Long-time readers are no doubt familiar with our annual trek to Las Vegas for the CES. The timing of the show couldn’t be worse for us personally, falling right after the holiday season ends. We hardly have time to rest up from the holiday party circuit before it’s time to pack bags and hit the desert.

The show is the biggest of its type in the U.S. each year, and the scope of it is gigantic. The exhibition takes up two different conference centers in Vegas, and auxiliary events spill out into numerous hotels on the Strip. It is impossible to see everything related to the event, so planning is crucial to utilize the time available for the show. The exhibition proper runs for four days, but major events associated with the show start several days before that. To provide detailed coverage as we plan to do, a solid five days are needed to hit everything.

My schedule for CES week is already daunting, a full month before the show. It is almost frightening to think of the ground that must be covered to be where needed. I will easily walk miles each day to be cover everything planned, so it is imperative to travel as light as possible.

Source: jkOnTheRun