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2 messages in this thread | Started on 2001-11-12

letterboxing UK

From: DUNCAN GRANT (duncan.grant@care4free.net) | Date: 2001-11-12 22:14:15 UTC
     Have just taken a look at your site,  I have been letter boxing on Dartmoor for about ten years and have collected about 400 boxes  there are about 8000-10000  boxes on Dartmoor which covers an area of 365 sq. miles quite small by your standards.  some boxes are vandalised by small minded people with a low intelligence threshold other boxes are placed on the moor without notifying the organisation that collates and publishes the location boxes.
 
  I am a "traveller" I carry a stamp with me to exchange with other travellers but only if I am asked - are  you a traveller?  some boxes are static and are placed in pubs hotels campsites cafes and tourist attractions these are published in the book but you still have to ask!!  I am sure it will take off over the water but only if you can stop it becoming commercialised as money will remove the fun of discovery
 
 
Duncan E. Grant.
 
Craig Elachie

Re: [LbNA] letterboxing UK

From: Graham Howard (ghh2@tutor.open.ac.uk) | Date: 2001-11-13 09:17:59 UTC

Hi Duncan "E" & Craig

Welcome to LbNA land

Indeed the LbNA and its earlier sisters grew from the Dartmoor
tradition..so welcome to the New World Letterboxing Phenomena !

Do browse the wonderful LbNA site ..look up the early articles ..you'll
see ..

Look over the map and the huge set of "clues" (much more detailed than
ours)

It's magic ! Enjoy !

It's done "BIG" in the Big Country !