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    • #241
      Fran

      A blank message board. Not for long. Currently 1am. Venice is quiet at night. Sometimes I hear the waves even though the beach is a fair distance. And the planes taking off from LAX. The streets here don’t have streetlights. People walk their dogs with torches, or flashlights as they call them in Amurrka. I was told there were no seasons in California like there are in the UK and Europe but there definitely are. In October and November for instance, it gets really cool and misty at night. Then there are times when it gets really windy – around January, and all the palm trees get a free haircut. I’m writing. Trying to write. Now that Clay is in New York, I have taken over a bit of his room. It’s in the roof. I feel like nobody can hear me. I bloody hope they can’t. So where is everyone else in the world? It’s pretty exciting to have this up again. I feel like it’s a good time to have it back. Maybe we see some original boardies. And def new. Right. Well. I’m going to sleep… Good morning! 1:28am

    • #275
      dundeebat

      afternoon Fran, Dougie, Andy and Neil from not so sunny Dundee
      4 seasons in Dundee today.
      great idea getting this board going, very old school.

      me and the wife coming to see Fran at the David Magidoff thing on 9th August in Edinburgh,
      our 16th wedding anniversary 🙂
      looking forward to it.

      keep being yourself guys, legends, all of you

      • #583
        Icantsleeptonight

        Hi Fran, how are you? It’s nice to see people writing in the new forum. I don’t know if you were familiar with an Argentinian rock band called Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota. Their singer passed away last Friday. He was a very admired singer, both for his music and the content of his lyrics. He rarely used Instagram to stay connected with his fans, since he didn’t perform very often and didn’t give interviews. He commented on his fans’ posts more than once, and I thought, how exciting it is when someone you admire and respect feels close simply by being present with a few words, like you’re doing now. Here the days are cloudy and cool, and I’m particularly looking forward to winter because for me it’s the best time of year, as I don’t like the Buenos Aires heat.
        I traveled to Chile in April to see you at the Coliseo in Santiago. I haven’t been able to get a picture with you for years. Could you grant me one the next time you come to Argentina?
        Greetings from Buenos Aires, an old surfer, Barby.

      • #1457
        Juani Martinez -Argentina-

        Hi Frank… we miss you from Argentina!

      • #1494
        Juani Martinez -Argentina-

        Do you follow the world cup Fran?. Go Argentina 😆

    • #279
      samuraisandy

      Yay!!! How exciting! Hello all!!

      • #488
        JenniFerFer

        Pretty sure I recognize that user name, hi! 🙂

      • #610
        Fran

        Hey Dundeebat,
        Thanks for your reply. Welcome back to the board. Happy 16th anniversary. David’s show is fun and funny. Looking forward to it.
        Fran

    • #280
      Mariamak

      Fran you’re a genius. Thank you for reigniting the boardies era. Long may it last. Love from Ireland xx

      • #629
        Fran

        Hey Sandy,
        Good to see you on the board!! Please say hello to all the fam.
        X

    • #281
      carolinamartz

      Hello everybody!

      Greetings from Puebla, Mexico!!
      So excited for this space and to stay in touch with my favorite band and the best fans ❤️

      • #670
        Fran

        Yeah it’s ace. Lovely to see it again. We tried to match it the best we could to the old one. There are still some snags but we’ll iron those out. X

      • #677
        Fran

        The board is BACK!! Although i notice that replies to replies are being kicked to the bed of all the normal posts. Well tighten this up in the next few days. X

      • #680
        almond

        Exactly, it’s hard to follow the posts you have replied to. Hope you can sort it out!

