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13,000 miles in VW bus: Argentine family arrives in Philly to see Pope
CNN ^ | 9-24-15 | Moni Basu

Posted on 09/24/2015 3:45:21 PM PDT by smokingfrog

They traveled 13,000 miles in a Volkswagen bus through 13 countries and were only 30 miles from their destination, Philadelphia, when it broke down. Again.

By now, they were accustomed to the idiosyncrasies of their beloved bus. Still, after 194 days on the road and on the city's outskirts, they dealt with one more disappointment.

But again with the help of Good Samaritans, they got the bus going again and finally arrived this week in the City of Brotherly Love, the culmination of a journey of epic proportions. They had embarked on the long trip to spend time together as a family and to see the man who reinvigorated their faith, as he has for so many Catholics: the Pope.

Catire Walker, 41, his wife, Noel Zemborain, 39, and their four children ages 3 to 12 left their home in Buenos Aires back in March. They packed all they would need into a remodeled 1980 Volkswagen and began driving north.

They were not hippies, they insisted, but admitted they were a bit crazy to take on such an adventure. But for Catire and Noel, it was important to make this road trip. It afforded them the time they wanted to spend with one another.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: hoax; pope; steamingpantload; travel; volkswagen
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To: smokingfrog

Would have been easier to fly to Cuba wen the Pope was there, don’t you think?


41 posted on 09/24/2015 4:43:13 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Missing Tagline. Reward for return.)
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To: smokingfrog

LOL - I lived in one of those in Lake Tahoe during the winter of ‘82-’83.


42 posted on 09/24/2015 4:43:39 PM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: smokingfrog

Aaaaand, lemme guess, they aint leaving?


43 posted on 09/24/2015 4:44:25 PM PDT by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: smokingfrog

That is what I drove in High School, and it was a party wagon!
Spent many a night on the beach in Mexico in one too.


44 posted on 09/24/2015 4:45:18 PM PDT by mylife
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To: ozzymandus
Are they going back?

Not until they milk every ounce of publicity and get a new bus from VW.

45 posted on 09/24/2015 4:47:04 PM PDT by jimbug
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To: smokingfrog

This is becoming a joke.


46 posted on 09/24/2015 4:47:11 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: smokingfrog

Yes, I typically travel for 194 days at a time, too. Oh wait, I don’t, what with the pesky job, bills, responsibilities and all. Fortunately these folks seem to be fully untethered! /s


47 posted on 09/24/2015 4:50:32 PM PDT by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi, Mister Prez.)
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To: smokingfrog
I sense the scent of a little 'mierda de toro' in this story. How did they cross the 'Darién Gap'?

The Darién Gap is 160km by 50km of jungle in Southern Panama and Northern Columbia, filled with wasps, snakes, drug dealers and FARC guerrillas and, no roads! No way could a VW Microbus filled with a family cross this piece of land! Now, if they took a ferry from somewhere in Columbia to somewhere in Panama, that is possible but the article does not mention it.

Actually, the more I think about it, the less it becomes a 'scent of a little 'mierda de toro' and more of the odour of a huge, steaming pile of 'mierda de toro'!

48 posted on 09/24/2015 4:50:53 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: jimbug

Don’t forget welfare, housing and an EBT card.


49 posted on 09/24/2015 4:53:00 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: smokingfrog

One lady drove 800 miles from Florida with her six children to see Comrade Pope from afar ... I wonder if that was an excused absence for the children? So I would guess that this couple’s children didn’t need school or a family life when blessed with the opportunity to see Comrade Pope from afar.


50 posted on 09/24/2015 5:03:51 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Our military top brass should consider an uniform change .... skirts for those that lack balls!)
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To: smokingfrog

It’s times like this I miss eleven long-haired Friends of Jesus In a chartreuse microbus. At least they were born here.....


51 posted on 09/24/2015 5:06:31 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
How you ask? ☺ With many struggles...
52 posted on 09/24/2015 5:08:19 PM PDT by mylife
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To: DoughtyOne

Good point. Road trip, pilgrimage or whatever you want to call, they had a goal and they achieved it. It is very satisfying and memorable for their family. I just hope that, when the vacation’s over, they return to their home.


53 posted on 09/24/2015 5:09:07 PM PDT by mom of young patriots
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To: smokingfrog

These morons never heard of the airplane?


54 posted on 09/24/2015 5:09:12 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA)
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To: blackdog
Ha!!...you are probably right.

I have a 1961 VW two door truck....a 1835cc dual carbed engine....

Goes 60mph up the hills....

Dang thing is probably worth $30K....

Crazy money....

I've owned it since 1977 or so....

Used to drive it all the time....down to Baja...on surfing trips.

55 posted on 09/24/2015 5:10:19 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Obama practices "religion" in the mirror.)
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To: LukeL

Don’t ask logical questions....


56 posted on 09/24/2015 5:13:56 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Obama practices "religion" in the mirror.)
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To: Osage Orange

Good times, mountains deserts and beaches.


57 posted on 09/24/2015 5:30:03 PM PDT by mylife
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To: All

I am watching Rick Stein bepop all over Spain in a VW camper at this very moment and he is have hella fun LOL


58 posted on 09/24/2015 5:34:04 PM PDT by mylife
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To: smokingfrog

Gotta visa?
No?
No problema.
Common in.


59 posted on 09/24/2015 5:40:15 PM PDT by sasquatch
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To: riri

on their blog, one of the parents wrote (IIRC) that they are also an American citizen.


60 posted on 09/24/2015 5:41:28 PM PDT by machogirl
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