EU Mid Europe Virtual OB Europe Campfire

[El-Dracho]

It was a nice little talk yesterday. Beside other topics we had an interesting chat about the pros and cons of different concepts for navigation and talked about why some people still love papermaps while others hate them...

Thanks for everyone who dialed in!

 

[El-Dracho]

Again 2weeks have passed and so tonight our virtual campfire starts again! For once I will not be there today, because I am still heavily involved in the vaccination campaign and will probably not be back home until around midnight. Robert will be there though!
So, please join the virtual OB Europe campfire tonight (8PM CET as usual) and tell some nice stories! Have fun and see you next time again!
Björn

 

[El-Dracho]

In some regions in Europe, there have been improvements in the situation and in restrictions, while in other regions of Europe the situation is getting worse again and restrictions have been tightened or stricter rules are under discussion. Travel and meeting remains still limited for us...

... but one thing is for sure: we can meet virtually! So, tomorrow is the time again:

Virtual OB Europe Campfire

There will be a Virtual OB Europe Campfire for all Overland Bound members in Europe region. Just join the meeting via Skype link https://join.skype.com/hqyQhtv4MqUQ

www.overlandbound.com

I hope to see many of you again and have great conversations tomorrow evening around the virtual OB Europe campfire.

Talk to you soon!

Björn

 

[Get Out GO]

Will come and crash the party again you guys don't mind ;)

 

[El-Dracho]

Will come and crash the party again you guys don't mind ;)

That´s great Christoff! I am looking forward! See you later!

 

[El-Dracho]

We are online!

 

[El-Dracho]

Another great virtual campfire. We had some good talks about overlanding trips in the past and plans for the future, daily life and current news. It was especially nice to chat about experiences we have all had regarding tremendous hospitality while traveling.

Was really nice talking to you guys!

 

[El-Dracho]

Time flies. It´s friday again. See you at 8PM CET tonight! @Get Out GO Christoff, will you join us from South Africa again (8PM CET is also 8PM in Jo´burg, correct?)? Would be great!

 

[Get Out GO]

Sorry not tonight :( prepping for a monthlong trip so will join in June again for sure!

Time flies. It´s friday again. See you at 8PM CET tonight! @Get Out GO Christoff, will you join us from South Africa again (8PM CET is also 8PM in Jo´burg, correct?)? Would be great!

 

[El-Dracho]

Sorry not tonight :( prepping for a monthlong trip so will join in June again for sure!

Of course I understand that well! I hope there will be many great videos of the trip again! Have fun and enjoy it!

 

[El-Dracho]

Tonight we will light our virtual OB Europe campfire again. Let´s join and have some good talks. Starts at 8PM CET as always. See you tonight!

 

[El-Dracho]

Time flies. Just live campfire at @Robert OB 33/48 and already again 14 days are over. So, guys, tomorrow is again virtual OB Europe campfire! Look forward to numerous attendance and good conversations! Check out the details in the Rally Point and join! As always at 8 pm CET via Skype.

 

[El-Dracho]

It was a nice round again yesterday! Even if only a few members dial in at a time, it's fun to chat with each other and share interesting stories, ideas and plans. Yesterday it was especially interesting to hear from Christoff´s great experiences from his recent trip to Botsuana. Thanks Christoff @Get Out GO , for sharing these interesting insights!

 

[Sven]

Hi Björn, any chance we can swap from Skype by MS-Teams or Zoom? Skype is outdated and will no longer be supported by Microsoft. Cheers and Thanks, Sven

 

[El-Dracho]

Hi Björn, any chance we can swap from Skype by MS-Teams or Zoom? Skype is outdated and will no longer be supported by Microsoft. Cheers and Thanks, Sven

Hi Sven,

Of course we can always use something else. When will skype support be discontinued? I am asking because I just got an update to the latest version this morning (Skype-Version 8.73.0.92 )?! I have not heard of any plans to discontinue the standard Skype version . As far as I know this was related to Skype Business and Skype Business was replaced by MS Teams.

So far, skype has always worked great with the virtual fire. But as said, we can use something else if you like. As far as I know for zoom you have to have an account, so that you can make meetings longer than - I mean it's 40min -, after that it becomes chargeable. Right? Do you have a zoom account and could then please take over the administration?

Cheers, Björn

 

[Sven]

Hi Sven,

Of course we can always use something else. When will skype support be discontinued? I am asking because I just got an update to the latest version this morning (Skype-Version 8.73.0.92 )?! I have not heard of any plans to discontinue the standard Skype version . As far as I know this was related to Skype Business and Skype Business was replaced by MS Teams.

So far, skype has always worked great with the virtual fire. But as said, we can use something else if you like. As far as I know for zoom you have to have an account, so that you can make meetings longer than - I mean it's 40min -, after that it becomes chargeable. Right? Do you have a zoom account and could then please take over the administration?

Cheers, Björn

Hi Björn,
you are right. Just Skype for Business will be discontinued. I just figgered this out because just the Business version was running on all my devices.
Based on the current COVID-19 situation I hope we all can meet in real life soon, so less virtual meetings are necessary. So, I will give Skye Standard a chance before we 'change a running system'.

Thanks, Sven

 

[El-Dracho]

Great. Then we'll leave it as it is and soon we'll be able to meet again in person anyway. There have already been a few smaller meetings in real life this year, which is great!

 

[El-Dracho]

As some have already suggested, we will skip the call on December 24 for obvious reasons and then resume on January 7 on a regular basis. Looking forward to it. Oh and don't forget, New Year's Meetup on 2nd of January 2022 at the River Rhine:

MidEurope/ Germany New Year’s Meetup

@Valentin Schneider and I talked about the idea the other day when we met, to do a little meetup. Because there are some members from the area around Rhine-Main, Rhi

www.overlandbound.com

Cheers, Björn

 

[XC70_OVERLANDER]

What a great chat. We talked about wading capabilities, the pros and cons of winches, the job as a road maintenance manager, aka overlander, and business ideas.

Thanks for the excellent chat, @Wranglervirus

 

[XC70_OVERLANDER]

Short but sweet chat with @Robert OB 33/48
Have a fantastic trip tomorrow. Please keep us updated as well with the tour as with the workshop.

See youse in two weeks' time