PAX is comming to the East Coast

I refuse to get excited until they specify which East Coast.

Hotel rooms are much cheaper when shared with six or eight people. And for a con, that's pretty standard for the audience.

Anything within driving range is an almost immediate go for me - I smell a 2010 roadtrip!

I hope Atlanta or pretty much any where I can drive to.

The Girl Friend votes NYC so she can shop and I can goto the Con.

And I agree Even when I lived right outside Washinton D.C. I almost never
Drove into the City. I almost always Used Metro to get in and Out of the City.

Driving was just to much of a Mess. And the fact that the roads Always
Seemed to Funnel you to VA. Didn't help

Anywhere in the southern coast would be cool but New Orleans would be even better. NY would maybe get me off my ass to finally take a trip there and hang out with some friends in the process.

We are going to have to do a Boston S&T to coincide with this. I suggest: Redbones as the location.

Not a terrible spot for me. I've got family in the Boston area I could visit and it'd be nice to see the New England 2142 crowd if they could be convinced to go.

No argument from me. They catered my brother-in-law's wedding.

Sweet - I was hoping for Boston, NY or Philly. I think the Ottawa contingent will definitely have to roadtrip in 2010.

Boston is probably easier and cheaper to get to than Seattle for me. I'll keep it in mind, I guess.

"Late March", in the Hynes Convention Center, according to Joystiq.

Damn, SWSX and the Goodjer Austin Slap and Tickle is usually during early March.

Boston is far more doable for me than the West Coast show ever was.

I'd consider taking vacation from work to go.

I've moved this post to a more appropriate thread.

PAX is coming to Boston next year eh?

I may have to reconsider my self-imposed ban on ever setting foot within the city of Boston ever again. (My company moved out of Boston to the north shore, and I am sooooo much happier not having to walk through the combat zone on the way to the train every day. Having to avoid pan handlers, hookers and spent rubbers every morning really helps one appreciate the suburbs.)

Then again, a lot of people say "Boston" and don't really mean it-- like when the sportscasters talk about how the Patriots are playing in Boston, but they're actually in Foxboro. So maybe I won't technically have to violate the ban. And being technically correct is the best kind!

I might actually be able to make it to a gaming convention for once. Sweet!

A little advice for people visiting Boston from outside New England: Don't drive. You can't get anywhere by driving anyway, because none of the streets actually go anywhere. Walk instead. When you come to a street crossing under no circumstances should you check to see if any traffic is coming. Aside from outing yourself as a tourist, the drivers will think you're acknowledging them and won't stop for you. Getting from point A to point B in Boston is an exercise in jealously guarded ignorance. When in doubt, stay in the crowd. The drivers are much less likely to plow into pedestrians unless one breaks off from the herd.

For taking the train, you should know that Boston uses a Hub system. This means that if you want to get from point C to point D, and both points are equidistant from the center of the hub, you'll probably have to take an outbound train to someplace like Malden, then grab an inbound train that goes to point D. It works pretty well, but I'm told if you're used to an NYC setup it takes some getting used to.

Finally, there is a restaurant in the theatre district called Jacob Wirth's. It's the oldest German pub/restaurant in the united states, and they have the best of the wurst. I highly recommend pretty much anything on their menu.

*All of the above advice is tongue in cheek. Except for Wirth's. That place is awesome.