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Sent: 7.18 PM - 9/4 2002 Hi Ramon ... I`m the ####### that is responsable for messing up you`re page ... All that i can say is that i am sorry .. I never got to "hacking" thinking that i would destroy one`s dream... All that i ever wanted to show you was that you`re server is vulnerable .. And if it wasn`t me .. it could of been someonelse who might of screw`d up the whole server .. I am trouly sorry for this shit .. All i wanted was to be friends .. G33z ... Name: Fiona City, Country: Adelaide Sent: 2.33 PM - 9/4 2002 Hi Ramon! I just logged on to wish you a safe journey home! Happy travelling! Fiona, Wayne, Imogen and Jasper (report #400!) Name: Nancy City, Country: Leiden,Netherlands Sent: 2.29 PM - 9/4 2002 Voor ramon, zodat je weer een beetje kunt wennen:O) Home sweet home- peter gabriel Met this girl called Josephine and took her up on my machine, We had a little fun, and now we got a little one. Had to get married, being chased out of town. Found ourselves a place to live, we put all our money down. Called it Home Sweet Home, Home Sweet Home, Eleven floors up in a tower block, happy just to have a home. I've gone and changed the lock on our home. Nothing really worked out right; things got broke, they stayed that way. None of our friends came round at night, little Sam got no place to play. "We've got to get out of here, Bill," she said, "I've been telling you all the while," When I came home from work that night, She'd jumped out the window with our child. From our Home Sweet Home, Home Sweet Home. Just a place to take a rest, just a place to make a nest. We call it home. When the insurance money came through, It seemed dirty, didn't know what to do. Took out the cash, went down to the casino, Down on the wheel on a double, And I won, yes I won, like I never won before. Bought myself a country house with an antique carved oak door. It was Home Sweet Home, Home Sweet Home. Just a place to lay our head, think of all the things we said About in our Home Sweet Home. Name: Willem City, Country: Nimy-mons, Belgium Sent: 2.05 PM - 9/4 2002 Keep it up Ramon!!! Regards, Willem Name: Brian B City, Country: Raleigh, NC Sent: 1.59 PM - 9/4 2002 Ramon, sorry about the internet troubles, hope they will be cleared up before you leave Australia. Good luck with letmestayforaday.com Charity Night. What a great way to give something back to the Australian people for helping you along in your travels. Just think, 16 months ago when you started your journey, did you ever dream it would come this far. I think you probably did. I don't know how long you can keep this up, but if you spend 6 months in all of the countries you have invites in, it would take you 35 years, haha (i realize you won't stay 6 months in each country). Good luck with the charity night and have a safe trip home. One bit of advice, try and finish up the Australian reports before you get to Zwolle (on the plane or something), because I have a feeling you won't feel like writing reports once you are back home (I don't blame you I wouldn't either, what with all that Grolsch beer you speak so fondly of). Thank you Ramon for opening our eyes to parts of the world that many of us will never see. good luck. Brian B
Name: Anne City, Country: Melbourne Australia Sent: 1.31 PM - 9/4 2002 I hope the memories of your time in Australia will stay with you always. Stay safe as you continue your travels. Name: Sherry City, Country: Glebe Sent: 6.03 AM - 9/4 2002 Hey dude? How are your knee's? haha! Had lots of fun with you at the bar and Glebe Village Backpackers! Catch you on the flip side! Ciao Sherry:) Name: Alexandra City, Country: Adelaide, Australia Sent: 2.48 PM - 9/2 2002 Wishing you all thebest for your travels back home!! Take care - Alex :):) Name: Jamie City, Country: Naperville, IL USA Sent: 7.58 PM - 8/30 2002 Hi Ramon, how all is well with you.. ...just a quick note to Brian.. ...I am afraid I am not in your hometown, but here in the US. I should have been clearer when I said I was "currently in Durban", as I meant that is as far as I got reading Ramon's reports. Name: Brian City, Country: Durban, South Africa Sent: 5.58 AM - 8/30 2002 Hi Ramon
Just a short note to wish you well with your party in Sydney. It's good that you are raising funds for charity. Hey, all the Sydney folk, you guys have to go! I don't want any excuses, you have to support Ramon in that party. Jamie, from Naperville, Il, I see that you are "currently in Durban". Is that in the reports, or physically? If physically, then welcome to my home. Perhaps we can get together for a drink. If in the reports, then happy reading! Sala kahle Brian
