wow, it has been awhile. Glad to see you are exposing you Beagles to quality programming on the Travel Channel. Do they howl at anything I say? We had a Beagle and I couldn't believe the vocal chords on that dog. So you are Italian you say? WELL CONGRATULATIONS!!!! the World Cup was a very big event in my household, my Fiance actually went to Germany to support the United States. He was supposed to leave his drinking and all around revelry for a few days to join me in Copenhagen while I was shooting there but can you believe he never made it?
for some reason on my vacation I always head to the seacoast and therefore forget how beautiful the Adirondacks are. In New York alone there is so much beauty in the mountains and lakes that are all throught the state. I turned to my fella the other day and said "we should go do a weekend trip up at Lake Placid, we can eat Ice Cream and stay in a motor lodge" he replied: "YOU, a motor lodge? right"
Gene, could you send me an email address so I might begin the picture process again maybe this time with better results
I think my favorite princess is The Little Mermaid. I loved that movie. Well break a leg as they say auditioning for Belle and I'm sure it will help your performance having seen a Belle at Disney World. When did you send your letter. I have moved and I just realized I might not have told Discovery Channel
I will definitely be livin la vida loca as preparations for the latin show. I think I'm going to start watching all the Spanish soap opera's. That will be fun. I believe my camera is a Cannon 310 powershot
He never made it, are you sure you want to marry this guy? J/K :~) Its alot of work training them to be quite, but its worth it I love this breed.They howl whenever they hear a dog on TV, or when my wife and I start it for fun.To be honest Iam not much of a sports fan, I do race a couple of old Pontiacs and a new Corvette, Iam big into drag racing and road racing. I just cant stand watching it I have to be out there going fast! Ciao Bella!
Tell Emily thank you so much, I feel so cool when the Tweens like me. I will definitely send you a photo and no I don't have "people" it's just me so it takes a little longer but until I can train my cat to sign my autograph I'm it. I'll contact you soon for a physical address.
take care and thanks for making my show something for the whole family, It's very flattering,
I'm in Portsmouth NH myself soaking up as much of this seacoast lifestyle as I possibly can in a week. While getting my tea I ran into one of my hang out buddies from high school and it turns out a group of people I haven't seen in 12 years live close by and we are all getting together friday to reminisce. I feel like Elwood in the Blues Brothers when he says "we're gettin the band back together" being up here makes me think how much i would love to own property on the NH or Maine seacoast it really is something else.
I remember going on the message boards and seeing something about Father Orange heading to Prague and going to the strudel place-so are you telling me he found it? That's excellent! hopefully you enjoyed it with a big dollop of vanilla ice cream or even Main blueberry would be quite nice too. Did you have a stomach ache like I did after eating an entire piece that was longer than an arm?
enjoy your vacation and please tell Father O that he needs to put down the ice tea, get off the hammock and say hello
loved the poem especially the line about the hair! I'll make sure the crew at PineRidge sees it too.
so I hate to be a bother, but I never got a picture either from the last time you were here.
oh and if you're looking for something new to listen to, I found this podcast on itunes called the "Word Nerds." and since you're a wine enthusiast, there's an episode about wine terminology. thought you'd like that.
I probably sent the letter like in February or March. I can't remember. Anyway I start school on August 14. I know what you're thinking it's way too early to go back to school, but I guess high school is going to be different than elementary school and junior high. Well I hope things turn out what they're suppose to be in school. If you want to know if my high school is doing Beauty and the Beast and I'm playing Belle (hopefully) you can e-mail me at Violet430@aol.com.
I am a little new to posting questions, so I hope I get this right. I have been a fan for only a short while, but I notice that you enjoy food. Is there any food that you simply could not eat while filming any of your shows?
I read where you will be going to Montana the last couple of weeks in August...just got back from spending two weeks in Glacier National Park and vicinity. Awesome place to visit.
Looking forward to Passport to Latin America and the rest of Passport to Europe. Keep up the good work and congrats on your upcoming wedding in October.
[Note: This is a Samantha Need Not Reply Zone so that she may spend more time with dad or others tonight]
Intldoc, I previously missed your earlier reference above, and I have nothing whatsoever against sports cars. (It's SUVs I loathe in every aspect.) If someone were to deed me a nice new British racing green Mazda Miata I would happily accept delivery. Actually I only own a basic little five speed VW Golf (and as I believe mentioned earlier, is a shiny blue) which I love, and handles surprisingly spritely (but with convenient hatchback). I even think it's pretty (if no Miata, or Lamborghini). Great fun to zip up the Little Mountain in the morning, where I suddenly find I'll be tomorrow. But off again Thursday.
Friend of mine was actually on Car Talk a year or so ago, and she even was called back for Stump the Chumps. She did confess, however, that the calls are edited down before airing and run later (which is why everyone seems to be "at work" on a Saturday). Best line heard from them - "Before getting into a fight with a guy, try walking a mile in his shoes. Then you'll be a mile away from him... and you'll have his shoes."
And sounds as both of you can now turn your interest from the Scandinavian Moose part of the opening credits for Holy Grail and towards the flashing lighted South American Llama part. A culture shock, I know. "Capt. Tuttle"
[Now back to the normal viewing thread. Thank you.]
