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Basil's in Montreal! He's Traveled: 22,551mi / 36,304km

whereisbasil.com: Where Is Basil?

This is a travel blog about Basil the donkey’s adventures around the world, as he delivers the hilarious Fawlty Towers DVDs to anyone who wants them. Each person guest blogs, and builds the community! Read More!

Fri
28
Jul '06

Basil Locks Me Out Of My Condo And Throws a Party!

Apparently Basil didn’t need too much sleep after showing up early this morning from his first party night in Chicago.
I was locked out of my condo…and here’s what happened.
My IT husband and I got up early to watch the sunrise over Lake Michigan across the street at Belmont Harbor. It’s fun to sit on the [...]

Wed
26
Jul '06

Pennsylvania, Here Comes Basil! Joe Hauckes Joins the List…

Joe Hauckes is the latest person to join the list. Basil the Donkey will be heading to Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania after visiting rural Nova Scotia. I know Joe will treat Basil well…maybe take him on a tour of some of Pennsylvania’s hotspots. (Joe, what are those?)
Joe works from home. And he writes a great blog [...]

Wed
26
Jul '06

Basil Arrives in Chicago, Heads to Rush Street.

Liz Strauss was right…Basil arrived in Chicago and immediately went to Rush Street. He must have gotten some advice from Dick Cheney while they were on the train together.
I heard from Basil late last night, he called me and woke me up in a drunken stupor. Of course, he’d been partying since he got of [...]

Tue
25
Jul '06

Make Where Is Basil Your Own. That’s Part of Being A Community.

Starbucker has sent Basil packing to Chicago and sent the DVDs as well. In his final comments on the experience, Starbucker wrote:
I’ve included with the DVDs another picture, a postcard and a note that I hope will be passed on as the DVDs travel around the world.
I also reveal my favorite episode of Fawlty [...]

Tue
25
Jul '06

Basil’s Wild 2-Day Train Journey

So Basil hops a train to go from Stamford, Connecticut to Chicago, Illinois…
I don’t think he realized it was going to take 2 days!
Basil left yesterday morning and then arrived in Washington, DC in the early afternoon. That was a 4 hour train ride. He then waited a couple hours in Washington before hopping on [...]