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| 14th October 2009 jaysil | seaman - From: Life of a Seaman plissssssssssss |
| 13th September 2009 Jorge | Dirty Secret - From: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies Most people know about white women engaging in sex tourism in the Caribbean and in parts of Africa etc (black men seem to be the favourite of Western, female sex tourists). The only thing that surprises me is that they get off with it with so little comment or stigman being attached. God only knows how many words have been written demonising Western male sex tourists (the usual target would be Pattaya) but if anything Western female sex tourists are actually treated sympathetically in popular culture (can't recall the name of the recent film about French, white, female sex tourists in 1970's Haiti). Do you think it is anything to do with white, middle class females being unwilling to expend too much vitriol on condemning the actions of other white, middle class females? Much easier to go back to talking about male, tatooed, working class, Western sex tourists instead I suppose. Appallingly, blatant double standards apply when it comes to discussing white women flying off to have sex with black men in the Caribbean and all the other ususal places |
| 8th September 2009 khawla | - From: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Desert hey well i've been surfing on line & i found out this beautiful diaries abt ur intersting trip to western sahara & i just wanna say good job nice pic's & amazing style of writing i love what u said abt my city dakhla it really make me feel proud i knwo that it been a very long time but i think that an article lke that should not be leaved without comment so gd job . |
| 7th August 2009 Marcoelitaliano | Chatwin on LP - From: Generation Lonely Planet I've got this interesting private comment via mail from someone who prefers to remain anonymous. Here it is: "I read somewhere once that Bruce Chatwin blamed The Lonely Planet and in particular its founder (who incidentally drives a Ferrari) for creating the Taliban in Afghanistan. His argument was along the lines of tourist hippy types filling the locals heads with Socialism, Che Gauevara, and all that jazz; next stop the Commies coup, the soviets rolled in, then Rambo kicked em out and the reast is history...or something like that..." |
| 7th August 2009 Mari | Eyewitness - From: Generation Lonely Planet Beeing a LP user myself for many years, I found that LP's guide for Japan (going there in october) was not good enough and bought Eyewitness for the first time. It's good, small pics and just basic facts. Sweet :) |
| 22nd July 2009 Marcoelitaliano | Re: family - From: In the Land of the Mastella the One Eyed Man Is King Well, my english can be sometimes fallacious, yet I would have never thought that by reading this story someone might have thought that I actually am Clemente Mastella!!! If I was, this piece of rant would have been simple (crooked) geniality! Marco |
| 21st July 2009 Melissa Mastella | family - From: In the Land of the Mastella the One Eyed Man Is King hey Clemente Mastella i read this article i can hardly understand what it alls means but i would like to know what In the land of the Mastella the one Eyed Man Is King! I hope you will let me know what your goal on the story is or if its nonfiction or fiction. Anyways let me know if you have recieved this email P.S. Clemente i hope you would like to become closer relatives pretty much your the one that i found first in family circle And i want to love you and your wonderful wife and if i recieve email from you i will let you know how we are related as im doing a family tree online i hope you have recieved my request from there.I know your busy Sincerly, M.Mastella |
| 22nd June 2009 maria | Males only - From: Us, Al Gore and the Aborted Mount Athos Trek Males only allowed on Mt Athos to honour our most pure and holy mother the Virgin Mary who lived much of her life there. We honour her memory with this tradition. There have been exceptions to the tradition. During the second world war some Jewish women were taken in for their protection. |
| 22nd June 2009 elia | the new forster - From: The Locomotive definitely, a new Passage to India: an abstract resuming the landscapes , beauties,but most of all the mistery of the great india(Shri Lanka)(the person who gets into the climbing locomotive ) wonderfully described by the future e.m. forster !!!!! |
| 22nd June 2009 Marcoelitaliano | Re: The Locomotive - From: The Locomotive ... and you brightened mine with such a nice comment. Thanks buddy! |
| 22nd June 2009 Drunken Tiger | The Locomotive - From: The Locomotive As one train buff to another: I'm jealous!! But thanks for the description - it was just like being there (almost!). Brightened my day.. |
| 16th June 2009 Marcoelitaliano | to Lieke - From: In the Land of the Mastella the One Eyed Man Is King Well, Senegal ranks 86th in the same chart, so we're not not there yet, but our men are apparently working hard to reach such "wuthering heights"! |
| 15th June 2009 Lieke (the not so blonde) | - From: In the Land of the Mastella the One Eyed Man Is King We've been talking al lot about politics in Italy lately and totally agree with you. Berlusconi is worse than many politicians in so called 'banana republics'. And for press freedom, I think even in Senegal (where I was supposed to write my thesis about it, with emphasis on was supposed ...) the situation was better. |