City, Country: Currently Delft, Netherlands Sent: 8.52 AM - 8/29 2002 Hoe gaat het! This is Renee from Ramons Brisbane & Mooloolaba stay (and we also ran into each other on Magnetic). Just thought I'd say hello from your own country Ramon! You know how I love the Dutch - well I kept in touch with a guy I met on Fraser Island 18mnths ago & he flew to London to see me when I got back from Canada. We've been a couple since and are very happy! :) He loves Aussie girls and I love Dutch guys so it's a great match, not to mention a lot more in common and he is the most wonderful boyfriend in the world :) So now I'm staying-for-a-month with him, and he will be with me in the UK in September for a week and we're working out beyond that, but he's been planning on living in Australia since I met him so hopefully we'll both end up there in about 2004. Meanwhile I'm trying to learn Dutch and it's rather difficult! Have also just learnt to ride a bike, been for a cruise up a canal and am eating lots of cheese. So I can now totally associate with you having to learn all new things in your travels as now I'm doing it all in your own country! Anyway wanted to wish you good luck returning back home and enjoy your break :) Doei. Name: James City, Country: Arnold, California, USA Sent: 10.19 PM - 8/28 2002 Sorry, but I want to weigh in back with the comments on world awareness. There is an international newspaper printed in the US and many other countries called the Christian Science Monitor. Yes it does originate from a religious group, but 98% of its content is international news and comment. It is widely read. Take a look it has opened up my view of the world. Especially since it tries to focus and the people and the issues, not the sensationalism of the news. Continue on, keep em' flowing J Name: Jamie City, Country: Naperville, IL, USA Sent: 5.31 PM - 8/28 2002 Ramon,
Safe Travels. Jamie
City, Country: Belgium Sent: 3.19 PM - 8/28 2002 The name of the Dutch guy who "discovered" New- Amsterdam (New York) was Peter Stuyvesant Name: ... City, Country: ... Sent: 7.41 PM - 8/27 2002 Careful Robert, Manhattan was not "discovered" by the Dutch. Natives had been living there for countless generations. Some of the Dutch and the Puritans attempted to exterminate the Natives, and many were captured and sold as slaves. Not the prettiest chapter in American history. (Not trying to alienate anyone or start any arguments on the actions of people hundreds of years ago - I just don't like the "discovered" claims!) RAMON: Thanks ... But what is wrong with a simple name for you? Name: Linda City, Country: Hobart, Tasmania Sent: 1.23 AM - 8/27 2002 I just noticed one of the comments in Ramon's report on his arrival in Melbourne. Thanks for sticking up for us Tasmanians, Hamish! Linda
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Its always great to see that you are doing well we keep checking and everythings running really smooth. Australia sounds and looks great from the pictures you you have taken. We also like the write ups on the day to day events. Your doing fantastic. Talk to you soon. lazystudent Name: Craig & Lauren City, Country: Bendigo, Australia Sent: 9.08 AM - 8/26 2002 Ramon,
Lauren and I want to thank you for including us in what must be an amazing experience for you. It is truly astounding what a little hospitality from one person at a time can accomplish; and for someone to have the courage to take that leap of faith and make it work is fantastic. We wish you luck in the rest of your travels and hopefully one day we will get to Zwolle and visit you (if you are home that is...lol) Anyway, thank you again. You were the perfect houseguest and most welcome to stay if you are in Bendigo again. Good luck! Craig & Lauren Name: Robert City, Country: Indiana, USA Sent: 2.54 AM - 8/26 2002 Ramon,
I was just thinking, New York City, ie., Manhattan, was discovered by a Dutchman. His name escapes me, at the moment, but you may know his name. Now, in NYC and in other US cities 50 years ago, we had pay toilets in hotels and other establishments. It, also, occurs to me that another Dutchman invented the "Limbo" to enter these pay toilets. Are you related to this guy? Name: Acadia City, Country: Maine, USA Sent: 12.49 PM - 8/25 2002 Lew,
Aptly put. Name: Lew Bretz City, Country: Elephant Pass Tasmania, OZ Sent: 3.49 AM - 8/25 2002 Hi Ramon, I'm glad you're caught up with your diary and that your minor storm over Tasmania got cleared up. For the group, though, or those who read about his night at Elephant Pass... there were a few misremembered details in Ramon's
