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nonkel duvel
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# Posted: 10 Dec 07 22:22 - Edited by: nonkel duvel
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Hello Woophians,
Saturday, 25 august. I'm together with some Woophy-members. We're drinking a beer. I'm talking with Graaf about the "Rue de Boucher" in Brussels. Then he tells me very silently that he will make a trip through Asia with Australia as final destination.
A few months later. We're chatting with each other. I'm sitting in a cold, rainy Belgium, he's sitting in hot, sunny Laos. He left on the 1st October. He visited already Dubai, India, Thailand and Nepal.
 Graaf
It's a trip full of contrasts. He has fun on the paradisaical beaches, but he has also eyes for the living conditions of the local (poor) people. He uses fast planes, but he isn't afraid to travel several days in an overcrowded, old train.
You can follow his journey on his site http://sofarfromsofa.googlepages.com
He's writing his experiences down on the site. His texts come right from the heart, sometimes funny, sometimes very serious,... It reads very easy, also when your first language isn't English ! So, don't hesitate and have a look !
Greetz
Nonkel Duvel
PS : Maybe you're asking yourself why Graaf didn't post this topic. The problem he has is that in many so called 'Internet cafe's' the internet connection is esthablished with an 56 Kb modem. For those who know a bit about the broadband technique, this is old fashioned! Also uploading pictures from 2 MB or higher doesn't work, because you have to wait 2 hours for one picture... So he asked me to post this topic !
Some of his pictures
Nepal
India
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jonny greentree
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# Posted: 10 Dec 07 22:32
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just fantastic thank you for helping him show his journey.
its great
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Bernhard
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# Posted: 10 Dec 07 22:55
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Nonkel, thank you for opening this topic.
And, of course, thank you Graaf for showing us these amazing pictures from your journey.
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Christian C
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# Posted: 10 Dec 07 23:09
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Thanks for this link to the site of Graaf. Very interesting stories and beautiful pictures of this wonderful trek.
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geert geenen
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# Posted: 10 Dec 07 23:23
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thank you nonkel. and thank you graaf for showing us your photo's and stories.
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Steve L
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 02:12
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Nonkel, thank you for giving us this peek at Graaf's great journey and for the link to his site. The weather here is supposed to be bad tomorrow (ice) so, if we have power, I plan to spend some time reading his stories and viewing his pictures. That should brighten the day.
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Nathan Servi
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 02:15
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Thank you NOnkel for these amazing pictures.
I wrote a whole post about the fact that I would want to go on such amazing trip, but i can't. It would have been boring to read, so I erased it.... :D
I'm planning to drive to the coast in a few days - that will be the farthest I go in the last 6 months!!!! I seriously need a vacation!!!!!
Hugs to all,
Nathan
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Martin de Rijk
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 09:10
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Thanks Nonkel, good to see pictures of Graaf's wonderful journey.
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Arwen
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 09:26
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Thanx, Nonkel.
Great pictures, what a fantastic trip Graaf is making.
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Akbar
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 12:26
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I have been following his trip on his website the last couple of months and it's great!
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giz
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 12:53
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Thanks Nonkel, Graaf's pictures I saw allready but thanks to you I can also follow his travels on his website!
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matz
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 13:12
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thank you so much for turning our attention to the site. i have already seen most of the pictures now and read a few stories. wondeful and a little bit of envy i must admit. i will definately follow up on that.
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fotogravenswaay
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 15:53
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like the others who were present at kampen I follow his story and journey already nonkel......and it is great!!!¡¡¡.with great pictures also!!
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Dieuwertje
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 17:08
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Nonkel, am so glad you posted this topic , I surely will follow his journey, I like those people who have the spirit to follow their heart.
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scarlet
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 18:51
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I have been wondering where Graaf was (I knew he was off on some adventure but didn't realize he has a website) so thank you VERY much for the update and links. I can't wait to catch up now.
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zerega
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 19:47
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Maybe Joris could include the link in the news?
(If i remember right, the woophy 2.0 sneak peak in one of the earlier news pages revealed a possibility to put together such travelogues on woophy in the future. I fmany contribute that would be a great collection, from a day in Gent to such epic journeys like this one.)
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zerega
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 19:52 - Edited by: zerega
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Oh, and, Graaf, once in Australia, make sure to buy this one for an incredible funny holiday reading matter that resembles your trip:
The Wrong Way Home
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nonkel duvel
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 19:59
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@Zerega : I asked it already to Joris, the link and a short text will be published in the next newsletter.
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A.Miguel Oliveira
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# Posted: 11 Dec 07 23:31
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~Thanks Nonkel, thanks Graaf!!!
Greets for both and everyone!
Miguel
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Graaf
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# Posted: 12 Dec 07 09:49
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Just a short message from 'Graaf' himself......
I'm a bit ambashed about all the interest that Woophy members are giving me, particularly for our very simple, basic and almost non-professional website.......
Also thanks to Ive (Nonkel Duvel) that he posted this topic.....I felt myself a bit ashamed that I didn't found (or made!) the time to have a look on photos of any of you!. On the other hand I think that most of you probably understand that sitting behind a screen of a cmputer in a humid internet cafe is the last thing I want to spend my time on during this trip....
So if any of you wants to receive a personal update of 'sofarfromsofa' once in a while.....?.......just write me an email by contacting me on one of my pictures. I wil put you in my list.
And maybe I will find the time to meet one of you on our trip?....who knows.
Thnx again!
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