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Name: Brian City, Country: Durban, South Africa Sent: 6.20 AM - 11/22 2001 Hi Tom
Yep, you are quite right. It seems strange that people care about each other even when they don't know each other. But then, we are all human. We all have emotions and feelings. The trouble is that the media portrays a negative, uncaring, malicious world to us, so we get the impression that everyone else is bad, and that we are odd for caring. Au contraire! People do care for each other. Most people are just too scared to say so, in case they appear to be going against the grain, as laid out by the media. Ramon's project is showing the world that this is true. Read the messageboard, look at the reports. It is very clear that we are a good bunch of people, here in South Africa, and all over. Ramon, keep it up, you are doing something for the world that no-one else is willing or able to do. I am looking forward to hosting you, presumably next week. My cell phone is charged, it just has to ring... All the best Brian
Where are you Ramon ? Still in South Africa or in Spain ? I really like reading your daily reports.It's more pleasant than watching TV programs about countries. It's live ! Thank you a lot. Name: Munk City, Country: Zwolle Sent: 12.47 PM - 11/21 2001 There's no reason to be concerned about Ramon. He always manages to survive somehow. Besides, him being late delivering reports occasionally is nothing new. Aks his former teachers at the School for Journalism in Zwolle... :) Name: Tom City, Country: Temecula, California Sent: 6.54 AM - 11/21 2001 Dear Ramon: I was worried that something unpleasant might have happened to you. I am glad to find that you are just experiencing a respite from civilization. I look forward to hearing of your further adventures. I am glad you are fine! Hey! Isn't that cool? There are people all over the world who haven't even met you who CARE ABOUT you. That's awesome. I care about you. Take care of yourself. Tom
Ramon is still doing fine and will update the reports very soon. Like he told before he is having difficulties with the internet-connections in the part of South Africa where he is traveling now but from the daily phone-calls with him we can assure you that the new reports will be well worth reading again. So please be patient. Thank you all for youre support! Name: martina City, Country: milan,italy Sent: 11.00 PM - 11/19 2001 hi ramon!milan is waiting for you!come to visit us.see you soon!!!good luck! Name: Osama Bin Laden City, Country: Some cave, Afghanistan Sent: 10.42 PM - 11/19 2001 When are you coming to visit me Ramon? Name: Pamela Swanson City, Country: Lake Havasu, AZ, USA Sent: 12.29 AM - 11/19 2001 You're invited to my home in Lake Havasu where you can see the American home of the London Bridge if you ever get to America. P Swanson Name: Sylvia (ex host) City, Country: Scotland Sent: 9.12 PM - 11/17 2001 Hi Ramon
Looking forward to seeing your next reports and pictures. Best Regards Sylvia Name: J Boucke City, Country: USA Sent: 8.42 PM - 11/17 2001 Your photos allow us all to share in the normal day to day, and yet some have shown views of wherever you are I never would have guessed. Your road views are so appropriate. how many times do we travel down roads, but only take photos of the tourist stops. I have seen roads. I have seen peoples' streets they live on and their houses. We have seen kitchens. These are what tell us about people. Your honesty keeps me coming back everyday to check for a new report because it is a real person who is meeting real people and then sharing the normal as you call mundane existence of day to day. I use sometimes your thoughts or experiences for discussions with the students I teach. The views of other people in the world about Sept 11 and events following have been food for thought. I have been to other blogger sites and this medium of the internet creates this openness of communication that as an older person gives me such joy over the goodeness and humanness of us all. Your story of the youthful energy at the backpackers hotel in SA the other day contrasted to when you stay with older folks or working singles or those in different lifestyles. Hope these words send you energy to push on from one who envies your willingness to be out exploring the unknown. J (one letter, no period, representing nothing more than J) Boucke Name: Kite City, Country: Rome, Italy Sent: 3.59 PM - 11/17 2001 You just should come to see the most beautiful country of the world... ;-)! Rome is waiting to welcome you!!! Ciao Ramon!!! Name: bill mione City, Country: port colborne ont. ca Sent: 3.34 PM - 11/17 2001 HI...RAMON YOUR TRAVELOG & PICTURES ARE JUST SUPER Name: Wolf Fischer City, Country: Austria Sent: 1.45 PM - 11/17 2001 Hi, Ramon! Greetinx from the Alpes (-10° Celsius in the morning) The northern hemisphere is getting colder each day.... Don't hurry up! Spend a longer, extended time in South Africa - don't stress you up, man! In cause if you enter a firm after this "Round The World Tour" remember you've only 5 small weeks for all holydays per year! So, when can you went next time so cheap and so young to South Africa? Who makes the rules :-) All the Best!
