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Re: Re. questions (in footsteps of mr Fogg)

From: Carmen Pitulan <lunatics~at~home.ro>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 15:08:59 +0300
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

thank you very much for answering me!
one more question, please: do you see any interest in another such
expedition, during our days?
thanks and regards to all,
Carmen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Harold" <haroldmania~at~yahoo.se>
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:59 PM
Subject: Re. questions (in footsteps of mr Fogg)


> Yes indeed!
>
> There was in 1928 - I think - an expedition round the
> world with a 16(?) years old schoolboy travelling in
> company with some reporters. This tour was followed by
> an book.
>
> Also our favourite traveller, a man who's journeys
> have been following the footsteps of Hemingway and
> Fogg, is the Month Python actor Michel Palin.
>
> But before these guys, there have been a famous lady,
> miss Bly, travelling around the world in... was it 72
> days? She also had an appointment with Jules Verne
> too.
>
> But I think it should be more adventures expeditions
> inspired by his other novels. I guess a steam house
> could be replaced by a camping wagon or a re-built
> tourist bus... There are several buses like that
> travelling from my country to India in that way.
>
> I will do some more research and see if I find
> anything about the subject.
>
> Regards
> Peter Harold
>
> --- Carmen Pitulan <lunatics~at~home.ro> skrev: > Hello
> everybody!
> > I would be interested to know if there are made,
> > upon the time, some expeditions following the Jules
> > Verne's books. For example, are there any trips
> > "around the world in 80 days"? Who and how made
> > them?
> > Thank you and best regards,
> > Carmen Pitulan - Romania
> > +40216504286
> >
>
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>
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