{"id":1552,"date":"2007-11-22T11:56:56","date_gmt":"2007-11-22T18:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2007-12-05T17:11:21","modified_gmt":"2007-12-05T23:59:21","slug":"conference-travel-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1552","title":{"rendered":"Conference Travel Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shoemoney.com\/2007\/11\/16\/conference-travel-tips-redux-the-r-kelley-directors-cut\/\">RKelley writes<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Limit yourself to carry-on luggage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bring Visine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dump the conference tote<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pack some Airborne or cold-blasting packets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have cash on you&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You don&rsquo;t want to be the one dick in the dinner crowd who doesn&rsquo;t treat and take care of the cab ride or pitch in on the dinner tab. Don&rsquo;t be That Guy. 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