Date:         Sun, 11 Apr 2004 15:37:20 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Roadhaus - Tales of a 21st Century Gypsy
Comments: To: Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM>
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/freelance_rover/

http://www.tfn.net/~nancye2/

http://www.peoplesguide.com/1pages/chapts/drive/vwvan.html

http://www2.wizards.net/ccraig/

Lots of travel chronicles out there ................. Are VW campers good
for this sort of thing?

Stan Wilder
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Chase" <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:48 AM
Subject: Roadhaus - Tales of a 21st Century Gypsy


> Volks,
>
> A while ago a new member of our community introduced
> herself to us.
>
> Joy E. Hecht (jhecht@alum.mit.edu)had just purchased a
> Beautiful, Maroon, 1989 Vanagon Westy.
>
> But even more incredible, she had just begun an Adventure
> of a lifetime.
>
> Like a few of us intrepid Gypsy's, Joy divested herself
> of worldly possessions, moved into her Westy and began an
> odyssey of travel and adventure.
>
> Best of all she is chronicling her experiences,
> aptly titled ...   "Tales of a 21st Century Gypsy" on
> her web site: http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
>
> Although I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Joy in person,
> I have been following her journey thru her incredible writings.
>
> When you have a few moments ...... I would encourage you to visit her
> Web site and enjoy her very unique writings on Travel, VW's, People,
> Life, Living, Dying, Friends, Relationships and on and on and on.
>
> All the things one thinks about and mediates upon while "On the Road".
>
> BTW .... Hopefully, next week I'll have the pleasure of meeting Joy at
> EveryBus in North Carolina.
>
> Lets all be on the look out for a Maroon Westy with Bikes on the back
> and Kayak on the roof and help Joy have a "Journey of a Lifetime".
>
> Larry Chase
> Email: RoadGuy@RoadHaus.com
> Web: WWW.RoadHaus.com
> Cell:  408.202.1217
> What: North American Road Trip
> How: RoadHaus - 1990 White VW Westfalia Syncro
> Today:  .. circling the south waiting for EveryBus