By the way, the mailinglist from Coollist doesn't seem to work anymore. A new solutions to keep you updated on new reports is coming up soon. Regards,
Where are you Ramon? We have had no reports for a few days, hope you are OK! Name: Esmeralda de Macau City, Country: Macau Sent: 7.22 PM - 11/16 2001 Ramon, we born in the same year. Very happy to hear that you will come to Macau too. I would like to invite you to my home if I got a spare room for you. Anyway, you are doing great! Wish you good luck and successful. Esmeralda :)
Ramon,
I read your story and saw that the latest plane crash in Queens upset you. I am writing to reassure you that in no way was it a terrorist attack, but just a tragic event. Can't wait for you to come to New York, so I can meet you! JP www.trekshare.com/members/joao 'traveling around the world in a '61 Beetle' Name: Guna City, Country: Riga, Latvia Sent: 2.56 PM - 11/16 2001 Hallo!!!
I'm waiting for You!!! Guna Name: Stine City, Country: Næstved, Danmark Sent: 7.16 PM - 11/15 2001 Why did you delead my message? I just want to know why you din't wrote the reporst from copenhagen yet, it's so long ago, can you still remember it after so long time. I'm verry interesting ohope you will answer my quistion. I think you are cool because you do this. Keep your haed up in this big world and I wich you a lot off luck Stine Name: Ana & Jelena City, Country: Rijeka,Croatia Sent: 12.21 PM - 11/15 2001 We saw in newspaper an article about you so we decided to find something about you on inetrnet. Well, all that we can say is... you have wild ideas,travelling around the world for free...only an Dutchman can have such idea.I envy you...I'd love that I thought of that first.anyway...bon voyaje,we wish you all the luck in the world,and you could send us a postcard :) Name: milkyway City, Country: south korea Sent: 5.58 AM - 11/15 2001 Wow! you have been doing great job. I envy of your creative thinking that everything could be changed in your life. I hope you would come over my house someday. until the day, take care. Name: Ron City, Country: Ft. Worth, Texas USA Sent: 4.43 AM - 11/15 2001 Hello Ramon! You are accomplishing everything I ever wanted to do in life. As a child growing up, I was moved from place to place in the US as my dad built power plants wherever needed. I guess the moving around so much instilled the need for me to move on. It made me a wanderer at heart, as you are. Problem has always been money and I considered a Pan-American trip with the same idea of being hosted by local people who would take me in and feed me. And perhaps I will some day thanks to your inspiration. You are living both our dreams. I hope you make it to the US. If so, and you get to Texas, come to Ft. Worth for a good old-fashioned Texas Bar-B-Que! We'd love to have you! Also, I would like to invite you to visit my site at http://www.awequest.net and post a message in my forum board to say hello to my visitors. It's still young (only been up for 2 weeks) and a post by you (if you've the time) would be great! Also, I will write a story about you in my Adventure channel. I would also like to invite all posters to this board to come visit me or email me as penpals :). We are going through many trials in my country and I feel a need to connect with different people of the world and get to know other cultures in lieu of a trip such as Ramon's. Keep our dream alive, Ramon and be safe! Name: ANDRE City, Country: DE RUST Sent: 6.20 PM - 11/14 2001 Just saw the news that you are leaving S.A. on the 10.12.01. Sorry to see you go Good Luck!!! Name: sopopo City, Country: kwangyang, south korea Sent: 10.39 AM - 11/14 2001 i heard your news from radio . hope you have a chance to visit my countrey. good luck Name: Jeanine City, Country: Grahamstown, SA Sent: 9.47 PM - 11/13 2001 Hello Ramon, Thanks for flying by G'town, I enjoyed your stay big time. Have fun in East London and hope you meet some Danish girls ;-) Take care and good travelling! To Shaun from PE, thanks for the special keyring, it's great! Name: Noa'h Hakim City, Country: Israel Sent: 6.43 PM - 11/13 2001 Hello Ramon!!! I'm watchin' your site few monthes and I think it's wonderful what do you do, I hope I could do it, but unfortunatly I'm a girl and it's a bit dangeous :)) Anyway, I wanted to tell you that I'm leavin' in a kibbutz, which is special way for location, only in Israel. It is like a small social community, like a small village. And I