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Re: Personal Projects
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Wed, 20 Oct 1999 22:47:29 GMT
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In lugnet.adventurers, Mark Lindsey writes:
<snipping previous comments by me>
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> Thanks for the reply Bruce. I have made a few adventures of my own, all to
> the African continent, three times now. Once to Egypt, once to West Africa
> (Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria), and once to Central Africa (Republic of the
> Congo and Cameroon). Once you go to Africa you never leave it in spirit, I
> swear! As you can imagine the Egyptian theme was a thrill to me, but the
> subsequent Jungle subtheme based in the Americas was a little more foreign. I
> have fallen in love with it since however and can't get enough of it now.
> Since that subtheme was released I have found myself more and more eager to
> learn about other areas of historic interest and not only see them but build
> them. In addition to buying baby supplies (I have brand new twin boys),
> legos, and food my wife and I are planning a trip to New Delhi and Sri Lanka
> this coming spring. Money is tight but I tell you there is nothing like
> travelling to far off destinations. Sure the yellow fever shots suck and
> malaria is even worse the second time (trust me!), but the experiences make
> you a richer and more fulfilled person. That is the spirit of the Adventurers
> theme that appeals so strongly to me, and I dare say others. No other theme
> does quite the same thing to me and I am thankful lego makes them. Now if I
> could just get that Angkor Watt photo I want and a copy of the 2000 lego
> catalog to see if more adventures await us.
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> Tally Ho!
> Mark L
I would love to make it to all those places. Someday, sigh.
Have fun on the sub-continent: be thankful the shots are available (Malaria, my
dad, the Phillipines, WWII).
Bruce
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| (...) my (...) Ah ha! You can't be all that ancient if your father served in WWII, now if you had said WWI or the Spanish-American.... Mark L (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| (...) Thanks for the reply Bruce. I have made a few adventures of my own, all to the African continent, three times now. Once to Egypt, once to West Africa (Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria), and once to Central Africa (Republic of the Congo and (...) (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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