    • #283
      velcrogrrl

      Hi Fran! Love to hear the details about California – my niece just moved out there (Ventura) earlier this year. I doubt you would remember this, but when you and Andy were doing the ‘acoustical journey’ tour, I gave you a copy of a picture she (aged 6 at that point) drew of the band. At a second stop, you said you had hung it up in the tour bus – she was very proud! When my nieces were young and would sleep over at my house, I’d always put on The Invisible Band as they were falling asleep. Now my niece is in her early 20s and living in CA and has heard Travis playing on the radio a few times in shops and always texts me to tell me when she does. Hooray for the return of the message board! All the best, Bridget 🙂

      • #681
        Fran

        Hey Carolina! Hola! Yes, it feels exactly the same as the old messageboard. Very excited to read all the messages.
        X

    • #285
      juliatki75

      Hello, how lovely to be in a sacred space. Thank you for this. 😊

      • #675
        Fran

        Hey Velcro,
        I think I remember that. Man the last 16/20 years have passed in a flash. Please send my best to your niece.
        X

    • #290
      Froggy

      Loving the retro-ness of this before the computers become self aware 😳🤣 We might need it

      • #712
        Fran

        It’s nice. Welcome back to the board Julia.
        X

    • #291
      ALF1EBOY

      Woohoo! This is great! And so old skool! Welcome back fran and the lads. Hope life is treating you all well and you’re still loving the music.

    • #294
      ChihiroCheeks

      Yay! This is exciting 😃 A blast from the past!

    • #295
      The Gems

      Hello from Shropshire!

      Fab that you’ve set this up. Thank you.

      We’ve listened to you for years, you’ve been the soundtrack to many ups and downs of life, a reassuring thread of connection.

      We saw you again at Co-op live and Wolverhampton.

      Sleep well. Madi

      • #710
        Fran

        Hey Madi from Shropshire!
        Thanks for listening to the music. It’s cool how songs are bookmarks to life. I love that Travis are still the same 4 people. It’s a closed circuit. Each record is the same people, a bit further down the line. Each song, for better or worse, is how they are playing together at that point. It’s always sad when band members leave. That saddest one for me is Gerry leaving Teenage Fanclub and Bill Berry leaving REM.

    • #300
      hockeymom

      Hello everyone!

      Writing in from Santa Clarita, CA (just about 45 mins north of LA). How lovely to have this back! Takes me back to a much simpler time.

      Happy to have a little connection to my all-time faves and others who appreciate them as much as I do. Looking forward to keeping up with you all!

      Back to starting my day with my kiddos and work!

      All the best to you all!

      Katie

    • #304
      MooTheEvilBoffin

      Well this is amazing! I was on the board back in the day, I think even before I did my A-levels in college! I remember Flat Travis, the boardie exchanges, the amazing community… So happy it’s back!

      I was the person who had a pet hermit crab called Shellfish Jean…

      Now working as a lecturer in Cognition and Neuroscience (thanks to The Man Who for introducing me to Oliver Sacks), doesn’t time fly?

      Hope to catch up with everyone from the golden ages!

    • #315
      M4RIE

      Hello from Northampton,

      I’m a newbie to the board and this is very exciting 😀. What a lovely way to be in touch with the band and other fans.

      Last saw Travis at the Piece Hall in Halifax and what a brilliant gig it was 🙌🏻.

      Hope you are all well?

      Love to all

      Marie xx

    • #318
      Emily Dunne

      Heyyy!!!
      Love youse so much xx

    • #320
      seabasskitten

      So exciting! Happy to be here!

    • #328
      crf84

      It’s back although we’ve all aged a good 15-20 years.

    • #332
      weerhonaroo

      Hi Fran,
      Thanks for bringing back the board chat as it’s brightened a dreich day in the City in the Rain.
      Our Ruby Drew will in from school (S5 now where did the time go?) but she will be delighted to hear this news and join something I spoke so highly of. Once Pamela, Caleia and the gang appear it will be like old times. 24 years Pamela and I have been mates for and it nis all down to this band. You make more than just music you know?
      Hope all is well with you and yours and that Clay is having a blast in NYC.
      A’ ra’ best,
      Rhona x

    • #336
      meldavis

      So great to have this board up again. I, too, hate where social media has gone. Nice to have this little spot. Well done, Travis!

