Meeting

[Leen Koper]

After reading so many postings about Americans who lived in the same area some time, I have a request for people on the forum that live in the Netherlands. I know about Robbert Schraven and Chris Tuithof, but I suppose they are not the only ones.

It might be a good idea to meet each other to exchange information.
Who else is out there? Either posting or just only lurking.

Leen

[Ray]

Leen,

We could as well open a chat room and so all members here could join in!

Ray

[Leen Koper]

Isn't this forum sometimes just like a chatroom? ;-))
Plastic palm trees, plastic flamingos, discussions about the quality of the morning coffee..... I love it!

Meeting each other face to face however is something different and the Netherlands aren't that large. When you 're in the centre it is usually within a 100 miles.
That 's less far than Jodi's coffee.

Leen

[Pete D]

> Meeting each other face to face however is something different and the
Netherlands aren't that large. When you 're in the centre it is usually
within a 100 miles.

Leen,

Why not think big and get 'everyone' together. I was thinking Azores might
be fairly central but that is still a long way for Susan :)

All this conversation brings out new ideas for photos and using elements I
believe. I may go out and take some pictures of my new growth in the yard
that surrounds my "Plastic Flamingos"; pineapple plants, Guacamole tree,
Mango trees, Three new Papaya Trees last week, and an Elephant ear plant
that is Huge after only 40 days and also has sprouted another one a foot
way. And not to forget the seventy or eighty palm trees that make mowing
the grass a "close course" event every week.

(Maybe those flamingos are the only color out there but everything is green
12 months a year:)!

Pete

[Susan S.]

Pete - I'm in Toronto 8-14 (or something like that) of September, followed by a couple of days somewhere near Albany, followed by a month in London/Oxford/Cambridge (mainly London). I would love to meet any forum regulars that live within reasonable distance during my travels. Probably a bit more convenient than the Azores!

My garden is a flamingo free zone. i do however have a small garden gnome with the obligatory fishing rod - he belongs to one of my daughters.

Susan S

[Leen Koper]

Susan, probably I will be in Cambridge for a few days at the same time as you to attend a print competition.
(Next Saturday I 'll be in London to cover a wedding, but I will return with the first ferry on Sunday morning.)
I would love to meet you. Let's keep in touch.

Leen

[Susan S.]

Leen - I'm not sure exactly when or how much time I'll be in Cambridge yet - my husband is visiting the law school for a couple of weeks, but it's yet to be decided whether me and the kids will stay there or whether I'll just stay at home in London and and come up for a couple of day trips - depends on the accomodation costs. Let me know when you are going to be there and I'll see what I can do.

[email]sestewart@ozemail.com.au[/email]

Ray - London, England - my parents live there! I always forget that there's one in Canada too!

susan S

Susan S.

[Chuck Snyder]

Ray, St. Petersburg isn't far from where Pete lives!

Oh....do you mean St. Petersburg in Russia??

:-)

Chuck

[Ray]

Leen,

I'm usually very carefull about my gear, but I'll be more carefull this
time. I'm used to travelling with my Canon Elan 7e and several lenses, and
carefully hiding it when people get too close to me. But since we're two
men travelling, that usually helps to lower temptation to steal our stuff :)

Thanks for the advice!

Ray

[Susan S.]

St Petersburg is a beautiful city - or it was when I was last there - I went there in 1974 when it was still Leningrad, as part of a school trip. Mind you after Moscow at that period, anything would seem like a blessed relief. It would be interesting to go back, but I don't think it's as safe for travellers as it was then.
Susan S

[Chuck Snyder]

Ray, to add to the confusion, we have a Paris in Texas! Not much chance of
confusing it with the French variety, though....

:-)

Chuck

[Jodi Frye]

All this travel sounds good. Where is the party ? I'll bring the pink flamingos and the magic wand.....high tolerance ;)

[Ray]

Susan... it's an incredible journey! Around the world, sort of! I envy you
:)

Ray

[Barbara Brundage]

I think we should all meet at Photoshop World <http://www.photoshopworld.com> in September. ;-)

[Jodi Frye]

OK

[Ray]

Huhhmmm... Let's see... 499$, on top of the ticket to get there / the hotel
room / the various expenses on a trip... I don't think I can afford this :(

Perhaps only the party on the boat..

Ray

[Barbara Brundage]

Perhaps only the party on the boat




Nah, Ray, I've been on that boat. We should have an Elements party instead.

[Dick Smith]

Count me in!

Dick

[Ray]

Barbara, for that, count me in !
I was never a boat person sort of myself :)

Ray

[Pete D]

Ray,

Yeah that is too much and you might get seasick or fall in with the sharks.
Just meet here. I will throw some stuff on the grille.

Pete