But for any Americans I should clarify what I meant in reported comments on parochialism in the US and elsewhere. If Ramon didn't grasp it all, I may be the guilty party. I not only did the explaining in what was, for Ramon, a foreign language, I was also pouring his wine! I certainly admit that half of the US is indifferent to almost everything happening overseas that doesn't directly concern them. But it's arguable that almost everywhere else half the people, at least, aren't much different. Half of them, after all, have below average IQs and education levels. You can get through university, even, without having studied social issues in depth past age 16. And how much did any of us understand at 16? Although I don't speak Dutch, I've got enough language background to follow the news in several European languages from France to Russia. I've often detected the same parochialism in these European channels, which we can watch in Australia thanks to its ethnic media network, SBS. It's always interesting for me as an American to see how they handle US-related stories and which ones they find of interest. It often says more about them than about America. Even in an outward looking culture, which Holland has been for 5 or more centuries and Australia is since its British trading network ended, local stuff is what viewers generally want. I just now listened to Australia's ABC radio news this morning--the ABC is our equivalent of Britain's BBC or Canada's CBC--and nearly all its stories were irrelevant to anyone outside its minority listening audience--irrelevant even to most of Australia, to say nothing of the wider world. I'll save the list of stories in case Ramon, as a longtime student of journalism, is interested--they'd probably bore anyone else. But the list shows how, in today's complex world, we all tend to drastically scale down our attention span, and look for some connection between a story and our lives; if there's no obvious link, we don't have much patience for it and our minds move on. Media proprietors hate that. We are not their customers, we are their PRODUCT. The advertisers who want our attention are their real clients. I hope this wasn't too wordy, but looking back on it the topic it seems to warrant this much attention; maybe someone else could put it simpler without dumbing it down. And perhaps some others tracking Ramon have some views on this too? I know he's busy mulling over such stuff and hopefully he'll share his conclusions with us when they're "ripe". cheers and best of luck on your return trip Ramon,
Dear Ramon, How Vickie could think you are anything but a gentleman, I don't know. You certainly did not leave our house in a mess either! We cannot force others to do what WE want just for our own satisfaction. You happily joined in our family's activities and outings, but if you had declined through tiredness or a wish to update your travels we would have honoured that.....indeed your final day was just that ...catching up. To Ramon's mother...you can be proud of your son...he is a perfect guest. Enjoy your break back in Holland. All the best, Love Anne and the crew. Name: Joan City, Country: USA Sent: 2.49 AM - 8/25 2002 Hi Ramon, I had to comment on your report of Aug 21 where you begin with "When I woke up this morning my hostess Linda had left a note in the kitchen with the instructions how I can survive for breakfast or lunch." I know this has happened to you at other host/hostess homes as well. I believe it is a testament to your web site, your integrity, your reporting expertise, your photos, etc. which allows people to not only let a "stranger" into their home, but to also leave him ALONE in their home when they go off to work. Amazing trust and faith in you. For people to leave you in their home, where your could "in theory" rip them off or invade their private things, mess with their possessions, etc. - but then again, you'd be easy to track down as your travels are not secret! :-) I just think it is really a testament to you and your idea and your web site that allows people who invite you, and allows you as well, to have an implicit trust in one another. Really refreshing. P.S. Loved the hermit crab races. But I think they could do a better job of painting those shells to match some F1, CART, IRL, NASCAR or AUSCAR cars! :-) How about a "Schumi" crab or a "Castroneves" crab or an "Andretti" crab or a "Gordon" crab or an "Earnhardt" crab? ;-) Just to name a few. (OK, I admit it, I am a car racing fan!) "Weather is here, wish you were beautiful!" :-)
Ramon,
Stay well, and enjoy your travels. PS Enjoyed reading about the Zimbabwean you met between Pembleton and Perth (21.07.02) Name: took City, Country: thailand Sent: 2.11 PM - 8/24 2002 I am took , thai woman. i am a little officer in independent organization , work about develop's work with poor people and community in thai. Frist, i am sorry ,i want to tell you that " i cannot use English languange well , sometime it's very bad " ok! I will try...
