Donovan

Stuff going on this week at BnA

Date: July 12th, 2004 |

I haven’t posted here for almost a week. Ouch!
Donovan turns 30 this week. Welcome to old-manhood, mate!
This should be an exciting week for us. BootsnAll member EB will be visiting the Pac NW this week and next and will be around BNA HQ for a few days. He turns the big [read more]

My ass hurts!

Date: May 20th, 2004 |

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Subject of e-mail I received from Donovan: My ass hurts!
“Sean - I was wondering if I could come over tomorrow and get my old chair, to use while I am at home. I only have a wooden chair and it’s not condusive to sit for eight hours on my rump.
Donovan”
When I saw the subject, I [read more]

Postcards

Date: April 14th, 2004 |

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In an effort to add some color and spice to the BootsnAll office, and to detract visitors from Sean’s two pictures that pay homage to Chicago sports, we are asking travelers to send us postcards from around the world.

Whether you’re traveling internationally, domestically, or even in your hometown, we want to see postcards from everywhere. [read more]

Customer Service Inquiry

Date: March 25th, 2004 |

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As most of you might know, we receive many emails each day from curious travelers about all sorts of questions; some of them want to know about logisitics to their hostels, others want to know what Eurail pass they should buy, and others want US to tell them where to go on THEIR vacation. Well, [read more]

BnA Musical

Date: March 22nd, 2004 |

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I think the nice weather in Portland is getting to Donovan, the only Oregonian native in the office. While listening to the soundtrack of Moulin Rouge, Donovan asked me if I ever wished I lived in a musical, prancing around and singing and swinging on trees and hopping on cars and stuff. [read more]

Safari Complete

Date: July 6th, 2004 |

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Just received this message from our clients who completed their safari in Tanzania.
Hi Donovan,
Clive here! Just got back-everything was great, saw all the animals we wanted to (well, nearly, no rhinos!) and the food was lovely!
Will write more when we’ve showered and stuff, but don’t worry, it was all good.
Thanks again for sorting all [read more]

Donovan Does the Dinosaur

Date: April 21st, 2004 |

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So the past few days have been a bit crazy…BnA RTW bicyclist Alastair Humphreys came to visit yesterday with Shawn Kobb in tow. For all those Portlanders, Alastair is showing pictures and speaking this Friday night at the PCC-Cascade Campus at 7 pm about his trip. He swung by the office today to [read more]

Zamunda Fools Another

Date: April 6th, 2004 |

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I know that Zamunda tricked a few people, but I figured that most people figured it out after a day or two. My good friend, who is a geography nut and prides himself on knowing every country in the world, was still looking for Zamunda today.

I emailed him and told him it was a joke. [read more]

Why I want to go to Africa

Date: March 23rd, 2004 |

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Looking through the membership applications yesterday morning, I stumbled upon this very moving essay on why the author wants to visit Africa. I encourage everyone to read it - it’s very inspirational.
Why I want to go to Africa
by Colyn aged 41 1/3
I guess everyone reaches a point in life when they know what’s coming next. [read more]

1 month down - almost!

Date: February 23rd, 2004 |

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Well, I know it’s the proverbial cliche, but time sure does fly - especially if you’re working for Sean Keener.

At the end of this week, Court and I will have been working for Bootsnall for 1 month. Amazing. It seemed like just yesterday, I was learning how to “bold” on my first HTML file. [read more]