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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!

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 […]

Mon
24
Jul '06

Starbucker Sends DVDs to Chicago. Get Ready Liz Strauss!

This morning I mailed the Fawlty Towers DVD Collection to Liz Strauss for Wednesday delivery, but not before I posed with the DVDs (without Basil, sadly) at historic Fort Stamford (not far from where I live), which was the winter headquarters for a group of Connecticut State Troops during the Revolutionary War from 1781 to […]

Mon
24
Jul '06

Basil is Found! (or: Windy City Here He Comes!)

Starbucker here again with good news - I found Basil! His valet called me yesterday and said, “meet us at the Stamford train station at 7:30 AM - sharp.”
So with great anticipation I went to the station, and right on time, there he was, a bit bleary eyed but not too worse for wear […]

Tue
18
Jul '06

Basil’s Enjoying Stamford, Although He Finds it a Touch Warm

Basil arrived in Stamford on Sunday evening and he’s been enjoying his time there so far with Starbucker. Basil told me it was a bit warm (going to be around 92 degrees today!) and there’s a good chance of a thunderstorm. It’s just as hot if not hotter in Montreal, so I told Basil to […]

Mon
17
Jul '06

Basil Arrives in Stamford, Connecticut.

Basil touched down in Hartford without a problem, and then rented a car from Hertz (he stole my Gold Member card and was apparently able to pass himself off as me.) Of course, Basil rented one of the most expensive cars he could (I’m footing the bill) and he drove just under 2 hours to […]