FEBRUARY - 2009
Frimpong's first visit to Portugal!
Frimpong has just sent us all the photos of his most recent trip.
and it seems they have managed to have a lot of fun and to get on very well with each other.
If you are curious to see what Frimpong and Jose Paulo have done together,
you can find all the answers in Frimpong’s new gallery
22-JAN-2009
Frimpong asked us to forward his warmest wishes to a dear friend.
Of course, since Frimpong is our boss and pays our virtual salaries, we cannot conceive of not fulfilling one of his requests either.
It’s with great joy, in this case, that we join Frimpong in wishing all the best to this lovely lady, who will celebrate her birthday tomorrow on the 23rd of January!
The Members of Frimpong’s Staff.
Here is the message Frimpong asked us to post, together with the picture he sent us.
“Hello, Staff!
Tomorrow my sweet and dear friend Máire Uí Mhaicín will be one year younger in my heart.
I’m sorry I cannot be with her on this special day, but my engagements as professional travelling bear take me always to different places.
I had a wonderful time with Máire, when I visited her. She’s is a special person who can deeply and positively "touch" a dandy bear as I am.
So I managed to find an Irish pub, even though I’m so far from Ireland at present (luckily Irish Pubs are nowadays spread everywhere in the world) and I got this picture of me drinking a toast to her.
I love you, Máire!
You are one of the nicest people on Pbase!"
Ah, by the way, if you feel like looking at
Máire's photo-galleries and - why not?- wishing her "Happy Birthday" too, click
HERE
Best wishes to ALL of you for Christmas...
We just received this postcard from Frimpong !.
We’re happy that he will be under the sun for Christmas !
Read his postcard, and you will understand !
Following a very kind invitation from
Natalie Victor our friend will be in SOUTH AFRICA for Christmas.
Lucky Frimpong to be there !
We expect to receive more news from Frimpong soon ….
Stay Tuned and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!!!!!
28-OCT-2008
Looking for another of his ancestors, Frimpong is in Hungary!
Frimpong has been visiting Hungary.
Frimpong had always wished to visit Hungary because he had a Hungarian ancestor.
Maybe not all of you can remember the name of Ferencpong Bearzt, a talented Hungarian violinist and ancestor of our travelling bear, but everybody knows the name of Ferencpong’s master and friend, Franz Liszt.
As you can see in this old and precious photos, Ferencpong and Liszt were really very close to each other and, even though Liszt was a pianist, nevertheless he gave excellent suggestions to his friend violinist, they also used to play together in the evening quite often.
Frimpong was very happy and grateful when
Endre Novak invited him to Budapest.
He didn’t find any new document related with his ancestor, but he has learn a lot about the wonderful Hungary, had met many new friends and has visited a lot of fascinating places.
He’s sending us the pictures of him taken by
Endre, so you can visit his new gallery to discover Hungary with Frimpong.
20-AUG-2008
Frimpong is in Ireland looking for his hereditary titles....
“Hello, Auntie Violet, it’s me, Frimpong!
I’m in Ireland and I have found documents here, with the great help of my hostess and dear friend
Máire, which confirm what you had discovered in that ancient book you had found in a trunk in your attic”
“Oh, Frimpong, dear, what great news!
So you have found the traces of our Gaelic and Irish ancestors....”
“Yes, Aunt Violet, I have! I know by now that we come from distinguished Irish lineage.
My name in Irish would be Frimpong Mac Mathúna or Frimpong Ó Mathúna. Mathúna derives from the the old Irish word Mathghamhain which means Bear! A further coincidence is that Máire’s husband bears the surname Ó Mathúna so I was in fact coming back like many others of the Irish diaspora to the land of one of my forefathers.”
“I see, my dear nephew, so you are staying with distant cousins right now, since Máire’s husband is surely one of our relatives.
Behave properly, as it’s worthy of an Ó Mathúna!”
“Don’t worry, Auntie, I feel at home in Ireland.
