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14-11.-2007, 11:10 AM
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Anyone ever travel on a Freighter?
I am thinking, dreaming, planning .. for next spring. I have always wanted
to cycle tour in Europe. Ireland, specifically. Then I got to thinking ;;; why not take a ship to Europe. I had heard of freighter travel a little. Anyway, I looked up on the net. There is more than I anticipated. Have any of you cycle tourists done a ship trip to go cycle? |
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14-11.-2007, 02:18 PM
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Re: Anyone ever travel on a Freighter?
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
> I am thinking, dreaming, planning .. for next spring. I have always wanted > to cycle tour in Europe. Ireland, specifically. > > Then I got to thinking ;;; why not take a ship to Europe. I had heard of > freighter travel a little. > > Anyway, I looked up on the net. There is more than I anticipated. > > Have any of you cycle tourists done a ship trip to go cycle? > > Josie Dew took a long trip on a Russian freighter to go cycling in New Zealand: http://www.josiedew.co.uk/book6.htm -- David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada WWW pages: http://www.dermott.ca/index.html |
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15-11.-2007, 01:35 AM
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Re: Anyone ever travel on a Freighter?
David,,, wow,, that woman is serious!
I went to her web site. She only put a very small amount on the site about her freighter trip etc. She is writing a book, it seems. She must have hit the lottery or something. She has spent most of her life traveling about.... she nevers mentions a JOB. We should all be so lucky. Thanks .. I will keep doing research. ps: one thing I learned yesterday .. [me=dumb]. The American dollar is worthless toilet paper. Thanks mr president, congress, senate, etc. Oh,, and it is going down .. The currency of choice is the Euro. Here we are dying in Iraq and our dollar is worthless, gas is over $3 and going up and ... What my rants means is: to puchase a passage on a ship, it will cost the posted fee plus the difference in dollar value. Oh, and another thing... there are no American ships. The ships are all registered in places like Liberia. Even the cruise ships are registered in some far off shit hole. Great Country the USA... I mean it was a great country. "David Dermott" <dermott@nOsPAM.sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0711140013390.16192@localhost.localdomain... > On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote: > >> I am thinking, dreaming, planning .. for next spring. I have always >> wanted >> to cycle tour in Europe. Ireland, specifically. >> >> Then I got to thinking ;;; why not take a ship to Europe. I had heard of >> freighter travel a little. >> >> Anyway, I looked up on the net. There is more than I anticipated. >> >> Have any of you cycle tourists done a ship trip to go cycle? >> >> > Josie Dew took a long trip on a Russian freighter to go > cycling in New Zealand: > > http://www.josiedew.co.uk/book6.htm > > -- > > David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada > WWW pages: http://www.dermott.ca/index.html |
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15-11.-2007, 06:57 AM
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Re: Anyone ever travel on a Freighter?
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
> > I went to her web site. She only put a very small amount on the site about > her freighter trip etc. > She is writing a book, it seems. > She's written 7 books now about cycling trips. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josie_Dew > She must have hit the lottery or something. She has spent most of her life > traveling about.... she nevers > mentions a JOB. > Early in her cycling career she was a cook and delivered her meals by bicycle trailer. Now she writes books and bicycle magazine articles. -- David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada WWW pages: http://www.dermott.ca/index.html |
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21-11.-2007, 12:14 PM
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Re: Anyone ever travel on a Freighter?
> What my rants means is: to puchase a passage on a ship, it will cost the
> posted fee plus the difference in dollar value. > > Oh, and another thing... there are no American ships. The ships are all > registered in places like Liberia. > > Even the cruise ships are registered in some far off shit hole. The two are not related; registering ships overseas began long before the decline of the US dollar. And have you been to Liberia? Just curious why you assume it's such a terrible place. It may, in fact, be, but traveling has shown me that many places don't live up to their reputations, in a fortunate way. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA "Sir Thomas of Cannondale" <tomcatm@verizon.net> wrote in message news:IAE_i.8010$ds.64@trndny09... > David,,, wow,, that woman is serious! > > I went to her web site. She only put a very small amount on the site > about her freighter trip etc. > She is writing a book, it seems. > > She must have hit the lottery or something. She has spent most of her > life traveling about.... she nevers > mentions a JOB. > > We should all be so lucky. > > > Thanks .. > > I will keep doing research. > > ps: one thing I learned yesterday .. [me=dumb]. > The American dollar is worthless toilet paper. Thanks mr president, > congress, senate, etc. > > Oh,, and it is going down .. > > The currency of choice is the Euro. > > Here we are dying in Iraq and our dollar is worthless, gas is over $3 and > going up and ... > > What my rants means is: to puchase a passage on a ship, it will cost the > posted fee plus the difference in dollar value. > > Oh, and another thing... there are no American ships. The ships are all > registered in places like Liberia. > > Even the cruise ships are registered in some far off shit hole. > > > Great Country the USA... I mean it was a great country. > > > "David Dermott" <dermott@nOsPAM.sympatico.ca> wrote in message > news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0711140013390.16192@localhost.localdomain... >> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote: >> >>> I am thinking, dreaming, planning .. for next spring. I have always >>> wanted >>> to cycle tour in Europe. Ireland, specifically. >>> >>> Then I got to thinking ;;; why not take a ship to Europe. I had heard >>> of >>> freighter travel a little. >>> >>> Anyway, I looked up on the net. There is more than I anticipated. >>> >>> Have any of you cycle tourists done a ship trip to go cycle? >>> >>> >> Josie Dew took a long trip on a Russian freighter to go >> cycling in New Zealand: >> >> http://www.josiedew.co.uk/book6.htm >> >> -- >> >> David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada >> WWW pages: http://www.dermott.ca/index.html > > > |
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22-11.-2007, 12:33 AM
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Re: Anyone ever travel on a Freighter?
