from Athens at 23:50 and arrival at Tel Aviv-Yafo airport at 01:50 with flight A3928 (Aegean Airlines)
Checked-in. Seat: 22A
From Tel Aviv to Ramallah
Traveling with Florian Schmidt
A taxi will be waiting for us
I am paying with EUR
Ramallah
Registered to lodge at Royal Court Hotel in Ramallah. Check-in: 28 March, Check out: 31 March. Address: 24 Jaffa Street across from HSBC Bank, and Ramallah Municipality Park. Tel: +972 (0)2 296 4040
Bought ticket. Flying with Swiss directly from Athens and returning with Lufthansa via Munich.
Sent receipt and bank account data to Wikimania Scholarships.
Reimbursement is expected after the Hackathon
I registered for auto check-in.
I have a Swiss power plug converter
Corfu-Athens (Wednesday 7 May)
Departure: 20:45. Arrival: 21:45.
Checked in. Seat: 5A
Athens-Zurich (Tuesday 8 May)
Departure from Athens International Airport at 17:40
Checked in. Seat: 8F
Arrival in ZRH, Zurich Airport at 19:30
Zurich (8-12 May)
Received public transport tickets including train tickets from Zürich Airport to Zürich Wollishofen by e-mail
Staying at Zürich Youth Hostel (Mutschellenstrasse 114)
May 10: Zurich at night: A walk through the city
May 11: Lake Cruise
Take ICN from Zürich Hbf to Zürich Flughafen
Zurich-Munich (Monday 12 May)
Departure from ZRH, Zurich Airport at 16:55
Checked in. Seat: 21A
Arrival in MUC, Franz J, Strauss Airport (Munich) at 12 May 17:55
Munich-Athens (Monday 12 May)
Departure from MUC, Franz J, Strauss Airport (Munich) at 19:05
Checked in. Seat: 31A
Arrival in Athens International Airport Monday at 22:30
Athens-Corfu (Tuesday 13 May)
Departure: 12:50. Arrival: 13:55.
Checked in. Seat: 3D
Amsterdam Hackathon 2013
Register
Buy ticket. Flying with Transavia airlines.
Online check-in
Print e-ticket
Departure from Athens International Airport Tuesday 23 May 21:20
Arrival in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from Athens Tuesday 23 May 23:50
Buy a ticket to Amsterdam Muiderpoort from Schiphol using an EC card
Online buy is available only via a Dutch bank
Last Train to Amsterdam Muiderpoort is at 00:11.
If not catch the train. Take train to Amsterdam Centraal and take taxi from there to the hostel. It approximately costs 10 Euros.
Staying at Stayokay Hostel Amsterdam Zeeburg (Timorplein 21)
Canal cruise of Amsterdam. Boat leaves at 21:00
Online check-in
Print e-ticket
Take taxi from hostel to Amsterdam Centraal
Take train from Amsterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Train departs at 05:03.
Departure from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Monday 27 May 06:45
Wikimania 2013
Pre-flight
Wikimania CH scholarship by Wikimedia CH to attend Wikimania 2013 (Confirmation email on April 20)
Registered to Wikimania 2013 on May 5
Received registration confirmation on June 14
Bought tickets from Corfu to Athens
Bought tickets from Athens to Hong Kong International Airport via Sheremetyevo (Moscow). Flying with Aeroflot
Got reimbursement from Wikimedia CH.
I have a debit card
I have a BS 1363 AC power plug. It should be OK for Hong Kong.
Subscribed to Wikimania-l
I informed Wikimania HK team about my arrival time.
Corfu
August 4: Departure from Ioannis Kapodistrias of Kerkyra at 06:50 and arrival to El. Venizelos International Airport of Athens at 07:50.
Flight A3401 of Aegean Airlines. Seat 4F.
Checked in online.
Athens
August 6: Departure from El. Venizelos International Airport of Athens at 00:55 and arrival to SVO, Sheremetyevo at 05:20.
Flight SU2113 of Aeroflot. Seat 9A.
Checked in at the airport. Online check in did not work.
Moscow
I have a valid transit visa for Russia (It costed 56 Euros)
I have a valid Health insurance up to 30.000 Euros by Europ Assistance for 6 August 2013 and 13 August 2013 (It costed 4 Euros)
I have a valid Travel insurance up to 10.000 Euros by AIG from 6 August to 13 August 2013 (It costed 38 Euros)
Bought a round-trip ticket to Aeroexpress to visit Moscow city center
Bought a 2 rides Metro ticket
August 6: Departure from SVO, Sheremetyevo at 20:15 and arrival to HKG, Hong Kong International Airport at 09:45 August 7.
