TravelingViking
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Might want to use just www.cachezone.us The link you provide links to someone's account!
Thanks for the hint - fixed...
Olaf
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Either that was a very fast ship or they did go by air afterall...
The Cache Zone store in the US now has these available:
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Cool, so now I can become a "living cache" - I hide someplace in the woods and wait until a cacher comes find me and logs me...
Seriously, I like the idea and especially in combination with TBs, being able to give someone TBs with such a log.
Olaf
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On May 27th and 28th (same date as Geowoodstock) there was another great event: near Paris - at which the first French Geocoin was introduced. We toured the 78th department of France, the "Ile de France", so that is the theme of the Geocoin.
For me who only understands a few words of French it was a challenging cache hunt. The day started promising: the organizer handed out first-aid kits (which I think nobody needed, but I think it was a good idea). Heads off to the organizer vnc who hid a total of 16 caches for that event, most of them multis with a total of 5 or more stars.
We shipped some of the Geocoin leftovers to the USA where they will be sold through the Cache Zone USA store sometime next month (we shipped them by sea). Those who can't wait or want to be sure to get one may also order from the German Cache Zone store. Please note that shipping costs from Germany to USA have the best price/performance ratio for about 10 coins. Postage is the same for 3 to 10 coins.
Olaf
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I was stationed in Baden-Wurtemburg for three years (specifically, Mannheim, then Heidelberg). Any chances of a coin coming from that area eventually? Or is FRM (Frankfurt / Rhein-Main) going to be as close as I will get?
It looks like Frankfurt / Rhein Main is the closest you get, we have no coin for Mannheim/Heidelberg in the pipeline.
Olaf
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As posted before, some are still available at the German CacheZone store.
If you can wait up to 6 weeks for the delivery, the German postal office also offers a sea/land service. We would need to charge 5 Euro for the S&H, but it could be for up to 2kg (more than 4 pounds)...
Olaf
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Both the US and German Cache Zone stores now received the coins. All open orders will be fullfilled within the next days.
We also still have a few extras, for some coins as little as 50 pieces. Both the US and German Cache Zone stores have those listed - first come, first serve...
The second set of Regional coins is already ordered for production. For that set we will not be offering pre-sales anymore to avoid the constant mailing of appologies...
Olaf
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Bin inzwischen belehrt worden und muss wohl damit Leben das ich keine Muenzsammlung habe sondern eine Medaillensammlung...
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Ich wuerde im Text ueber Geocoins folgenden Absatz gerne ersatzlos streichen:
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Obwohl Coin gerne mit Münze übersetzt wird ist ein Geocoin im strengen Sinn keine solche, denn eine Münze ist oder war ein gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel was bei Geocoins nicht der Fall ist. Medaille wäre also die korrektere Übersetzung.
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Ich denke nicht das der Begriff "Muenze" fuer "gesetzliche Zahlungsmittel" reserviert ist. Es gibt doch bestimmt Sammlermuenzen die nie Zahlungsmittel waren, oder nicht?
Mehr dazu hier:
Ausserdem wuerde ich das Bild gerne ersetzen durch eines das mehrere verschiedene Geocoins zeigt und nicht nur eine. Klar passt die deutsche Geocoin am besten auf ein deutsches Wiki aber leider ist die deutsche im Vergleich zu den hunderten anderen eher untypisch - es ist eine der wenigen (die einzige?) die tatsaechlich eher aussieht wie eine Medaille.
Olaf
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Considering the current political climate in the world, am I the only one who sees Mr. Godwin here? For some reason I feel like I need to point out that despite appearances there actually are friendly Germans who do understand the issues at hand.
Thank you, allthough not spoken too - I consider myself a "friendly German". And while caching I have met friendly Cachers from many countries - including USA.
The Zeitgeist of Geocaching requires lots of Fingerspitzengefuehl these days when introducing yet another twist to the game in Blitzkrieg style, otherwise we end up with discussions for the Kindergarten...
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There are still a few in the German cacheZone store. However, shipping from Europe to North America is really expensive. Best price/shipping ratio is for 500gramm (a bit more than a pound), so that should be about 10 coins. Recommendation: Try to organize group orders...
Olaf
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Last year we took one day off from our vacation in Finland to go after a V2 M10B.
In total it was a 300 mile drive on small roads with unadequate maps (just followed the GPS arrow) and we gave us only a 10% chance of finding the coin - because it was placed into the cache some 10 days earlier.
Total driving time was about 8 hours, in an area where fuel cost are some $6 per gallon.
The log is not spectacular: Log
And? Would we do it again? - - - "Of course!"
Olaf
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We recently picked up a tb this week that had a credit card size white plastic goal card attached to it along with the tb tag. On the card was printed in black the Owner, Release Date, Origin, Current Goal as well as the TB tracking number. It has a hole punched in it so it could attach to the tb and tag. This seems like the perfect goal card for a travel bug since it is durable and a great size. I contacted the owner of the tb and he said someone else had placed that new goal card on it. I could contact each and every one of the people who have been in contact with the tb but I really hate to go that route. Does anyone have any idea how or where to get something like this printed? THANKS!
Depending on your volume of tags you want to produce you might want to consider printable foil. There is a foil available that can be directly placed into laser printers or copiers. The printed result is absolutely water-proof.