wanted to invite you, of caurse, for you seeing this. Do you want me to submit an invation or could I only leave my email address 4 u? Bye bye Ramon, hope you'll come to Israel Noa'h RAMON: Thank you Noa'h! I can't tell you exactly when I'll hit Israel, but if you invite me through my website, I will certainly remember your invite! Regards. Name: Ramon Stoppelenburg City, Country: East-London, South Africa Sent: 12.26 PM - 11/13 2001 My mailinglist provider Coollist is currently experiencing difficulties with sending out my mailings with the latest updates on the reports. New reports are published, but nobody seems to receive those messages. I hope it will be fixed soon... Greetings from East-London! Ramon Name: Alan and Heather City, Country: PE, South Africa Sent: 3.59 PM - 11/12 2001 Hi Ramon
Name: Janske City, Country: The Netherlands Sent: 1.17 PM - 11/12 2001 Ramon, while reading your reports and looking at the photo's i'm gettin more and more jealous. Great you survived the jump. And don't worry, weather in The Netherlands is bad also and I'm struggling again with my schoolthings and wished I had the same idea as you: run and live the life that you want to live! I promiss myself my time will come, maybe we'll meet again in some country then! Starting to miss you, Jans Name: Alexander van Breemen City, Country: Amsterdam, Netherlands Sent: 12.37 PM - 11/12 2001 Keep up the good work!!! The possibilities of the Net are really endless, just come up with a great idea like yours!! Name: Bob Williams City, Country: Johannesburg, South Africa Sent: 8.02 AM - 11/12 2001 As Ramon's main sponsor to South Africa, I thought I would clear up a few points on his trip. My company, www.etravel.co.za sponsored his air travel, some accommodation and the trip to the game reserve. We also arranged various press interviews. And then we left him alone. It was very important to us that the integrity of his "project" (as Ramon calls it) remained intact and that he retained the ability to feel as “free as a bird”. I personally believe that Ramon has done more for the promotion of our wonderful country than the relevant local tourist offices (which have remained remarkable quite on the attention Ramon is getting). To all Ramon fans around the world, please accept an open invitation to contact me if you need additional information on visiting our Rainbow Nation. Here are a few cost comparisons as a result of our weak currency: A full restaurant meal for 2 with a good bottle of wine +-US$16 A good 3 star hotel per person sharing a double room per night +-US$20 A packet of 20 cigarettes (yes – smoking in public is banned here too) +-US$1.15 We look forward to seeing you all soon but unfortunately we are unable to sponsor your journey. Bob Williams bob@etravel.co.za Name: Brian City, Country: Durban. South Africa Sent: 6.19 AM - 11/12 2001 Well, Ramon is braver than I am. Well done for doing that jump! There is no chance in hell that you'd catch me baling off a perfectly good bridge with a piece of elastic around my ankles! And even less chance if I had to pay for it! Well done, Ramon. You are brave. It's good to see that you are gradually getting closer to Durban. Hopefully you'll be here before 10 December! Keep safe. Brian
If people are passing on other traveller websites try www.bikeitsolo.com wherean18/19 year old fellow bikes the length of the Pan American Highway, solo. Picture Ramon on a bike, daily? How about it Ramon? RAMON: I am from a country where almost everybody has a bike and it is the most logic element to travel short distances with. And I like to keep it that short :-) Name: Joao Paglione City, Country: New York City, USA Sent: 9.09 AM - 11/11 2001 Oh Ramon, I almost forgot. Check out my website about my trip through the United States. I did it with my friend in his 1961 Volkswagen Beetle. We traveled over 3500 miles and were limited to 30mph uphill!!
Had to put in a plug for me, of course! Name: Joao Paglione City, Country: New York City, United State Sent: 9.07 AM - 11/11 2001 Ramon,
Goede Tag! Good luck on the rest of your trip. I think you should go to madagascar! Name: karin City, Country: casablanca, marroco Sent: 12.41 AM - 11/11 2001 hey ramon, I just saw the bungy jump photographs. I can't believe that you just jumped down the highest bungy jump in the world, I AM JEALOUS! How was it? Were you scared? CAn't wait for more details? By the way, IF you go to Spain, would you go down for Marocco?
