May 19, 2009 Yesterday was the day I had put aside to visit the DR Congo embassy to apply for my visa. Now, along with hundreds of other logistical challenges I’ve been facing pulling this trip together, this was certainly one that has had me nearly chewing my wrists off in frustration. Back in February…
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Where the Bastards wax lyrical.
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Counting the months, weeks, days…and learning
by Philippa Terblanche •
February 13, 2009 I am not quite sure what I should be writing for my first entry…learning how to use a ‘blog’…? I seem to be learning a lot of things these days…learning French, learning some Swahili, learning that vaccines are so terribly expensive, learning that you can go ‘loopy’ on malaria tablets, learning how…
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Profit from your poaching like the experts do
by Dean Farisian •
Making money on the arse-end of Africa.
Leopards and dreadlocks just don’t mix, and I remember once out in the parklands an elephant sneaking up on a few of us cheap-like-free hostel travellers: it could have easily gored us all. An inconvenient truth for sure.
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The Last Cannibal
by mikevoll •
A journey into the unknown wilds of Papua New Guinea where extremely fashionable cannibals abound!
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Water on the Brain
by Steve Strommer •
For the last few months I’ve noticed a plethora of products all geared towards treating water so as to render it potable for travelers…
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Travelling on the Chicken Bus When You’re Hideously Obese
by Dean Farisian •
Touring lessons for our modern age. I don’t want to be too presumptuous, but hell I will be. I’m damned sure if you’re in front of the computer often you’ve gained a few pounds in between pints of ale or gallons of ice cream, a few burgers, the occasional full-pig barbeque, dozens of hot dogs,…