Good points here. I wonder if Airstream/Thor
might be interested or talked into helping out
(for any of the anniversary caravans) since it
has the possibility for priceless promotional
material for them (could be disasterous, too I
guess).
--- Sarah Calhoun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
I'm sure the 00s
> can't be compared to the 50s or the 70s, but in
> every era there are
> events that can be considered threats and
> events that are just wonderful
> cultural sharing. After all, they told
> Livingston not to go, too, that
> he would be eaten, etc. On the other hand,
> Dian Fossey did get murdered
> for a political point, and that wasn't state
> department hype. Bill is
> right that a large caravan of well-off-looking
> folks with these
> marvelous contraptions could be a huge target.
> But it probably was in
> '59 too, or could have been assumed to be and
> the trip not taken. I
> don't know if there has been a time in the last
> 50 years that there
> weren't terrible atrocities (as opposed, maybe,
> to just routine ones?)
> being committed, in South Africa and Rhodesia
> as well as further north.
> I'm sure there are all kinds of good reasons
> not to consider it, and I
> have a feeling also that it could be done,
> although not without its
> uncertainty and even potential for disaster. I
> would certainly think it
> worthwhile, probably essential, to have
> experienced guides with good
> local contacts, maybe even different sets of
> them for different places.
> Finding such people would be a way to begin
> exploring the diplomatic and
> geographic/physical feasibilities. Of course
> not all travel guides are
> created equal, and there will be good and bad
> apples. The links Gerald
> provided looked interesting; also maybe there
> is a place to get
> reliability information on the various outfits?
>
> --Sarah
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"You owe me"
Look what happens with a love like that...
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