    • #337
      alison

      It’s baaaaaaack!!!!!!

      I remember those good old days of Travisography!!!!!!!

    • #347
      almond

      Hey, Fran! So glad to see the board back. Life has changed a lot since the last (and first) time I posted here. I’m still living in Mexico City -there’s a bit of chaos right now because of the World Cup. I am now a mom of a beautiful 4 year-old girl, and just went through a surgery last week. Thank for bringing back this space where I got to meet so many friends from around the world, it changed my whole life back then.

      • This reply was modified 2 days, 15 hours ago by almond.
    • #350
      michel.antonio

      Greetings from Mexico!!, thanks for visiting us again Fran in the next months, as you are describing in your first message Venice seems to be an interesting place to visit, the way that you describe it is very cool, I was wondering if in the future you would be thinking in writing a book with your memories (about visited places, memories, funny stories, etc), I have been a fan from the band from Good Feeling and it had been a long journey, so I think you and the rest of the guys, do have a lot of stories and funny things to remember that all the fans would be delighted to read about in an official book.

      Warm Regards.
      Michel

    • #359
      Marco

      Hello everyone from south of Italy!

      I also love the idea of bringing the message boards / forum days back, they had a sense of community that I haven’t found when everything, without me even noticing it, moved to social media. Or maybe I’m getting old, and therefore even more nostalgic 😂

      On this note, I’m getting ready to fly to Budapest Hungary to see Metallica for my 40th birthday, but can’t wait to catch up with all of other Travis fans on here (yeah, my musical tastes are pretty…broad, I’d say 😝)

    • #371
      David Dust

      Hi everyone, David here from Mexico, great reading you all! Looking forward to hearing from you all again in CDMX this October!

    • #382
      alan c

      This is cool.
      Happy to be onboard ✌️✌️

    • #385
      cuu

      Greetings from Turkey!

      I feel old! Feels weird to be back. I remember being shy about posting and re-checking my sentences 100 times.

      Love you all!

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    • #389
      j.smith

      I joined in the dying hours of the old board, so happy to be part of this again. Thanks for starting it back up!

    • #393
      Razielmcfly

      Bloody hell, Welcome back everyone!

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    • #406
      Gregor_Smith

      Great to be here and hi everyone.. first timer and loving that this even exists. Thank you.. great to be amongst you all. Just arrived in London Town from Glasgow on a rare day off.. it’s bright, warm and already I know that I’ve packed the wrong things. Ready to catch up with mates I ride with for a charity tonight – the heavy metal truants – at the Cart and Horses for 50th anniversary party to mark Iron Maiden’s first gig there. Hope you’re all keeping well and safe. Take care. X

    • #413
      Darran

      Bring back the (deffo not Kangol) Beret fella. x

    • #420
      Tafono

      Well this is cool, back where it all started eh 😅 major diff is, had no choice but to get on the pc which took up so much space, using expensive dialup for the internet. Simpler times and youth on our side eh!

      • #980
        johnnygee

        Gday Fran, Dougie, Andy and Neil.
        Hope you come back to Adelaide (Aus) next year!

    • #427
      I Came in Through the Bathroom Window

      Thank you, thank you, thank youuu! I’m loving this so much. The best part is seeing some old familiar names here.

      We should bring back the cookies exchange, Flat Travis and so on. <3

    • #437
      luzma

      Hello Fran and all. It feels good it is feels more real. Thank you
      I’m luzma me and my family are leaving in Barcelona for the last 10 … long years. Coming from the north, I miss the rain … to sleep deep … too many sunny days ja and if a drop fall from the sky my blondy Swedish husband will get in panic looking at his iPhone to check out the weather!
      Love music love Travis music
      Love to everyone
      Luzma

    • #461
      Moray

      You know who would have loved this? Gladly the Crosseyed Bear ❤️

    • #466
      sumiresailon

      Ohhhh We can writing something to reach you now!!
      It just feels really good to be able to write to you like this,out in the open.I am so happy as the original boardies.
      小弗兰,你好。:)

    • #468
      BenFilbert

      Hello. Wow. This is a blast from the past.

