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7 Links and a Personal Update

by phil July 6, 2011 Travel Stories

A certain Pigeon Eater nominated me to reflect on my writings as part of the 7 Links Project. The idea: dig around in the attic of your blog and dust off a few posts that deserve a second look. Or a first look, as the case may be for many of my earlier posts, written [...]

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The One Year Anniversary of this Blog and my Flip Flops

by phil June 29, 2011 Travel Stories

June 29th 2010: I left Washington, DC with a one way ticket to Ghana. I arrived in Accra with one foot in a flip flop and the other in a smelly, disintegrating protective “boot,” which was strapped to my foot after I inadvertently kicked a tree stump some three weeks prior. I say inadvertently because [...]

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40 Hours: Dakar to Bamako During the Hot Season

by phil May 16, 2011 Mali

This post has 7 parts: Senegal? The Bus The Passengers Hot Season is Hot The Bad The Good The Cutest Girl in the World Senegal? I arrived in Dakar last Monday. I stayed until Wednesday night. Depending on what happens in Mali, I may spend more time in Senegal on the return trip. My first [...]

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Reconnecting with Friends

by phil February 22, 2011 Travel Stories

Solo travel makes it easy to meet people. You seek company. Company seeks you. You are spontaneous, present, open to possibilities. Perhaps it is because of these mental wavelengths that serendipitous meetings happen in the first place. I do not have a bucket list. When I travel, my goals are simple: make friends and learn [...]

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Ewoks Jawas and Turbo Viagra in Essaouira, Morocco

by phil December 27, 2010 Morocco

Thumbnail image for <strike>Ewoks</strike> Jawas and Turbo Viagra in Essaouira, Morocco

Essaouira, Morocco. The town that inspired Jimi Hendrix’s “Castles Made of Sand.” Actually, that’s not true. In fact, just about everything hasslers tell you about Jimi Hendrix in Essaouira is false. Some of their other talking points – Othello was filmed here – are true, but they are just as aggravating because the information is [...]

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A Christmas Surprise

by phil December 20, 2010 Travel Stories

Many of you who read this site knew my trip was coming to a close. I did not announce it here, because I planned to surprise my mom before Christmas (she reads this site, but does not know how to use twitter or facebook). I got home last night and here’s what happened: Right Now [...]

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