Liberia has been in a state of flux witnessing two civil wars, the First
Liberian Civil War (1989-1996), and the Second Liberian Civil War (1999-2003), displacing hundreds of thousands of people and decimating the country's economy. President Taylor accepted an asylum offer from Nigeria, but vowed: "God willing, I will be back." His statement was proved prophetic on March 29, 2006, when he was extradited from Nigeria. He is expected to face 17 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity before a United Nations tribunal holding proceedings in the Hague to address alleged crimes committed during the brutal civil war. Mike,, stop with the "have you ever been to Liberia" bullshit. It is a hell hole. And you already knew that. =========== "Mike Jacoubowsky" <MikeJ@ChainReaction.com> wrote in message news:ywM0j.46237$eY.26676@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net... >> What my rants means is: to puchase a passage on a ship, it will cost the >> posted fee plus the difference in dollar value. >> >> Oh, and another thing... there are no American ships. The ships are all >> registered in places like Liberia. >> >> Even the cruise ships are registered in some far off shit hole. > > The two are not related; registering ships overseas began long before the > decline of the US dollar. > > And have you been to Liberia? Just curious why you assume it's such a > terrible place. It may, in fact, be, but traveling has shown me that many > places don't live up to their reputations, in a fortunate way. > > --Mike Jacoubowsky > Chain Reaction Bicycles > www.ChainReaction.com > Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA > > > "Sir Thomas of Cannondale" <tomcatm@verizon.net> wrote in message > news:IAE_i.8010$ds.64@trndny09... >> David,,, wow,, that woman is serious! >> >> I went to her web site. She only put a very small amount on the site >> about her freighter trip etc. >> She is writing a book, it seems. >> >> She must have hit the lottery or something. She has spent most of her >> life traveling about.... she nevers >> mentions a JOB. >> >> We should all be so lucky. >> >> >> Thanks .. >> >> I will keep doing research. >> >> ps: one thing I learned yesterday .. [me=dumb]. >> The American dollar is worthless toilet paper. Thanks mr president, >> congress, senate, etc. >> >> Oh,, and it is going down .. >> >> The currency of choice is the Euro. >> >> Here we are dying in Iraq and our dollar is worthless, gas is over $3 and >> going up and ... >> >> What my rants means is: to puchase a passage on a ship, it will cost the >> posted fee plus the difference in dollar value. >> >> Oh, and another thing... there are no American ships. The ships are all >> registered in places like Liberia. >> >> Even the cruise ships are registered in some far off shit hole. >> >> >> Great Country the USA... I mean it was a great country. >> >> >> "David Dermott" <dermott@nOsPAM.sympatico.ca> wrote in message >> news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0711140013390.16192@localhost.localdomain... >>> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote: >>> >>>> I am thinking, dreaming, planning .. for next spring. I have always >>>> wanted >>>> to cycle tour in Europe. Ireland, specifically. >>>> >>>> Then I got to thinking ;;; why not take a ship to Europe. I had heard >>>> of >>>> freighter travel a little. >>>> >>>> Anyway, I looked up on the net. There is more than I anticipated. >>>> >>>> Have any of you cycle tourists done a ship trip to go cycle? >>>> >>>> >>> Josie Dew took a long trip on a Russian freighter to go >>> cycling in New Zealand: >>> >>> http://www.josiedew.co.uk/book6.htm >>> >>> -- >>> >>> David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada >>> WWW pages: http://www.dermott.ca/index.html >> >> >> > > |
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22-11.-2007, 06:00 PM
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Re: Anyone ever travel on a Freighter?