    • #473
      JackieT

      Hey Fran, Dougie, Andy & Neil

      So great to have the board back!

      Hope to see you at a gig soon 😀

      xx

    • #480
      BenFilbert

      I joined the message board in 2005 and made lots of good friends. One very special friend in particular. This message board changed my life.

    • #481
      kari2506

      What a beautiful surprise to have this board back!!
      Lima says hello everybody!!! 🙂

    • #486
      JenniFerFer

      Hi Fran! Original boardie here. Joined while in NorCal back in very early 2000’s, then was pretty active while in the Netherlands where the message board was finally laid to rest. Now I’m back in NorCal for its revival! So happy it’s back, I hope to see some familiar names – I tried my best to remember my original user name and I think it was close to what I chose 😅

    • #493
      DANIBLU3001

      I’m back here! I remember very well being part of the forum and following the band from Brazil because it was very difficult to get information about them back then. Today, even with all the access we have to the internet, it’s no longer about all that, and it’s noticeable when something is false coming from influencers, algorithms, and people seem more passive, just watching. Creating images with words that run through our veins and become part of our DNA through music, in this fleeting world, is an act of resistance.

    • #496
      sass21

      Hello everyone!! How awesome is this!

    • #503
      Helen – the original

      Hi everyone! Wow what a throwback.

      Big shout out to Derek and Steve who are no longer with us ❤️

      Hello Boardies 👋🏻

    • #504
      Jambo74

      Hello from Toronto!

      It’s surreal you have reignited the message board as my husband and I met on the OG board in 2001 after your gig at Massey Hall in Toronto.

      We are now married 20yrs with 2 boys, who also love your music!

      We attend every gig you play here, hope its not long till you are back again.

      Sending hugs fae 2 transplanted Scots in Toronto! (James and Louise xoxo)

    • #505
      paul_c

      Hi Fran. Hope you’re well

      • #535
        Moray

        Also hello Paul and hope you’re well!

    • #506
      atlaimee2026

      This is amazing! Met my amazing Eliza on here so many years ago. Hope studio cam comes back.

    • #509
      sunsnotyellowitschicken

      What a cool thing to bring this back, and to share thoughts that pop up, even at 1am. We’re right next door in Santa Monica, and definitely use a flashlight at night when walking the dogs–hard to be sure what you’re picking up without one.

    • #511
      Diana

      ¡Hola Fran!

      My name is Diana (also known as strangeytown on social medias) Glad you’re great, thank you for making this space. I confess I missed your texts like this, I loved reading your tweets on twitter.

      I attended the last show in Santiago, it was my second time seeing you live from the 2024 one. Santiago 2026 show was incredible, I had the best time with my Travis Chile Community friends, holding the Pipe Dreams sign that got into the band’s social medias ❤️ (my fav Travis song) Sadly this time i couldn’t say hello to you like I did back in 2024 in the airport. I hope you liked the 31 minutos comic, the Hello Kitty stickers and the red rabbit puppet (Juan Carlos Bodoque)❤️ hahaha I asked Dougie to give them by me.

      Sometimes with the Travis Chile friends, I write a kind of Travis fan-stories (fanfiction) like what if we hang around with the band as we are friends hahaha
      I still remember from the 2024 visit, that you helped me giving Nicky his card cause I couldn’t see him, I wanna thank you for that 🫂 He got it!! This year I finally met him!!
      Also, I read on internet that Travis played a show in my homeland, Venezuela in 2008. I wanna ask you how was the experience playing in Caracas.

      And to finish, If you wanna to hear more spanish songs, I recommend Colgando en Tus Manos by Carlos Baute and Marta Sánchez.

