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Meeting Cleo

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Barbara Fox

I couldn’t come all this way on holiday without making a point of seeing Cleo, the girls’ old friend from their summer working at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, CO, with whom I’ve been corresponding for the past three or … Continue reading →

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On the Tom Tom trail

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Barbara Fox

I hope to have some more ‘Bedpans & Bobby Socks’ news to report soon, but in the meantime, I’ve been hearing from our friend Michael Chazot, owner of Tom Tom – otherwise known as the Hotel Colorado Welcome Wagon – … Continue reading →

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Volksworld – a day to remember

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Barbara Fox

The story came full circle on Saturday March 29th when Gwenda, Pat and Molly were reunited with the Hotel Colorado Welcome Wagon, albeit a long way from their first meeting place in the American West. It brought back many memories … Continue reading →

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Welcome, the Wagon!

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Barbara Fox

The Volkswagen bus that tootled back into our lives a year ago will be setting off on another journey at the end of next month when it travels from its new home close to the French/Swiss border all the way … Continue reading →

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Piano man plans own road trip

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Barbara Fox

This morning I heard from the gang’s old friend, Robert Loewe. He’s the man they met who was playing piano in a bar during the summer they were working at the Hotel Colorado. They were thrilled that he knew the … Continue reading →

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Finding Cleo

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Barbara Fox

Latest news is that we have recently traced the girls’ old friend Cleo from the Hotel Colorado – the man who features in the photo of them all beside the hotel’s Welcome Wagon. As this photo has really done the … Continue reading →

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Molly meets an old friend

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Barbara Fox

I have a feeling the story of the Hotel Colorado Volkswagen bus is just going to keep on rolling … Molly, who has been on holiday in Geneva with her husband, David, visiting their son, also David, was relating the … Continue reading →

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Our very own piano man

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Barbara Fox

Facebook followers may have already seen this, but Robert Loewe, who Gwenda and the girls met while they were working at the Hotel Colorado, has been interviewed by his local paper, The Mountain Mail in Salida, Colorado, about the time … Continue reading →

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A painted wagon

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Barbara Fox

The clock has rolled back 55 years. A Volkswagen Barndoor Samba with  bright new paintwork and the words ‘Welcome Wagon – Hotel Colorado’ adorning its sides, is now attracting jealous glances on French roads. The bus is a long way … Continue reading →

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The Volkswagen saga rolls on

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Barbara Fox

Since my post about the Hotel Colorado’s Volkswagen turning up after all these years, I have learnt that the van is a particularly rare model, manufactured in the early 1950s and known as a Barndoor Samba.  According to new owner, … Continue reading →

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