Shakespeare? kind of...
I'm almost sure it's Luis Vaz de Camões.
On his left hand, he holds his epic poem Os Lusíadas ("The Lusiads")
"During his return journey, near the Mekong River along the Cambodian coast, he was shipwrecked, saving his manuscript but losing his Chinese lover. His shipwreck survival in the Mekong Delta was enhanced by the legendary detail that he succeeded in swimming ashore while holding aloft the manuscript of his still-unfinished epic."
Blog of the year, 2010 Congratulations! :) This blog was nominated one of the best of 2010, in the Africa/writing category.
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good stuff hey chris, I enjoyed reading your post, and it makes me jealous to be traveling again! Don't know if you're still traveling or back home, but I hope things are good. Can you believe its already been 3 years since HK?! I still reminisce about those "good ol day" at hkbu, and I was looking through the great pictures you took of us all the other day. Hit me up on FB sometime. cheers.
Absolutely amazing Photos! Absolutely Amazing Photos Christopher, the first one caught my eye and looked straight out of the 70's documentary, "Animals are Beautiful People" which I remember well from my childhood, and sure enough it's in the Namib Desert. It's amazing how such a dry place can support such vast quantities of big animals, shows you what happens without human interference.
Namibia I am a fellow traveler like yourself, keeping a blog on this website too (tracy-and-patrick, if your interested, though i won´t be offended if your not, most of my family don´t look so I don´t see why you should), though not through Africa, just every other damn continent is seems. I read this and the previous blog on South Africa (which I will get too in November) and thought they were hysterical whilst remaining informative. Your hospital picture reminds me of Port Arthur´s prison hospital in Tazmania. Anyway I just wanted to say I enjoyed your blog.
Cheers
Patrick
Loving your blog man - awesome pics too. I think you're the first person I've ever heard of who's gone to Somalia and DRC on the same trip! Hardcore. I just got back from Zambia Malawi and Tanzania and am in muggy London getting jealous! Keep it up dude!
Love it! I just started reading your blog and it is so well written and truly inspiring not to mention hilarious in parts. I find myself laughing out loud while cooking supper thinking about your adventures. Can't wait to read more! Anastasia 78
from the island Hello there!!
There was a tear in our faces after reading this description of the Island;)
We miss you our friend-who-loves-abba-and-wants-to-ride-a-poney!!
Love,
Ana, Maria, Maria and Maggie.
I can't stop laughing you are a bloody incredible genius! You are so funny. You have my permission to say my name in your blog if you want. I love all your captions on your pics!! hilarious
umm I like this one a lot. It seems like you're gathering all your ideas into one piece rather than writing journals about different cultures. I love trains too, more than any other transportation tools. I'm really impressed about the truth that it is a symbol of colonialisation. Interesting topic, witty words, and nice pictures!
Pedro
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Shakespeare?
kind of... I'm almost sure it's Luis Vaz de Camões. On his left hand, he holds his epic poem Os Lusíadas ("The Lusiads") "During his return journey, near the Mekong River along the Cambodian coast, he was shipwrecked, saving his manuscript but losing his Chinese lover. His shipwreck survival in the Mekong Delta was enhanced by the legendary detail that he succeeded in swimming ashore while holding aloft the manuscript of his still-unfinished epic."