

| Subject: | Re: trips you probably shouldn't take in your vanagon |
| From: | Tom Buese |
| Date: | Mon, 8 Oct 2007 14:46:59 -0600 |
Oh no! Not another wonderful bus trek website I am gonna hafta follow in my spare time. When will it end? Thanks, Tom B.-so many treks, so little time On Oct 8, 2007, at 2:19 PM, Julia Schrenkler wrote: > <http://wanderwagen.com/>What trips shouldn't we take? I'm > serious. There > are some I'd choose not to take in the VW because it isn't on my "must > experience by Westy" or even "must camp here" list, but shouldn't > we try to > figure out how to travel where we might dream to go? Consider the > couple at > 20yearsoverland.com or the vwvagabonds... were they smart or just > lucky to > pass through so many countries, some of which were risky at best? > Think of > the everyday obstacles people like Larry or Joy have overcome right > here in > North America. These folks give me inspiration and confidence to > cook up my > own long distance plans. > > > I meant to send this to the list as a Happy Friday note, but here > goes: > > ***** > > Turns out earlier this fall Pat & Ali departed the Land of 10,000 > Lakes > (Minnesota, yeah) in a 1958 Panel Bus (custom conversion) and > they're going > to _drive around the world_. Normally I watch "We're going to take > off & > live in a VW Camper Van" sites with a cautious eye, because > fulltiming isn't > for everyone. Then again, this couple already completed a 4-year tour > sailing around the world, so I'd wager they'll adapt to living in a > VW bus > on the road. They share their adventure chronicles here: > > http://www.bumfuzzle.com/ > > Daygig warning: They're going to join me for an online Q&A Tuesday > October > 9, 2007 at 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT / 5 pm PT. They're willing to answer > everyone's > questions about their journeys and adventures, and I think it will > be really > interesting to travelers, people who want to be travelers, and VW > camper > folks. The discussion happens here: http://tinyurl.com/2lkoeg but > if you'd > like you can also PM me in advance with questions for them. After > the chat > starts you'll have to join the site to add comments or questions. > > At the minimum, check out their travel site. They're living the > life! They > even took part in the Great American Race in a '65 Porsche. Good > thing the > '58 Bus is a little roomier for this trip. > > > -Julia > http://wanderwagen.com/ > > > ***** > > Jeff wrote: >> Some of the trip and life stories I've read on this list has made me > consider doing something similar.
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