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December 13th 2012
Español / Català Benabderramane Mahdi is tall. Very tall. He’s also very thin. And if we add a four feet long chèche, the turban kind used by touaregs, he is even taller. In his stays in Barcelona, sometimes he wandered through Gracia neighbourhood streets, looking for the same sort of tea he and his friends used to drink when they are in the desert: a Zhejiang Gunpowder green tea. He particularly loved this kind of tea. Nothing happened when he dressed a western suit with a tie. Even stylish. But he loved to dress as he was always in the desert, a blue ... read more
March 18th 2012
I have now left new zealand and made it to australia, where im currently staying with some friends in melbourne. They live in a top floor appartment pretty much in the central city so its amazing! from my room (which is about 5 star quality!) i can see the sea and pretty much half of the city. its first time iv slept in a room not surrounded by 10 other sweaty travellers for 2 months which makes it even better! The Australian grand prix is on at the moment and the track is literally about 200 yards away so i can sit on the balcony and watch lewis and jensen beat the aussies its amazing! My plan is too stay here for about a week or so then im going to move up to sydney where ... read more
March 9th 2012
Im not in algeria! This site doesnt do well on my tablet, so please follow me at joandtheworld.tumblr.com... read more
March 8th 2012
This is a test blog - using eros and nginx webserver and debian squeeze - running against the chronos database.... read more
February 4th 2012
We have arrived back in Queenstown and are now planning to stay here for around a month or so. Queenstown is really nice with lots going on and good nightlife! There is a massive lake in the middle which is freezing but nice when its really hot. I have been offered a job in a call centre but am not sure if i want to be stuck inside all day so currently going round all bars/restaurants handing in CV's! Weather is pretty hot but very windy!... read more
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February 4th 2012
As you can probs tell my camera skills arnt the best, luckily henry is really into photoagraphy so i have my own personal cameraman to take the good pics for me!... read more
November 7th 2011
Just in case you were wondering, our blog is at http://joshandyaz.blogspot.com/... read more
May 14th 2011
We jumped in the Land Cruiser and headed south through the desert and sand dunes to Timimoun. We travelled over 350 miles, but the change in scenery and culture would make you think we travelled to another country. The architecture looked nothing like Ghardaia or anywhere else we have been in Algeria. The dress was very different and did not seem to be nearly as conservative. The women do not fully cover and there certainly are not any "ghosts." The residents of Timimoun are Berbers and many have much darker skin (look more sub-Saharan). Not surprisingly, we did not run into any tourists and being an American seems to make us celebrities. We passed through several checkpoints along our journey to Timimoun, but after we passed through one checkpoint we were informed we could only continue ... read more
May 14th 2011
I know I never want to leave when we are travelling, but I don't think any of us wanted to leave the Sahara or Algeria. Sure the red grit in your teeth was a little tiresome, but we fell in love with this part of the world. Maybe the universe could feel our sadness to leave and worked to make it difficult...literally! We raced to the airport. Told our guides goodbye. Went through security and heard the whispers of foreign chatter that periodically included "Americans." Yeah, we did not move through this part of the world without being noticed and quickly realized that the community was aware there were Americans visiting. At the security check points in the airport, the high ranking security guard literally grabbed my arm and pulled us through security without having to ... read more