Hi all,
About Jim Roger and Paige Parker travel the world in their Millennium Mercedes. They are supported by Videographer Chris and Webmaster Fredrik Gorander, that travel along with them. The different is Jim and Paige project is sponsored by Hyatt Hotel Worldwide, Mercedes-Benz car-maker. Personally, I preferred Let-Me-Stay-For-A-Day project. Name: Floris Waals City, Country: Enschede, The Netherlands Sent: 10.57 PM - 11/9 2001 Hi Ramon, i guess you're not visiting the netherlands very soon, but still i would like to see you around some day! Have a nice trip, and i'll watch u! grts from Enschede Floris Waals Name: Munk City, Country: Zwolle Sent: 11.54 AM - 11/9 2001 Hi Ramon, sooooooo, you're still basking in sunshine. Weather at 'home' is totally fucked up. Yesterday had rain, snow and hail in one shower. Today wet snow, freezing winds and temps around zero degrees C. Sounds like fun... Wednesday sixteen students got kicked out of their appartments by Gemeente Zwolle because the house was 'unsafe'. They were told to go to the salvation army. Guess they're not going to invite you for a place to stay... Name: J City, Country: Arnold, CA USA Sent: 7.12 AM - 11/9 2001 But Ramon my name is J,. Its just one letter. No hiding behind initials. I sign everything J without a period. J Name: Alan City, Country: Waterford, Ireland Sent: 7.31 PM - 11/8 2001 Hi,
I was absolutely delighted to read how nice a time you had in the Oak Tree Cottage. I really hope that it ahs helped to recharge your batteries, and you are good to go for the rest of your journey! Rgds Alan
City, Country: Plettenberg Bay, South Africa Sent: 7.29 PM - 11/8 2001 Thanks to the guys from overlanders. Ramon handed us the chilly, its really HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT Name: LH City, Country: England Sent: 4.49 PM - 11/8 2001 Im a South African who lives in London. I came across your site today after reading about you in the newspaper. I read all your SA daily reports. Youve made me truly homesick for the first time since leaving SA 18 months ago, and have given me a real urge to explore my own country. This is the first time in a long time that I have felt proud of the people, culture and scenery that SA has to offer. A lot of people are negative (and ignorant) about SA and are too scared to go there to travel. Thanks for giving SA a chance! Good luck.
Some folks watch TV. Some read books. I read Ramon. I continue to share your story with my classes where I teach. There are a few now who ask about you, as in "What's that travel guy doing today?" As mentioned a few messages back recent pictures from SA have been awesome. I live in the middle of a forest myself, but the views you have offered have allowed my eyes to travel to other sceneries that aren't national parks or protected areas, just someones daily backyard vista. I await your arrival in the US in a few years. I want to give back a few meals for the energy you have sent my way. J Name: Darnell City, Country: Long Beach, USA Sent: 4.46 AM - 11/8 2001 You continue to wow us with your travels. I have three quick questions for you: When do you do laundry? RAMON: I try to do my laundry once a week, then I am out of clean clothes. And of course I depend on hosts who can help me out with that. Until now that way has been proven successful. So whenever you smell me coming... You move from place to place with no time to really rest? RAMON: Yes, it's an eternal vacation and that way not really a vacation anymore. Sometimes I can be very tired, but I go on and wouldn't it be boring if I started every daily report writing "I am so tired." Once a week I try to find an extra day at a place and once a month even a bit longer. I always say, if I just get enough sleep, I'll be back the next day. Secondly, what do you think of the accents you keep hearing and do you think that you are picking up a slight accent and use the use of common slang words from each region you visit? RAMON: People don't really notice that, I guess. In South Africa people speak English and it sounds quite like the British English. But I remembered visiting another country after visiting Ireland and people told me I had an Irish accent. I might have, but I don't know. Maybe my ex-hosts know to tell you that. Lastly, during the month of November, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, where we take a moment to give thanks. On your trip, what do you think you are most thankful for? RAMON: The most thankful I am for all those people who have invited me, where I stayed with and all those people who also invited me, to be visited in the future. Not many people open their door to strangers that easy, you know... Name: Nelmarie - Ex host City, Country: Bredasdorp Sent: 9.54 PM - 11/7 2001 Ramon, I'm really sorry to hear that you will be leaving SA in two weeks already. I've really tried my best to get more invitations for you from people all over the country, I even called Huisgenoot. I hope you'll visit again in the future. I've read Joan's messages on the messageboard, and I love the fact that the rest of the world can see how amazing this country is. I hope Joan, and Jeff, and all the other USA followers will invite you, because we would also like to know more about USA as well as the rest of the world. Just remember Ramon, that all the countries in the world is in some sort of war, maybe a war between cultures, between political parties, or a silent war with a neighbouring country - most of the time the citizens, the people who invite you, are inocent victims, and would like you to visit their country too..... just a thought! Safe travels, Ramon - we'll be following your journey! Yüklə 1,59 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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