Photo Gallery – England

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I think it was the first time the pilot saw a digital photo camera. Snap!

A peek into the cockpit, where the pilots were exchanging photos from previous trips.

This is me on my way from London East End to Southwest Battersea.

The Big Ben with behind it the London Eye wheel.

Only a few time per year this Royal Park is the place to be to get a tan.

The London Tower Bridge as seen from the London Westminster Bridge.

Entering the city of London, the financial capital of England..

Of course I enjoy barbeque! (Look! New hair cut!)

Evan and his American friend at the barbeque, showing how it is not supposed to go.

NewWorldWines, Evans and Lorrainnes wine shop in Battersea.

The Royal Courts as seen from Fleet Street.

Evan and Rainne unpacking the gift from Paul: a lava-lamp!

Me in the streets of London, behind me Saint Pauls Cathedral.

The photographer sent his photos of mine to the Picture Desk immediately.

Jonathan wrote his story direct into shorthand.

During the photo shoot with the Big Ben behind me! Love it!

John was very delighted with his gift from my previous hosts: NewWorldWines!

Bam Bam got a gift from Maria in Enfield for in his new house. This was part of Maria's latest art exposition!

Producer Moley hard at work at the radio studio of KissFM.

Comfortably down in the living room of Heidi's apartment.

With Heidi's lady friends at the pub! Hilarious!

These guys dropped me off at Heidi's house, all got a drink and stayed for a bit to share the fun stories.

My Name is Ramon. Would You Let Me Stay For A Day?

Heidi even helped out with some more media exposure for my website!

And how about a way better sign to hitch hike with?

As a guest on Channel 5's Breakfast Show.

James Bonding through the streets of Vienna!

Would the ORF also pay for the mini bar??

That was an early morning after last nights beers with James.

My Nokia 3310 has no Bluetooth (yet), so I am wearing a band around my neck that is connected to my phone and that sends the Bluetooth signal to this ear phone. Neat hey!

I am still carrying my friend Oscar (a gift from my friends at home) with me. Here he is enjoying the panoramic view.

This pub has an Internet computer on the bar!

This frog was a gift from my previous hosts in Exeter! It's left behind at the Cherwood Hotel!

The local newspaper is also called Two Minutes Silence. Clever!

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Hi there, my name is Ramon Stoppelenburg (1976) and I originate from The Netherlands. In late 2000 I came up with the idea to have people invite me over through my website www.letmestayforaday.com.

I launched this website on March 12, 2001, and I was immediately overwhelmed by the immense global media attention this site was getting. It would give me an almost 3-year adventure that would change lives forever. Not only mine.

From 2001 to 2003 I traveled the world for free. Well, I traveled through 18 countries in total without spending ANY money of my own and totally relying on the hospitality of strangers who would invite me over through this website – and thanks to many sponsors who happily dressed me up, gave me equipment and flew me around.

During my travels, my compensation for all this free accommodation for one night, and sponsored expenses, was for me to write a daily travel report. Every day. About how I got to my next destination, the people who would host me, the food I was offered and everything else. More?

Here you find the giant archives of these highly extensive reports. Do know that English is not my native language and most reports were written at high speed around midnight at the location I was. Enjoy.

Republished Reports

It took me many months from 2023 to 2024 to import all the daily reports – written two decades earlier – manually into WordPress. Dead links and obsolete ancient codes were removed. Databases more secured. And this way the texts became readable for another 20 years. This process is still going on at this moment!

Restored Photography

All photos were taken with a Sony Mavica photo camera which took 640×480 pixel photos and stored a max of 15 of them on a hard floppy disk. In 2023 all photos have been manually enhanced by AI technology to 866 x 649 size – or you would have needed a magnifying glass or a monitor dating back to 2001 to see the photos correctly.

The Letmestayforaday project can be considered a part of the history of travel blogging and online storytelling. It was an innovative and pioneering project that combined travel, social media, and storytelling, and it inspired other travel bloggers and influencers who followed in Ramon Stoppelenburg’s footsteps.

Additionally, the Letmestayforaday website and project can be seen as a precursor to the sharing economy, which has since grown to encompass many different platforms and services that allow people to share resources and experiences with one another.

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