Posted by Ivy in MA on July 7, 2009, 7:07 am, in reply to "I think the farthest ours have gone......"

I hope someday to go to Cabo -with or without resin kids. --Previous Message-- : was when Frank and I went to Cabo San : Lucas...he took Asia and Rio and I took my : BlueFairy and Cricket. We had a lot of fun : playing with our dolls there! So many photo : ops! : : : : :

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Posted by Ivy in MA on July 5, 2009, 11:01 am, in reply to "I had to think hard about this question because my first thought was not very far………….>>>>"

to add in the trips some of my dolls take when they go to the Doll Club Meet-ups almost once per month. Sometimes when I've bought my dolls from another person, I didn't ask how many previous owners the doll had - however, now I think I will - not a big deal, but it would be interesting to me to know how far that doll has traveled around the country and/or world. --Previous Message-- : All of mine are originally from Japan or : Korea, but then as most of mine are : second-hand purchases then I realised that, : that added some miles on to them. : : So then I sat and thought………. : Unfortunately I am blissfully unaware of the : history of all my dolls but I believe that : perhaps Jarek my Unique CH Jun is the most : travelled as he came from Korea, went to : North America then I believe to Europe, then : back to North America and then to me ….but I : am not altogether sure about any of this…it : is mostly ‘what I believe’ : : Quite a few of mine in the past have come to : me with a stop off in North America but this : is becoming a less frequent route now as : customs charges in this country are now : making it almost impossible to buy dolls via : that route. : : The customs charge can add a whole £100 : extra on the cost of an incoming doll, which : is why the British whinge so much about : customs charges….have you seen the length of : the thread over on DoA’s!!! : Sorry I digress!!! : : And as to ‘secondary’ travelling within my : country…well that was easy to answer, James : and Mai have travelled with me the most to : accompany me on holiday or travelling to : visit friends : : : I nearly forget to add-what a journey your : latest one has made….I am assuming that you : have only got the one doll from Belguim : Now I wonder if this globe-trotting will : leave any mark on her character, it will be : interesting to see : : : Great question! : : :

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Posted by Ivy in MA on July 5, 2009, 10:56 am, in reply to "Besides coming from Korea or Japan the furthest Austin and>>>"

to Cincinnati is quite a distance. --Previous Message-- : Cincinnati have been as far as they've gone. : And only Nuala has been to both places. : : :

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Posted by Ivy in MA on July 4, 2009, 5:19 am, in reply to "Since starting to collect BJDs four years ago... >>>>"

Although my big kids have never traveled with me on a plane; I have brought my Yo and Toppi with me to the NY Dolpa - mostly because of their size. I brought Ohlivia with me one year, but she was too big and too heavy to cart around the city during off moments. I am going to try to track my kids' travels, just from their boxes and the number of addresses that are on them. Since I mostly buy "previously" loved resin kids, a few had the destinations on the boxes. Some came as heads and then I purchased their bodies later, so those will be hard to figure out. --Previous Message-- : most of my traveling has been on THEIR : account, LOL! Conventions, meet-ups, etc. : : As for my dolls themselves, that is : something to think about, how many places : have they been... some more than others. : Fenchurch was quite the traveler the first : year I had her. She came to me from Arizona : in February; then went to Washington state : in June; Austin, TX and Boston, MA in : September; then visited Washington state and : Oregon in December. She was made in Korea, : and I don't know if she had another owner : before the one in Arizona that I bought her : from. : : :

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Posted by Ivy in MA on July 4, 2009, 5:15 am, in reply to "Hum, most of mine have travelled together, but I think ..."

--Previous Message-- : Cicek is one of my most travelled. Since I : knew her she moved from Emiko's to April's, : then I picked her up in Austin, she : travelled the US with me then home. : : Most of my dolls did that trip but Cicek had : possibly 3 other homes before she came to : Emiko ... so she could have been anywhere. : : All the other's were new to me, so came from : Korea perhaps to stores in the US then to : me, several made the US trip with me. : : Honeysuckle went with me to Spain, so : depending on where Cicek's other homes were : she probably wins, having come from Korea to : the US store, to my friends Dave's to me, : then with me to Spain and the US. : : So Honeysuckle probably wins. :

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Posted by Ivy in MA on July 4, 2009, 5:13 am, in reply to "I think.... I've lost track...>>>"

traveled as much, but now thinking about his character and what he does for a living, lots of travel is indicated. I have never taken my "big" kids with me on trips because I am concerned about them getting broken along the way. The only doll that ever traveled on a plane with me was Narae, but she's now re-homed to California. For local doll shows or local travel, Yo comes along because she is the most portable. --Previous Message-- : As you probably know, I have traveled a great : deal with and for my dollies. Kaida started : it all with travel from Korea to Iowa to : home in West Virginia. Then her head went to : Washington state for her faceup, but both : before and after that she accompanied me on : several trips, from Boston to New York to : Washington State to Austin Texas and the : Pacific Ocean. I really have lost count! : : : Kaida was momentarily a redhead (!) in : Austin Texas in 2006 : : Gideon has also traveled extensively. I : believe the artist who painted him purchased : him new from Korea, then worked on him at : home in Singapore, then sold him to me. He : has been to Portland with me on most of my : visits to Oregon, and has accompanied me : twice to San Francisco for Gogadoll. : : : Gideon at Dollectable, San Francisco, 2008 : : Asher and Kohana both have been with me many : places as well. Although Kohana was new from : Elfdoll and came to me via a doll dealer in : Florida, Asher was pre-loved and lived for a : while near Austin, Texas. He returned to : Austin only two short months after leaving : there, for the BJD convention in 2006. My : favorite couple even went with me and BeckyE : on a Caribbean cruise! : : : Proof of Cruise! : : And Super Stevie is quickly becoming a : frequent travel companion, due to her more : manageable size. She's been to CA twice, OR : several times and every Baltimore meetup : I've attended to date. Since I am her third : owner (at least) she also did a bunch of : moving around before she came here to live. : : : Super Stevie in SanFran, 2009 :

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Posted by Ivy in MA on July 4, 2009, 5:09 am, in reply to "LOL! That is an interesting one!...>>"

added the time dolls' heads have gone for faceups - that would increase their travel time. I just found it interesting that these dolls travel so well and from long distances. --Previous Message-- : Yes, some of my dolls have traveled quite a : bit! More than I have lately, anyway. : : Of course, they came from Japan, Korea and : China... but Tournai has also been to the : east coast all on his own, twice! He came : from an ebay seller in Florida, and he also : made a visit to a BJD friend in Georgia! : Wynnefred, Hiro, Tadashi, Glorfindel and : Shakkyo have all been to Las Vegas (some of : them more than once!). Plus some of them : went to Austin TX with me in 2006. And a lot : of them have been to Clara's with me for : visits, too. : : I'm curious where Gavreau went before he : came here. Since he is my oldest BJD (made : around 2002), he has the potential to have : traveled more than anyone else here. : : Linda S. : galatia9 : :

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