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• My work in East Timor (print post)

  By Holly Buykx on 25 December 2001No Comments Yet

  First, a little geography and history lesson.

  Timor is an island NW of Darwin, Australia. East Timor is the eastern half, 2 smaller islands and an enclave, Oe’cussi in W Timor (part of Indonesia). In the 16th century, the Portuguese arrived, colonised the island, exploited the sandalwood and converted the people to Catholicism (mostly). The W half of Timor was a Dutch colony. Needless to say, the Portuguese and Dutch couldn’t agree who should control Timor, until by treaty in 1913. In 1974 the Portuguese accepted a regime favouring withdrawal from the colonies, and shortly after this the revolutionaries declared independence.

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• Back home (print post)

  By buykx-blog-admin on 16 October 2001No Comments Yet

  Tuesday morning interview with Roy Waller

  Roy Waller) …..Now, for those of you who might sort of, cast your mind back a few weeks ago, I did the Steve Madden show for two weeks and it was my pleasure to talk to a gentleman called Frank Buykx who was in America, walking across America. Well I’m very pleased to say he’s arrived home, and good afternoon to you!
  Frank Buykx) Hello Roy.
  R) When did you arrive back again? (more…)

• Eastern Daily Press (print post)

  By buykx-blog-admin on 08 October 2001No Comments Yet

  Quoted from Eastern Daily Press, Monday October 8th, 2001 Written by Stephen Pullinger.

  “As you talk to Frank Buykx, 60, and his wife Carol, 63, it is clear they are no Mr and Mrs Average. The couple, who live in Boat Dyke Road, Upton, near Acle, love to recount how they met more than 30 years ago in Basle, Switzerland. Frank was hitch-hiking around Europe while Carol, a former international swimmer, was enroute from England to Egypt - on her bike.

  And solo adventures have been part of their married life too. Two years ago, Carol travelled around China, off the tourist trail on her own.

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• At the Golden Gate (print post)

  By buykx-blog-admin on 01 October 2001No Comments Yet

  Steve Madden) ..and you well know Frank Buykx’s name by now. Er, Frank has been er, doing what very, very few recently retired travel agents in Norfolk do; which is to say “I’ve always wanted to walk across America and now I’m going to do it.” At the back end of March Frank set out from Washington, pretty much the White House lawn, er, and headed in a westerly direction. Tonight he made it to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It’s journey’s end and congratulations to Frank! :- Hiya Frank?
  Frank Buykx) Hello there!
  S) You’ve done it!
  F) Journey’s end indeed Steve! (more…)

• In sight of the Golden Gate Bridge (print post)

  By buykx-blog-admin on 28 September 2001No Comments Yet

  Steve Madden) hello there Frank
  Frank Buykx) hello there. You know what they say about California

  S) that it rains all the time….
  F) …not here it doesn’t it’s a georgeous day, I got quite excited this morning I actually saw the Golden Gate Bridge ….from - we climbed a mountain to do it, were in a state national park here, not that far from San Fransciso, we climbed a mountain this morning, 4000 feet
  S) like you do, morning entertainment, lets climb up a mountain (more…)

• Sacramento, California (print post)

  By buykx-blog-admin on 21 September 2001No Comments Yet

  Steve) We’re going to be talking live to Sacramento in California. We’re going to be talking to Frankie boy, our man Frank Buykx who’s been walking across mythical America, and he’s nearly done it, he’s nearly got to the end of his journey! Started out the end of March, back end of March I think it was, on the White House lawn, or pretty much there, and now he’s in Sacramento……… (more…)

• Sierra Nevada, California (print post)

  By buykx-blog-admin on 14 September 2001No Comments Yet

  Steve) Good afternoon I suppose it is, its about 20 past what ?
  Frank) It is indeed yes, on a lovely sunny day, in the high Sierra Nevada mountains
  S) And how hot is it ?
  F) Oh its wonderfully cool, its about 70, a lovely breeze, sunshine. We’re about 7,500 feet up in the mountains so ..er..its beautiful weather for walking
  S) Excellent, so you are making good progress
  F) Yup, I’m in California, San Francisco in about 2 or 3 weeks time (more…)

• News from Lucy (print post)

  By Lucy Buykx on 08 September 2001No Comments Yet

  I joined my father for a brief week in Nevada on my long journey home from South East Asia. I flew into Salt Lake City on 26th August. He and Ed drive back from Ely in Nevada to pick me up, and we spent a morning exploring Temple Square - the home of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints commonly known as the Mormons. The city is currently gearing up for the Winter Olympics in 2002 bringing to the fore, the Church which is inextricably intertwined with everyday life and law.

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• California/Nevada border (print post)

  By buykx-blog-admin on 07 September 2001No Comments Yet

  Steve Madden) Frank’s in California everybody
  Frank Buykx) yeah
  S) Yeah well done. Frank its quite a wacky world of coincidence earlier on, because you made contact with us while I was playing San Francisco Bay blues
  F) Oh I missed it
  S) but erm…… we came off the back of the record and the team said Frank in California which is good news for all of us, but certainly good news for you because its been a long journey and theres a litle bit still to go, you must be thinking near to journeys end now (more…)

• Eureka, Nevada (print post)

  By buykx-blog-admin on 31 August 2001No Comments Yet

  Roy Waller) Frank, Good evening
  Frank Buykx) Hello there, or good afternoon I can say to you, we’re 8 hours adrift at the moment Roy
  R) we are a bit aren’t we, where are you ?
  F) Well I’m in a little place called Eureka, in the middle of Nevada, walking along the Lincoln Highway which is my old friend the US50
  R) Eureka, I wonder what they shout when they jump out of aeroplanes
  F) (laughs) yeah its been a terrifically good week actually (more…)

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