Do you know Thailand? Thailand has many placeS are nice , and the people are kind [almost tourist knew that] but there is one more corner , many person never see , "it is real thai life corner" There are many people are poor in thai , they are very diffecult.They don't have some food / house and every things ...The life is without chance and hope.it is empty i knew that you travel a lot and see many things in the word . you can write and link a lot imformation and the sponsor's company . i think that , if you need make good thing in your one life and for the other people are in the same world . you can do , it is very easy for you. if you take thier story [poor people] when you travel in every country , write and link together . you may doubt that "what will happen with this doing?" and "what are you receive ?" i can answer you that "i don't know and you cannot receive any thing ." but one thing i believe , you will feel good and hope that , sometime there is some one think like me and you and want to help them . I need to see help's network [help and help and help] i think that , it is a good way for human in the same word. i don't request you do it , just want to do the thing which i think that " make my life has value , i have only one life . i don't need to think and do for only myself. i don't know about impact of my develop 's work. i don't have money or knowledge a lot for help them. but one thing which i alway try to do. it is try to think and do good thing with the people are around me and every time , if i have a chance. now you have big chance already, you have big contact in the word . you are become known and " you have power for do good thing and build value in your life " . i believe that! if you come thailand , i welcome to bring you to see diffecult life , one life's corner which nobody interest! THANK YOU ALOT FOR YOUR READING MY . i still do this thing . although , you will do or not let's visit thai! you can see new thing ... Name: Joan City, Country: USA Sent: 5.22 AM - 8/24 2002 Vicki Curtis, the oddball in Tassie. That you are. Not more more to be said there! Hey C.L. Robbins, the picture of a Cowboys T-shirt does NOT mean the Cowgirl thugs are liked around the world. :-) Dallas Cowboys are "worthy"? ;-) Worthy of jail time perhaps. Hehehehe. Joan
City, Country: Dallas, TX USA Sent: 10.43 PM - 8/23 2002 I really enjoy reading your journal entries and seeing your pictures. I am a Dallas Cowboy fan. You can imagine the surprise in your "Calendar Contest" picture from Australia, seeing an AIKMAN #8 shirt. The "worthy" Cowboys are liked around the world!! Name: Marieke City, Country: Holland Sent: 4.46 PM - 8/23 2002 Well frmo what I read in your postings, I think Vicky has some kind of mental disorder. ADHD (Hyperactivity disorder) might be a possibility. That means you react in an extremely impulsive way and do lots of things you regret later on. You react on emotions in a very primal way: impulsively. And later you regret what you have said/done because you migth not even really mean it. From reading the posts I do not get the impression Vicky is a nasty woman or anything. After all, she seemed over the moon with having Ramon. I think it went a little different form what she expected and that was a change in her 'plan' and she did not really know how to cope with that.
Hey guys - please dont bag me anymore. I truly am sorry. There are things I cant say publicly - but there's a reason why I am 'different'. Please welcome me guys. I've made a huge mistake. Im sure Ramon will forgive me when he reads his email about what happened. Name: donatella City, Country: milano, italy Sent: 2.04 PM - 8/23 2002 hello ramon, I've just read your 2 latest report, the mailinglist made me quite curious about that fuss with the hostess in hobart. I'd like to tell you what is obviously plain: it can happen to meet on your route unpleasant people (the problem is that you can't realise it before accepting the invitation...); probably the more you go on --> the more you become "famous" --> the more you risk to meet people or media that want to use you and your experience as a kind of fenomeno (or a rag doll, as you wrote). I'm generally speaking, don't want to judge wickie - you know, the report of the aug.19th is a little disqiueting in its irony... (did you have a premonition?) I mean, it sounds like that wasn't much feeling from the start with the lady. probably the best thing is speaking clearly to her and making clear about your opinions once again, then you'll have made all the possible: it's up to her to understand.
RAMON ROX! Name: Fiona City, Country: Adelaide Sent: 1.55 PM - 8/23 2002 Hey Ramon! I hope you don't think all Anlgican priest's wives are wacky! Remember when you stayed with us and we had dinner at a table with a glass of wine! You were the perfect house guest and we would have you again in a flash! Imogen still asks where you are so I have been showing her the pictures on the site! Those of us on the mainland always say Tesweigans have 2 heads! Name: Vicki Curtis City, Country: Hobart Tasmania Sent: 1.44 PM - 8/23 2002 Hi this is Vicki Curtis the oddball from Tassie. This is my public apology to Ramon for causing him so much grief. I have written him a long email and I hope that he finds it in his heart to forgive me after reading what I have to say to him. I have wasted a precious opportunity in like. Maybe Ramon will publicly accept me back to this site? Vicki Curtis the 'different' one in Tasy. Name: Sue City, Country: Hong Kong Sent: 1.34 PM - 8/23 2002 Glad to hear Ramon had a great day biking in the Tamar Valley, also that he went to my home town (George Town) as a lot of visitors find it a bit out of the way. By the way, the bridge is called the "Batman Bridge" after a John Batman, a busranger who used to hideout in the area, I believe. Unless they have changed the name sometime in the last 20 years! It really is great to see all the pictures from Tasmania, thanks! Name: Acadia City, Country: Maine, USA Yüklə 1,59 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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