One source for the stuff is here: Waterproof Copy Film
Olaf
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Updates:
Pictures with the samples of the first set are now available at the project page:
http://www.newvikings.com/geocoins/Regions...ny/index_en.htm
The samples for the second set were ordered a while ago, so they should come in soon. We will post them as soon as they become available.
Reminder: if you want the first set engraved with your name, please place your order no later then March 25th 2006. After that you can still order, but not with the option to have them engraved.
Thanks
Olaf
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So we can put the set back into our shopping cart and order them on March 15?
Now that is a technical question that I am not qualified to answer.
Probably depends on where you leave the cart. If it stands around near the cashier too long, somebody might take it back to the storage and put the coins back onto the shelves...
Honestly, I am not sure where the shopping cart info is stored exactly and how long it will be remembered.
Olaf
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In order to better comply with "rules and regulations", the pre-order phase for the first set was changed to
start: March 15th, 2006
end: March 26th, 2006
This way we have a realistic estimate that the goods can be delivered within 30 days.
Sorry for the confusion, we got weak when more and more Geocoin addicts were throwing money at as.
One even asked for an up-front-down-paid subscription to all of the coins - but that's not gonna happen...
Olaf
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Just to make sure (we didn't post all the details, had the link instead): The pre-order is primarily for those that would like to have custom engraving. If you don't need custom engraving you don't need to pre-order.
Olaf
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Why are you asking for payment now when the coins are 6 weeks away from being delivered? Paypal allows up to 3 weeks for pre-orders only.
Well, we thought of making this a pre-announcement only. However, here in Europe where many payments are done by wire transfer (here that is cheaper than Paypal) we have had cachers asking us to accept orders for this since weeks - so we only broke in to their pressure...
I'll see if we can add a note that Paypal shoppers should place their order on March 24th...
Olaf
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Finally a Geocoin project arrived where some of you will have to drop out.
Don't fuel your addiction and ask yourself if you really want this...
...On the other side, we are trying to make it easy for you.
A few weeks back we started the Geocoin Project "Regions of Germany" with
just a few posts in the German forum. We thought that maybe we get some 5 or
so regional German coins together, sponsored by the locals. Well, more and
more regions signed up. You can see the current status at:
http://www.newvikings.com/geocoins/Regions...ny/index_en.htm
In short, each coin will be available in two finishes. The silver antique is
a limited edition (probably 250), reserved for the locals. If you want one
of these, you have to try to get into contact with a local and trade with
her/him. The polished chrome version is available to the general public. The
total number of coins minted is not yet determined.
To save you some shipping costs we decided to offer pre-ordering from two
locations, one in Europe and one in the USA. As some of you have learned,
postage is very expensive from Europe to the USA (can be almost $10 for
sending 2-3 coins). By offering pre-orders from two locations we are saving
on multiple cross-ocean shipments and allow more cachers to order "locally".
TEXT EDITED ON 26-FEB-06, PRE-ORDER WINDOW CHANGED
The pre-order window is primarily for those that would like to receive custom
engraved coins - or - just want to be really, really sure to get some.
Start of pre-orders: 15th of March
End of pre-orders: 26th of March
We estimate that all deliveries can then be made within 30 days.
Olaf
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We have a few Frozen Bone Cache Zone Run coins left (both editions, GC trackable, unactivated) that we kept aside in case some needed replacement. As all original deliveries were made more than a month ago we now offer the remaining coins.
To give everyone worldwide a fair chance we set up a multiple item auction (you'll find it if your search online a bit) and are offering free shipping (including international), so no extra charges besides your bid. Maybe we finally see some of these going to really remote places.
Please note that some of the coins are located in Tucson, Arizona and some are in Hannover, Germany. From where your winning bid's coin(s) will be shipped will be determined after the auction ended. Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.
Olaf
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For those of you who never miss a party...
The first German Geocoin Addicts Anonymous meeting is now scheduled: GAA
To motivate "all" of you to come we are giving away prizes (rare Geocoins of course!) for the three teams with the longest journey to the event.
So C U there!
Olaf
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Our TravelingViking / SeniorViking coin is also for trading only:
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Couldn't this be approached at least "one step at a time"? I understand that doing "true" multilingual support is a lot of work - it would be a nice start if there is some sort of attribute saying in which languages a cache description is made available by the owner.
So if I offer a cache description in English and German, I would set these two attributes.
When you come someplace as tourist and can't read the local language well, you could search for the attributes of languages you can read.
Next step would be to have a text field for each attribute, which would give those submitting a cache the chance to automatically put the right translation in the right spot...
Olaf
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To get it approved I will say that I am a regular vistor to Paris (will be there on business trips 3-4 times per year).
Try not to discuss your alibis in those terms... the reviewer for France hangs around in here
Somehow my English turned out bad here: I am in Paris for businesss trips 3-4 times per year. However, that might not be enough for 'real' maintenance. But if vnc agrees to be a backup this should work out fine.
Thx.
Oh, and sorry for posting English here, je ne parle pas das francais...
Invitation To Event In Germany
in Finland
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For those of you who are planing to come further south in summer, maybe you pass by the greater Harz area anyway? Well, if you do, make sure to stop by on August 5th for our Cachathon and Poker Run.
I know that for non-German speaking cachers caching can be hard in Germany, but for this event we'll ensure that all new caches come with a description in English, too.
C U there...
Team TravelingViking