      I hope you have a great, and I hope to see you again.

      Diana Xx

    • #516
      SimonT76

      Hi guys , sending love to you all ❤️

    • #517
      SteveO@Hammersmith2001

      So is this what was on travisonline back in the day, where you could add pics to the gigs you been to, or sound like a right nerd as I did in describing how much we loved the gigs?
      Steve.

      The sun is lovely here in Jersey channel islands

    • #526
      natmlori

      Hello!
      I absolutely love this idea. I’m from Brazil, and I saw Travis in 2024—it was unforgettable. I’m crying right now just remembering it.
      Anyways, I’m glad to see that you guys are still active and making great music after all this time.

    • #532
      SimonT76

      What we all want to know is when is the next UK 🇬🇧 tour ??!
      Please do Scarborough open air theatre 🙏🏻it’s an awesome venue

    • #539
      zs98

      Hey everyone!

    • #541
      GenThao

      I think i´m in the 2000´s, it´s great

    • #548
      Jude

      Toronnnno is beauriful this time of year

    • #552
      jenny2

      Soooo… I moved from California to Scotland cause of your band 😂. Thank you for that, because of you I’ve got a wonderful life going here. Looking forward to taking my kids to see you next time you play in Glasgow x

    • #566
      sasharussia

      Hello everybody! Fan family, happy to be here again!

    • #567
      elfy

      Here, Jenny2, I pure fancied you on here twenty years ago.

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    • #573
      Msw35

      Hello all,
      I’m Morgane from Rennes, in France.
      I’m glad to see the forum back.
      I’m a huge fan, and your songs are part of my life since 2002, I was a student then, and met my husband listening Indefinitely…
      We travelled, we married, we had 2 kids and still loving all of your albums
      We saw you in 2007 in Barcelona, then in Paris in 2009, in 2013, in 2022 and in Madrid in 2024.
      I’m not really comfortable with social medias in general but I’m glad to read you here

    • #577
      BabyGrace

      Hello Fran!
      It’s already quite hot here in Italy (I live in Tuscany) and I don’t like summmer :)) Hope to spend some days at the beach enjoying swimming
      I’m to go to Edinburgh to see you on 9th August, hope to meet you and have a chat with you.
      Hope you’re well and happy
      Sara

    • #592
      billhill

      Hello from Sonoma county California! My daughter, now 23, was introduced The Invisible Band when she was a kid, a fan since. We saw you all at the Fox Theater, January 29, 2025 as our first rock concert together. Special time for us to begin our live music shared experiences together.

    • #612
      KB

      Where my OG Travisonline peeps at? Hey, Fran, how’s crime?
      Currently in Pittsburgh, PA. It’s hilly and green.

      • #616
        hockeymom

        Ah, I lived on travisonline back in the day! What a fun time it was!

    • #621
      th4is

      Hey!

      Happy to be back here after all these years! Loved being on travisonline back in the day, no idea what my username was back then though

    • #638
      MusicGirl99

      Been transported back in time . . . Lots of flashbacks. . . So nice to see the red from you all. Franny, how’s your Mum doing? Looking forward to the new record!

    • #643
      Ana Milena

      Hello, dear Fran! Hello, dear all! Hello, MooTheEvilBoffin!
      Wow! Amazing! Oliver Sacks! 🥰 Such a great read to be in contact with the marvels of our brain!

    • #656
      Kaori

      Hello Fran!

      It’s 3 a.m. here in Japan. My cat woke me up by swatting me, so I checked my phone and found out that the board is back!

      On the old board, my English wasn’t very good, so I mostly just read everyone’s posts. This time, with a little help from AI, I thought I’d finally join in.

      And my cat is still singing the song of his people…

      Anyway, I’d better get back to sleep. Good night!

