2012
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Frankfurt, Germany
Just made it to Frankfurt, Germany. Sitting here grabbing a McDonalds burger in the airport. It seems weird being in a different culture again, even if I’m only seeing Germany from the airport. Being yanked from one culture to the next is rattling. Walked outside…
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Crazy Safari
It seemed appropriate to spend my last few days in Kenya on Safari, viewing wild animals. So I don’t know what you were doing this past Saturday morning, but I arose early and after catching a bus from my guest house to the bus station,…
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The Bad Samaritan
(these “beggar anecdotes” were written a couple weeks ago during the time I was visiting Lalibela in Ethiopia) You’re Poor with No Opportunities? Tough luck. Was approached by a kid as I walked down the street who insistently wanted me to exchange Euro coins into…
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Sundry Pics from Egypt and Ethiopia
Tombs of Mohammed’s Family – Cairo, Egypt These tombs are located in an obscure crypt located within the City of the Dead in Cairo. A local guy from that city took me in his old beat up pickup truck. Mr. Welsh & Mr. Poland…
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On the Move
Had an interesting experience the last two days… took a long trip via the back of a transport truck. Got on about 8am yesterday morning in Moyale and was dropped off 7am this morning in Isiolo. That’s a long time on the top of (and…
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Have Kenya, Will Internet
Just arrived in Kenya and lo and behold internet here actually works. Wow, this is new. It’s been awhile since I’ve been online. Which hasn’t hurt me…. plus, it was fun getting a batch of e-mails at once! Thanks to those who wrote. The last…
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From Fish to Freedom – Tis Issat Falls
If yesterday was a disappointment, today more than made up for it. It began at 5:30am when I woke up for an early morning stroll down to the river (about a mile away) to see if I could spot any hippos. In the pre-dawn there…
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Caveat Emptor
If I visit India someday, I think I’ll skip seeing the Taj Mahal. I pretty much have grown to despise touristy stuff. Whether America or Tim-Buck-Two, can we please get off the beaten track? I’m currently in Bahir Dar, a city on the edge of…
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Begging the Issue
Been walking the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for five days now. What to do with the beggars? They are everywhere, sitting in their misery with hands stretched out. Some blind, some deaf, others with deformed limbs, swollen extremities and missing appendages… others hunchback bent…
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Sahara-Ho!
When I think desert, I think sand. In particular, sand dunes. In Israel I never saw sand dunes. Neither the Judean Desert nor the Negev had the type of desert I consider proper. But thanks be, finally I saw the real deal at the Siwa…