MINI United 2007 - Recap
Wow! What a week! My first time out of the US and I can say that I wasn’t disappointed. Before I even get started, a quick and HUGE thank you to everyone that made this trip possible, made it easy and made MINI United 2007 such a great event! And, of course, shout-outs to all the new MINI Peeps we met! I hope to see you all again at MINI United 2009!
Before you begin, I’ll warn you now that I did manage to go pretty long with this. There are also quite a few pictures (all link back to flickr) so if you are on a slow connection it might take a bit to load.
LAX To London
First time on a 747. What a beast!
Of course, the geek in me had to cruise over to the Boeing site to get all the specs. These planes are large and fast! A great combination for long haul flights. Heading north from LA to catch the jet stream, ground speed was about 550mph. Once we were riding the stream, ground speed increased to over 600MPH! Quick tip for future reference; If the money can be spent, upgrade out of coach. Trust me on this one.
Meet up with Todd and his wife, drive to Oxford
Tired and hot (temp was almost 30C in London on Tuesday), I finally arrive at our hotel in London after what I can only describe as the craziest taxi ride ever! I never rode in a passenger car before and wanted a helmet and Nomex driving suit. To my drivers credit, it wasn’t really him. It was just as much everyone else. Cut-off or be cut-off I’m sure is the mantra there.
(via dbmini.us)