Flight SU0212 of Aeroflot. Seat 17G.
Checked in at the airport. Online check in did not work.
Hong Kong
Greek citizens don't need a visa. I got permission to stay till November 5.
Staying at Hong Kong Baptist University dormitory
I bought an Octopus card (140 HKD)
To get from the airport to the venue I followed the volunteer instructions
Visited the Peak at the Central District of Hong Kong
For August 12: I am staying at Harbour Plaza Metropolis, 7 Metropolis Drive, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
There is a free shuttle bus (K1) from the Hotel to Kowloon Station
I took the express train from Kowloon Station to the Airport
I returned the Octopus card before getting into the express train. I took 50 HKD as refund.
August 13: Departure from HKG, Hong Kong International Airport at 10:55 and arrival to SVO, Sheremetyevo at 17:05
Flight SU0213 of Aeroflot. Seat 22A.
Checked in online via Aeroflot site
Moscow
August 13: Departure from SVO, Sheremetyevo at 19:30 and arrival to El. Venizelos International Airport of Athens at 22:05
Flight SU2112 of Aeroflot. Seat 16A
Checked in at the airport. Online check in did not work.
Athens
Bought an 8 Euro Metro ticket to get to the city center.
Schedule of metro trains from city center to the airport is available online.
August 15: Departure from El. Venizelos International Airport of Athens at 18:40 and arrival to Ioannis Kapodistrias of Kerkyra at 19:40
Flight A3406 of Aegean Airlines. Seat 16A.
Checked in online.
Wikimania 2012
Pre-flight
Registered for the Conference.
I have a valid Visa (B1/B2 class)
Booked a round trip with Turkish airlines from Athens to JFK Airport of New York City, via Istabul. Arrival: July 3 22:05. Sent receipt and bank account data to Wikimania Scholarships. Received refund.
New York
Booked a SuperShuttle from airport to Jazz on the Park hotel (Shared Ride Van Service).
Booked in Jazz on the Park Hostel. Check-in date: Tuesday, July 3. Check-out date: Monday, July 9. 36 West 106th Street, New York, NY 10025.
Bought a 7-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCard for $29.
Signed up for Wiki World's Fair. Saturday July 7.
Got a seat in the Wikibus to Washington D.C. The WikiBus will depart from NYC's Port Authority Bus Terminal Gate 64 at 10:00AM July 9th.
Washington D.C.
Accommodation in WDC in Hostelling International DC. Check-in date: Monday, July 9. Check-out date: Monday, July 16
Short talk on Wednesday, July 11 2012 at the George Washington (Room 310) in the frame of the Hackathon / Wikimania 2012.
Interview to Wikipedia Storytellers Friday, July 13 2012. Meetup: 12:30 at 'Continental Ballroom'.
Interview to GlobalPost Friday, July 13 2012. Meetup: 15:30
Booked a ticket to BoltBus for $17. Departure: Monday, July 16 11:30 from Washington (Union Station), DC.
New York
Booked in Hostelling International - New York • 891 Amsterdam Avenue • New York, NY 10025. Check-in date: Monday, July 16. Check-out date: Tuesday, July 17.
Departure with Turkish airlines from JFK Airport of New York City to Athens, via Istabul: July 17 16:45.
Wikimania 2011
Pre-flight
Received a full scholarship by Wikimedia Deutschland on March 18
Registered for the Conference on April 11
I do not need a Visa for Israel
I upgraded from Dorm to Hotel
To Tel Aviv (August 2)
Departure from Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel Airport (HAM), Hamburg, Deutschland (Terminal 1) at 08:00 and arrival to Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Lettland at 10:55 with Air Baltic (BT 252)
Departure from Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Lettland at 23:55 and arrival to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Apt (TLV), Tel Aviv, Israel (Terminal 3) at 04:10
Tel Aviv
Staying at Mount Carmel hotel (August 3,4,5,6,7)
From Tel Aviv (August 8)
August 8: Departure from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (Terminal 3) at 07:00 and arrival to Athens International Airport at 09:00
August 8: Departure from Athens International Airport at 11:10 and arrival to Corfu at 12:10
Post-flight
I filled out the form 2011 Wikimania Scholarship Survey