The sports car apology regarded my proposed Harley trip to Monticello this summer; however, I turned down the Virginia offer for the Cali opportunity and the motorcycle evolved into a sportscar - with air conditioning. And so, with apologies, my visit to your back yard has been scuttled (for now, at least).
I'm new to the boards, however, I have been a faithful Passport watcher for a while now. I just love your show and I've been taping the episodes recently trying to decide where to go on my vacation. My question for you would be- What do you think is the most student-friendly city in Europe?
Congratulations on your engagement, and I'm so looking forward to Passport to Latin America!
Hi Samantha. It is so nice to hear from you. Your plans sound womderful.I can't wait to see them. Is there any way "Great vacation homes" and "Girl meets Hawaii" will ever be offered on DVD? Just as all your shows, they were wonderful.I'm afraid they will be lost.God go with you. Love Mary.
Dear Sam, Thanks for responding so quick to my message. I know its been around for awhile but it still amazes me how the internet and message boards allow people to communicate. I guess I am easily amazed at things. I liked living in Panama. The people are friendly. You are right in that the Americans had an easier life there. For example we hired a gardener and a maid to do the yard work and clean the house. They worked for us one day a week and than worked at our neighbors houses on other days of the week. Up until that point, we had never hired a gardener or a maid and we haven't hired one since. Only living in Panama could we afford to hire a gardener and maid. I got to go through the Panama Canal while we lived there. It is a trip well worth taking. The boat we went through the canal on was a big navy ship that could barely fit through the locks they use to raise and lower ships as they go through the canal. The ship side swipped a light post on one side of the lock than veird the other direction and took some of the roof off of the building on the opposite side of the lock. luckily everything turned out okay. That was twenty five years ago and is probably one of the reasons they're planing on digging a whole new Panama Canal that will be wider, to handle the bigger modern ships. Sorry to rattle on like this but let me close with a question Sam; When you stayed in that castle in England, the one whose owner got his head chopped off by the King, the bathroom in the room you showed us looked like it had Two toilets am I correct? Take care Sam, Crispin
Samantha--I am a HUGE fan of yours and thank you for doing this forum! If you don't mind, can I ask you a few questions? This being summer, with all the lazy time I have, I'm looking for new books and CD's. What are your favorite books and CD's that you take on the road? Do you have a favorite magazine? Also, what part of NYC do you live in now? How did you meet your fiance? Will you post wedding pictures after the fact? Sorry that was so many questions! Enjoy your time with your dad and your old friends!!!
Samantha; I'm a very long time fan of your shows and just found this forum. How cool is this? I never have missed "Great Hotels". Not only do we love your wit and the fun you have on the show, but we also love seeing which places you visit that we've been to and enjoyed. Now we're getting into the "Passport to Europe" series (thanks to the Travel Channel for multiple showings), and learning about the places we'd like to see next.
One thing, though...what's with the wedding in October? Has your fiance' been on any of the "Passport" episodes with you? He's a lucky guy, and is in for some great adventures with the best adventuress of all time!
It's great to have you back. Life is always an adventure that's for sure- i've had quite the year so far- survived my first year on a new job. had a few house repairs and medical scares but will be celebrating 7 years hitched in sept. Congrats on your upcoming wedding- may it be everything your heart desires. Marriage is great!
a few questions for you, if i may:
1. do you know anything about why they aren't airing any of the new eps in july or august? to finish out passport to europe? according to the schedule- they were to air some next week but they took them off the schedule and there isn't a sign in sight of the new eps.
2. how many eps will Passport to Latin America be?
3. will there be enough to do 2 seasons of Latin America or do you think you can get it all in 1?
4. where does your freedom of the seas cruise take you? will it be an hour show? i hope they air it multiple times- late at night- after 11pm central time and during the day- those are the only times i can get it.
5. eco resorts? sounds cool- what exactly is an eco resort? and same hope of air times.
6. after you get married will you still be doing your travel shows? any talk yet of more great hotels? maybe passport to asia, australia, canada???? or that usa coast to coast with sam brown idea- where you go from state to state doing all the cool things and you could probably film some great hotels at the same time.???
anyway i think i questioned enough- please let me know what you know.
Thanks for the response Sam. My e-mail address is swoyboro@adelphia.net
Hope I didn't sound like a whiner. For you, as busy as you are, to come on a message board and chat with your fans is quite remarkable. Thanks for doing that.
Hey Sam, I justed started to get into Travel Channel in April of '06, because of 5takes Pacific Rim, but, I was wondering are you still doing Great Hotles or is has that show ended?
Hi Samantha - My husband and I recently discovered your show, oddly enough while on vacation. We now record episodes and eat dinner with you in Europe every night while figuring out where our next, next trip will take us. I just wanted to say thanks for the awesome show - your personality really shows through and you look like you're truly having fun traveling, which, of course, is what it's all about!
Having just visited Europe for the first time for my honeymoon (last September in London and Ireland), I'm now ready to tackle the rest of the continent..or as much as I possibly can. My husband and I are heading to Germany for 10 days in November and I wanted to know what your favorite place to visit/thing to do was while you were there. We're also planning a trek over to Prague, where I'll be sure to pick up some crystal to add to the Waterford we picked up in Ireland.
Thanks again for such a great show - I look forward to Passport to Latin America. My husband and his brother hiked the Inca Trail into Machu Piccu and just loved it!
And congrats on your engagement!
Cheers, Erin
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