> Liberia has been in a state of flux witnessing two civil wars, the First
> Liberian Civil War (1989-1996), and the Second Liberian Civil War > (1999-2003), displacing hundreds of thousands of people and decimating the > country's economy. > > President Taylor accepted an asylum offer from Nigeria, but vowed: "God > willing, I will be back." His statement was proved prophetic on March 29, > 2006, when he was extradited from Nigeria. He is expected to face 17 > charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity before a United Nations > tribunal holding proceedings in the Hague to address alleged crimes > committed during the brutal civil war. > > > Mike,, stop with the "have you ever been to Liberia" bullshit. It is a > hell hole. And you already knew that. For those wanting to know more about LIberia- http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_...is/cis_950.html It's certainly not a destination for a sane-person's idea of a romantic getaway. But it's also not the same place it was just a few years ago. There is some reason for hope. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com "Sir Thomas of Cannondale" <tomcatm@verizon.net> wrote in message news:mlX0j.9267$701.154@trndny08... > Liberia has been in a state of flux witnessing two civil wars, the First > Liberian Civil War (1989-1996), and the Second Liberian Civil War > (1999-2003), displacing hundreds of thousands of people and decimating the > country's economy. > > President Taylor accepted an asylum offer from Nigeria, but vowed: "God > willing, I will be back." His statement was proved prophetic on March 29, > 2006, when he was extradited from Nigeria. He is expected to face 17 > charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity before a United Nations > tribunal holding proceedings in the Hague to address alleged crimes > committed during the brutal civil war. > > > Mike,, stop with the "have you ever been to Liberia" bullshit. It is a > hell hole. And you already knew that. > > =========== > > "Mike Jacoubowsky" <MikeJ@ChainReaction.com> wrote in message > news:ywM0j.46237$eY.26676@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net... >>> What my rants means is: to puchase a passage on a ship, it will cost >>> the posted fee plus the difference in dollar value. >>> >>> Oh, and another thing... there are no American ships. The ships are all >>> registered in places like Liberia. >>> >>> Even the cruise ships are registered in some far off shit hole. >> >> The two are not related; registering ships overseas began long before the >> decline of the US dollar. >> >> And have you been to Liberia? Just curious why you assume it's such a >> terrible place. It may, in fact, be, but traveling has shown me that many >> places don't live up to their reputations, in a fortunate way. >> >> --Mike Jacoubowsky >> Chain Reaction Bicycles >> www.ChainReaction.com >> Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA >> >> >> "Sir Thomas of Cannondale" <tomcatm@verizon.net> wrote in message >> news:IAE_i.8010$ds.64@trndny09... >>> David,,, wow,, that woman is serious! >>> >>> I went to her web site. She only put a very small amount on the site >>> about her freighter trip etc. >>> She is writing a book, it seems. >>> >>> She must have hit the lottery or something. She has spent most of her >>> life traveling about.... she nevers >>> mentions a JOB. >>> >>> We should all be so lucky. >>> >>> >>> Thanks .. >>> >>> I will keep doing research. >>> >>> ps: one thing I learned yesterday .. [me=dumb]. >>> The American dollar is worthless toilet paper. Thanks mr president, >>> congress, senate, etc. >>> >>> Oh,, and it is going down .. >>> >>> The currency of choice is the Euro. >>> >>> Here we are dying in Iraq and our dollar is worthless, gas is over $3 >>> and going up and ... >>> >>> What my rants means is: to puchase a passage on a ship, it will cost >>> the posted fee plus the difference in dollar value. >>> >>> Oh, and another thing... there are no American ships. The ships are all >>> registered in places like Liberia. >>> >>> Even the cruise ships are registered in some far off shit hole. >>> >>> >>> Great Country the USA... I mean it was a great country. >>> >>> >>> "David Dermott" <dermott@nOsPAM.sympatico.ca> wrote in message >>> news:Pine.LNX.4.64.0711140013390.16192@localhost.localdomain... >>>> On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am thinking, dreaming, planning .. for next spring. I have always >>>>> wanted >>>>> to cycle tour in Europe. Ireland, specifically. >>>>> >>>>> Then I got to thinking ;;; why not take a ship to Europe. I had heard >>>>> of >>>>> freighter travel a little. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, I looked up on the net. There is more than I anticipated. >>>>> >>>>> Have any of you cycle tourists done a ship trip to go cycle? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Josie Dew took a long trip on a Russian freighter to go >>>> cycling in New Zealand: >>>> >>>> http://www.josiedew.co.uk/book6.htm >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada >>>> WWW pages: http://www.dermott.ca/index.html >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > |
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