$18,000 worth. A trip to Europe (mostly Vienna) with a well known Musical Professor, but the Operator has just e-mailed Mum with this. Previous tours went like clockwork, and the below makes no sense:
"Dear Friends,
I am sorry to have to inform you all that my company (me) have had to file for bankruptcy. I tried until the very last minute to save the tour in may, but there is no way I can operate it. There will be also no more trips at all in the future.
The reason why........... well, is a very long history, but it started late November last year in Cairo, when I was kidnapped and had to paid a huge ransom to gain my freedom again. It all went downhill from there. I used the excuse of health reasons to explain to you why I was absence from the Internet during the month of December, but to be honest, I was in a hospital recuperating from the week-long kidnapping and attach I suffered. I was attacked and also stabbed all over my body (as I resisted).
I had a terrible month of December from hospital to hospital and was extremely sick. Between the cost of the ransom and the hospital care it was tooooo much for me.
I am presently applying for government help and will sell some assets which will place me in the position to pay everybody back by December.
I am extremely depressed and hurt by this situation and I regret this took place. Please try to understand that I did all I could to save this, even up to last week when I wanted to practically give away a property I have to a potential buyer. Unfortunately he changed his mind and I cold not sell my little cottage. If I had, I would not be writing this email.
I am very sorry. You will be hearing from my lawyer and I ask you to please file your complaints with him. For the moment I am trying to place my little property on the market and once is gone, I will refund you all.
