Doesn't anyone what happen to RoninRome and his web site? I know he had returned to Atlanta and was working for or with a local travel agency. Loved his website and the the detailed --- and I mean -- detailed !!! -- directions for getting to various Rome sites and surrounding areas. There was a recent question in the Italy section that begged for one of his detailed directions. So I check his site prior to making the recommendation and his site popped up as "Under Maintenance." Anyone have recent contact with Ron????? Great lost if he is gone.
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
Frank,
Yes, Ron was a good guy with great detailed directions for travelers on his website.
Way back when (you remember when), I used to regularly PM with him, but haven't seen him on this Forum in a long time.
Posted by
OP
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23601 posts
Same. Used to exchange emails regularly with him even after he returned to Atlanta. A have a vague memory of him heading back to Europe somewhere. I think it was his wife that obtained facility appointments in Europe. I could never swing that. Organizational Behavior is not a hot topic or a good research base in Europe.
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
Organizational Behavior was your professional field at the university?
Posted by
OP
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23601 posts
Org behavior and Management Dev -- Ah !! to be a young faculty member again --- current administration is going to provide about fifty years of research data. Whole careers will be devoted to studying the past few years.
Posted by
Seattle
922 posts
He responded to this thread back in 2016: https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/ron-in-rome-9b920e00-a06e-44bf-b4a8-eef5dbcc7870
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32345 posts
Frank,
I haven't heard from Ron in awhile but AFAIK he's back in Europe working for a high end travel agency. That keeps him very busy so he hasn't had a lot of time to work on renovating the website (despite his best intentions). I had a nice visit with Ron on a trip to Vienna a couple of years ago, but I believe he's moved to another location since then.
If I hear anything new, I'll post back here.