http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/ Bass Drum Ben's Worldwide Extravaganzza Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:21:35 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/269 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/269 My my my, how the days have passed since the last time I sent an update. I completely missed both 2010 and 2011, and those were two of the most eventful years Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:12:50 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/268 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/268 Howdy folks! I know I haven't been very good at keeping things up to date here. What can I say, I'm no blogger. And I suppose I've been doing fewer Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:12:32 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/267 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/267 Well, I haven't checked personally yet, but I'm supposed to be in the travel section of the print NY Times today. I can't wait to see it! Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:25:02 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/266 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/266 Well, since I recently traded my Hawaii driver's license for a California one, I also traded in my phone number for a local one. Yep. I'm officially a Bay Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:32:37 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/265 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/265 http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/qa-hitchhiking-with-ben-bachelder/ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:02:30 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/264 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/264 Finally, a long overdue update. I've been busy the last six months! Well, not that busy, I suppose. Enjoy! ******************************************* Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:20:35 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/263 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/263 Howdy folks, Just a quickie from McMurdo for ya. The latest news is that we had Rudolf Schuster, former presdent of Slovakia come visit us, though he missed Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:35:43 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/262 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/262 Finally! Pics of the South Pole and AGAP are now up at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bassdrumben I still need to caption them, but at least they're up. Hope Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:49:38 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/261 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/261 (I didn't have internet out at AGAP so I'm trying to catch up on the load in my inbox. If you wrote to me, I'll be getting back to you soon!) I'm winding up Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:41:42 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/260 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/260 Wow, almost two months have already gone by since Neoma and I landed at McMurdo. It's her second season down and my fourth, so we're both veterans down here. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:56:56 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/259 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/259 Greetings from somewhere between Denver and McMurdo. I know it???ll take me a while to get this update written, so I have no idea where I???ll be Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:04:44 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/258 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/258 Return to Asia As most of you know, Neoma and I are in the midst of a job that has us whizzing through southeast Asia with GPSes stuck to our heads, or Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:39:03 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/257 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/257 Well well well, five weeks in New Zealand went by mighty fast! I'm so glad I got to see the South Island more in-depth this time. Neoma and I chose not to go Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:46:55 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/256 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/256 After three days of delays, Neoma and I and 123 other people are finally in New Zealand. Let me tell you, it was a long three days, despite not having to Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:03:20 GMT bassdrumben http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/255 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bassdrumben/message/255 Hello again from the largest desert in the world! This update should just about get me caught up, assuming I send it out relatively soon. I haven't heard back