    • #658
      Redtelephonebox

      Hello from Manchester (well a little village nearby). We’ve had had sunshine and a thunderstorm today… 2 seasons in one day, so half a Crowded House song. Great to have this safe space to chat about all things Travis!

    • #662
      susana

      Hello Fran,

      Glad to hear about you.
      I used to be a regular on the message board back in 2004. Made some friends from around the world. It was a great place to be.
      Best gig I ever went to was at Palacio de los deportes in Mexico city. A lot has changed since then. I moved to the Uk and now live in beautiful Edinburgh. Managed to see you once in London at one of your solo gigs, once in Glasgow and twice in Edinburgh, at the odeon for the almost fashionable film and a gig at Edinburgh festival.
      I have 3 kids now and I hope they can see you live some day, they’re still little so i’m keeping my fingers crossed. Please never stop making music. Long live Travis x

    • #664
      Ally8can

      Alrighty, surely you boys are heading to Boston to cheer on the Scotland,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 wee pop up world Cup Tartan Army Sesh ???

    • #667
      Elodie

      Heyyy writing from a sleepy Parisian suburb in France. I was elodie on the good old message board and am still elodie now on the new one! Hello everyone! Glad to be back 🙂

      • #703
        deebee

        Hi Elodie
        Here we are again!
        Looking forward to some lovely chats. I’m still ‘deebee’ like I was before.
        Chat soon, Debbie x

    • #673
      Charlotte-rocknrollgrit

      As Poe once sang ‘Hello Hello Hello… Are you out there?’ I’m here, from hot and humid Texas. Long time listener, first time boarder, happy to be here with you all
      – Charlotte

    • #688
      mandafa

      As a millennial whose formative years were spent on various message boards (yay growing up in a rural environment) I’m so loving this.

    • #697
      deebee

      Hi all
      This is the best thing I’ve seen today. I’m so happy because this board held so many wonderful memories and now we can make more 😊
      Big love and thanks to A,D,N and F for making this happen x

    • #706
      hennypenny

      Hello, old and new boardies! It’s Lindsay (hennypenny) checking in from the PNW!

    • #724
      Emily Dunne

      Hi Fran! X I wanted to ask if you got the chance to see the lyric book I made for you guys yet…it’s a raze the bar lyric book and it’s on Instagram and I gave it to Dougie in Dublin a few weeks ago x any Irish dates planned soon?? Xx

    • #732
      Pollyanna Flower

      Hello!! I’m not a new fan but I’m a new boardies here. I’m italian and I finally saw you live last summer in Milan. A truly wonderful concert… a bit of a blast from the past and a dive into the future. I hope to see you again soon!!

    • #737
      MadysC

      They are the best of all my days, I love them!!❤️

    • #756
      Tiffany

      Hi guys !

      I can’t believe that something like this is happening again. 🥹
      Good old times 🥹
      Thank you so much for doing this. Great idea. 😊
      Greetings from Germany.
      Tiffany

    • #967
      Cricketc

      The message board has always been one of my favourite memories and I often think of it from time to time, reminiscing on all of the amazing memories.

      So happy it’s back!! Hello from the girl from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (who now lives in Toronto!) ❤️

    • #971
      Watan_Lawa

      Warm greetings from the heart of Taiwan’s mountains.

    • #991
      Rayyy

      Greetings from China! Total newbie here, but this place is so warm and everyone has been so nice. And Fran, thank you so much for bringing this forum back. This used to be something like an ancient story to me. I never thought I’d actually get to be here.

      Love y’all

      Ray xx

    • #996
      peter

      We are so back friends. 😊

    • #998
      juliemats

      Hi Fran 🙂 I’m in Chicago, and I saw you at Summer Sonic Osaka 2007. It was between you vs. Black Eyed Peas 😛

    • #1003
      thegroupiewho

      Hi Fran and holaaaa guys. Nina from Peru here loving this whole thing. Waiting for you guys in Perú. like always.
      luv yall

    • #1007
      BabyFran

      Thanx for brining this back, such a great idea.