I’ll soon send you all the photos of my new adventure, which you will post, please, in a photo-gallery to share with all our friends”
“Take care, Frimpong, and thank for calling, give my best regards to cousin
Máire”
CLICK.
14-JUL-2008
Guess Frimpong's next destination...
Frimpong is getting ready for his next trip.
As all professional travellers, he wants to learn as much as he can before taking a trip, in order to be able to manage.
He's at present in his new host's company.
They have been having a great time together and Frimpong has just informed us that at the end of next week he will send us the first photos to document his new adventure.
Guess where the travelling bear is right now, according to the clues he gives us in this picture?...
It's not too difficult to find the answer, is it?
JUNE 2008
Frimpong is visiting a bucolic region of France
Frimpong never stop to surprise us!
He has just informed us that he has been visiting Picardie, a very peaceful and enchanting region of France.
Frimpong is in good company, since he travels with Hervé Blandin and is warmly welcome by all Hervé’s family.
You can visit Herve’s photo galleries on PBase clicking
HERE
Frimpong and Hervé have had the chance to meet one of the most pleasant gentlemen photographers of PBase, Monsieur Plume, who has showed Frimpong what being a farmer means!
But all that and much more you’ll discover in the new gallery of Frimpong
“Frimpong in Picardie”, which will be posted soon.
MAY - 2008
Frimpong is starring in the remake of a famous movie!!!!
Frimpong is at present in Seattle, Washington.
He was invited by
Shari Sommerfeld who is helping him to discover the entire region and to enjoy Seattle.
Frimpong maybe is exaggerating a little, but he sent us this poster, claiming he had been asked to play Tom Hanks' role.
We know by now that we can expect everything from Frimpong, so let’s wait and see.
For the moment the only sure thing is that he will soon send over the photos taken by Shari to show us what he has been doing in the Seattle area.
Stay tuned!
The new gallery of Frimpong will be posted soon.
27-APR-2008
"This Native Indian looks somehow familiar to me...."
Frimpong is in Kansas with his new host and friend Edward Trayford.
He cannot walk around easily, since his paw is injured, so he spends time studying documents on local history.
He sent us a copy of this interesting old photo he found in a local library....
Frimpong writes:
"This Native Indian looks somehow familiar to me....
Did you know the name "Kansas" is a Siouan Indian word? It comes from the tribal name Kansa, which means "south wind people." The Kansa Indians were not the only native people of this region, however."
The new gallery of Frimpong will be posted soon.
April 2008
"Nothing can prevent me from travelling!" - Frimpong declares...
As you might remember, our brave travelling bear had a little accident during the last day of his enjoyable stay in Poland.
He fell off a sofa (we prefer to not investigate the reasons which provoked this fall...) and unluckily re-injured his still weak paw, which he had broken snowboarding in Colorado.
Ever curious, Frimpong was eager to discover his new destination when he learned he had received a very kind invitation from Edward Trayford, who had invited him to spend some time in Kansas.
We are glad to inform you that Frimpong has just arrived safely to Wichita, Kansas.
Of course, as soon as it’s possible, he will send us all the photos to document his new adventure....
As always
STAY TUNED!!!!!!
april 2008
Frimpong news... from Poland !
We received a TV Guide from Poland!
Guess who is on the front page?
It appears that Frimpong's leg is now completely cured,
and our Travelling Bear has accepted another kind invitation!
Jola Dziubinska wrote to us not to worry,
Frimpong is perfectly well and he is visiting Poland with Jola's family.
Stay tuned !
March 2008
Frimpong on Colorado snow!
Frimpong, the luckiest travelling bear of the world
(in spite of all his possible self-complaining remarks,
mostly when he’s going into his cardboard box)
accepted with enthusiasm Janet’s invitation
and now he’s at her home in Boulder, Colorado (USA).
He seems to have a great time there and with amazement
we have noticed that he has even started practising sports!
to push him to be also physically more active.
We’ll see soon a fit Frimpong, less beer, more open air activities.
Stay tuned...the photos of the new gallery will be posted soon.