    • #1010
      rigarndo

      Hi Fran and everyone!

      I’m Rigarndo from Bangkok Thailand. Got a chance to see you guys twice! First in Bkk Thailand years ago and 2nd in Japan Fuji Rock 2014 super good memories!!

      Nice to meet you all

      I’m writing to reach you!!
      Sawasdee Krub! (Means hello in Thailand)

    • #1014
      Emily Dunne

      Heyy Fran any plans on releasing more solo music? I’m loving wreck order !

    • #1065
      Art_Music_JaffaCakes

      Hey Fran! Big hello from a four-seasons-in-one-day Aberdeen, Scotland! 👋
      It makes my heart so happy that the message board is back 💜

    • #1098
      fiorellayulizza

      Holis!

      Saludos desde Perú! TravisPERU presente.

    • #1101
      blainert25

      Hello from Phoenix. Been a huge fan of the band for a long time (circa 2000).

      First time on the message board but I still remember the Invisible Band games on the Travis website. 😄

    • #1103
      YuSaitoG

      Hi everyone. Yu from Peru (former “alanistradi” haha). Nice to be back again 🙂 Cheers!

    • #1104
      ZakMcKracken

      Milk, lemonade, chocolate.

    • #1132
      HadaGaba

      Hello everyone 🙂 This is Gaba from Peru. I’ve been feeling quite blue these days. Thanks Fran and the whole band for bringing back the message board. I’m glad to be back here.

    • #1139
      thegroupiewho

      Hi guys! Nina from Perú. Its been such a long time 🥹 cannot thank you the band enough for bringing our beloved board back and the chance to read many of the lovely boardies.
      Happy and excited to be back.

    • #1141
      almondlikethenut20

      hi everyone, my mane is Almendra, i live in Lima Peru wuuuujjuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

    • #1256
      Ana_Smith

      Hi everybody! ¡Hola, comunidad!

      It’s sooo weird to be back here. I’m Ana, from Uruguay, and I used to spend way too much time in the old message board. It was my safe space for a long time. I felt stuck and meeting some of the people over there encouraged me to step outside of my comfort zone.

      Since then, I’ve travelled more than I ever thought possible, I worked and studied abroad, I came back home, I had my dream job — until AI showed up in our lives — and I was forced to change career paths.

      I’m still friends with boardies from way back when. We’ve met in person, travelled together, shared concerts and many, many chats.

      My profile pic was made by another Travis fan from South Korea in one of our art exchanges and I love it so much that I never stopped using it. What I mean to say is that Travis is our constant in more ways than one and I’m just happy to hang around like it’s 2009! 😉

    • #1290
      Arzu

      Hello Franny from Istanbul (near) which is bloody hot and I much prefer lovely Scottish summer 🙂 When you said LA; I soo much wanted to hear LA times (song) during one of your shows as I know the lyrics by heart and an amazing song but I understand it is quite explicit 😀

    • #1348
      GypsySoul

      Hello lovely, and lovelies! What a wonderful surprise! Well I’m writing to reach you all from my couch in Melbourne Australia. It was the best start of the year having you boys in town… thanks again for coming all this way! Next time please stay longer and if you want a tour guide, I’m your (mildly introverted but entertaining enough) gal. xxxx

    • #1451
      twistedpapa

      Man I love an early 00s message board! Hi All! I resurrected my old twistedpapa tag from those days. I don’t think I was an original ‘boardie’ but Travis were a favourite band of my teenage years. I’ve not seen the band in many years now (had tickets for the last Glasgow Hydro gig but had to sell them on last minute due to illness) so I’m well overdue!

    • #1461
      Coti

      Hey, hi!
      Well, I’m here in Buenos Aires at my mom’s house having lunch, and where what it used to be my room it’s now her space for sawing and keep shoes and handbags and all of other clothing stuff. Must be a parents thing to redefine spaces for good.
      Am I an old message board user ? Yes sir! I remember that the MB was kind of my first social media and “international interaction” online. Back in 2004 (when I was 14) I used to talk to people from Turkey, Switzerland, and the UK. Hope to find them back again here! So “HEY” Babs, Merih, Memo, Sarah, if you are here it’s Coti from Argentina!
      (I can’t remember if my username back then was “Jackety” or something like that 🤔)

      Love to have this back.

    • #1464
      Sunflower

      Just joined here, saw your post on IG
      Love you guys. Finally got to see you in Toronto Feb 2025. So wonderful🎵🥰thank you!

    • #1467
      Lelaina

      Ohhhh!!!! The email that the board was back made my day yesterday. Had trouble registering but here I am now! Hurray! Was able to register with the same name as before. So cool! Thank you 💓

    • #1480
      Kathleenm2112

      Afternoon from south West scotland! I live in the countryside so the slightest sound has me on edge… it’s definitely supposed to be summer but I don’t think summer got the memo as it has rained non stop all day. I’ve spent the day baking some yummy treats for my colleagues and cuddling the dogs. Bliss!

    • #1493
      Juani Martinez -Argentina-

      Hi. What a beautiful country is scotland. Hope someday know that wonderful land

    • #1496
      Ems

      Hello from a very rainy Stoke,
      I’m new here, feel a little like I’m gate crashing a really cool party (the type that you aren’t sure how you got invited but are chuffed nevertheless).
      New here but have loved Travis from the start. Thanks for getting me through my teenage angsty years, right up to having my kids (who now belt out your songs in the car on road trips). Hoping to bring them to a gig one day soon.
      Looking forward to reading the threads!
      Em x

    • #1514
      JacklynC

      Fraaaaaaaaan! Writing to reach you from Coatbridge. Travis and your music have been a genuine soundtrack to my life. I met you at the Barras on your bus stop tour, you had sad eyes that day. Next time you’re in Glasgow, come and have portraits done at my photography studio.ivr had a few well known figures in front of my lens but I would love to photograph you and the band. It’s raining here, like always. I hope the whole world can hear you. Jacklyn -41- forever fan

    • #1531
      Mdarcey7

      Hey, hello from East kilbride
      Juat sitting watching the first WC game. It’s no Scotland so do we really care…

      The board is a brilliant idea. I think the band are really hitting it recently.
      The promotion of the last album was amazing. Singles released so that when it came Album time there was already a few favs. And the touring on the bus was excellent.
      Felt like a band who just knew how to promote it, engage and get a real excitement growing towards gigs.

      Let’s do it all again. I’ll be at TRSMT next Friday guys if you wanna give Glass Onion another run out 🙂

    • #1543
      kawaguchi

      I’m a fan from Japan. Travis is the absolute best.
      Someday, I’m going to have your CD put in my coffin. A full album, hopefully.
      Goodnight.

      • #1590
        Luiz

        Such great fan

    • #1598
      elizad73

      I feel like Central Queensland, Australia might be a bit like California in terms of seasons. When I first came here as a baby doctor from the UK I could only identify stinking-hot-with-mangoes vs not-as-stinking-hot-without mangoes seasons, but I am seeing the subtleties over time. Glorious sunsets in the winter and the flattest, glassiest ocean over to the beautiful tropical islands.

      But I do miss the cold just a little, although a cold rainy trip to Skye/Glasgow and Belfast at Easter reminded me what it is like to not feel your face again 🥶

      Addicted to the video and song for Bus at the moment, since saw Travis again in Brisbane in Jan (previous time was Bridlington Spa with Keane – maybe 2005???) so imagining how cold the wind was for you guys filming there. Brrrr. That song makes me so happy and sad at the same time but I totally love it! And all and your hilarious videos.

      Good luck with the songwriting Fran, sounds more interesting than the psychiatric report I have to write!

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