| 15th June 2009 Roaming Purple i Viola in Viaggio | Ah ecco dove ti eri cacciato!!! - From: In the Land of the Mastella the One Eyed Man Is King Bene, bene sono contento di saperti ad Istanbul, sei li per fare cosa (se e' lecito sapere???) Riguardo al tuo post direi che se la tristezza sociale e morale fosse ricchezza l'Italia sarebbe senza dubbio il Paese piu' opulento di tutto il mondo occidentalizzato!!! Un grande abbraccio ed un mega "in bocca al lup" per tutto!!! |
| 14th June 2009 elkaiser | - From: In the Land of the Mastella the One Eyed Man Is King Hey man, i know what you mean...our head of the senate is an ex president famous for having ruining the country's coin so bad we had an hiperinflation, for his corruption and for making the state in which he was born into a personal fiefdom we elected an ex president that was impeached for our senator And don't even get me started about the jesus freaks and latin american fascists that "represent" us I guess brazilian and italian politics are not that different... |
| 22nd May 2009 zoe | wow - From: Spot Me, Greet Me, Hassle Me, Guide Me that is really cool on what you did LOLOLOL |
| 18th May 2009 stephen | curios to know more - From: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies Thank you to Marco for a very interesting post. Also I see that the author of Romance on the Road has visited and made a comment. I was just reading reviews of her book online, before seeing this post. I just want to say that there are some women out here who would love to do some sex/romance tourism, but don't have access to much useful information. Men can find plenty of guides and forums on the web. Women tend to keep this a secret. It's about time they start sharing more of their stories. |
| 13th March 2009 er Sanchere | small places - From: Under African Skies Hola Companero, it seems a very well laid-back scenario in there. I found a message in this blog: when you start to surrender, Magic appears! Looks like another planet. cheers |
| 13th March 2009 er Sansechere | Sun and Daylight - From: Fair Tourism Hola! Me gusta la citation de Holly et Benj! voila'! et merci aussi pour citants Totti, champion du monde!!!!:P Monsieur Olivier et votre ancien ami? Voyage fait de vous trouver des gens speciaux! (as extraordinary experiences) un abrazo companero |
| 12th March 2009 Marcoelitaliano | To Jabe - From: Love in the Time of Samantha Fox hey, hey... deep down I love that stuff too, that's why I allow myself to make fun of it; I'd never do it with something I really despise (i.e. hip hop). Marco |
| 11th March 2009 Jabe | Re "musical talent of a vacuum cleaner" - From: Love in the Time of Samantha Fox Mel and Kim, fine, but Modern Talking??? Come ON! The discos of Europe would have been joyless affairs indeed without their brilliance. |
| 3rd March 2009 Branko | Same experience - From: Riding Rocinante X: Ljubljana (Kms 6744) I'm not surprised at all. I've been driving through Slovenia twice or three times per year for many years and I've been fined on more than 50% of my trips. I had the impression too that Slovenian cops don't like foreigners too much (especially Serbians). In the end I've got so fed up that I decided to drive through Hungary instead. |
| 3rd March 2009 Branko | VIVA SAMMY! - From: Love in the Time of Samantha Fox Marco, mate, you're one of the most bizarre bloggers I've ever came across. I don't think many would come out with something like this. Anyway, thanx for bringing back sweet memories to me. Moreover, it was hilariously written! |
| 2nd March 2009 thecrashpacker | - From: Love in the Time of Samantha Fox 1. she lives with her long-time lover and showbiz agent. 2. she's a born again christian, and very devout. 3. she came third in a poll of the UK's most attractive older ladies, behind Davina McCall (2nd). |
| 2nd March 2009 denidax | - From: Love in the Time of Samantha Fox My bedroom's wall were completely covered in Europe's posters when I was about 8... I loved them... I wanted to be Mrs. Tempest... I don't think you're strange, Marco, just have to find someone who shares your life style... she's out there, I'm sure... but hopefully she won't look like Samantha Fox... hahaha!!! Have fun in Sri Lanka!! |
| 24th February 2009 DailyRefresh.wordpress.com | I can't wait to go there! - From: The Island and the City Thank you for the pictures and recommendations. This is one of the most beautiful places...can't wait to visit! |
| 10th February 2009 Native Gal | Meryl Berkham - From: Riding Rocinante III: Strasbourg (Kms 1534) I fancy myself an free spirit, but in truth I am not really adventurous. I'm of the 'better to plan for the worst and hope for the best' set. So when I came across West with the Night by Meryl Berkham, I thought this was the most incredibly adventurous pioneer woman and writer. The quote of living a lifetime and not knowing youself was so profound. All the distractions keep us from really knowing ... ourselves. That's why I love a good run, riding my horse, a bike ride on a fall day, or a trek up in the Colorado mountains with no distractions except... myself. Ride On! I enjoyed your blog. |
| 7th February 2009 francesca | your humor? - From: A World of Smiles Ya! |
| 3rd February 2009 not so blonde | - From: A World of Smiles Many subjects in one story. Very well written. Those ever complaining travellers always get on my nerves. |
| 1st February 2009 thecrashpacker | ha! - From: A World of Smiles good writing! |
| 31st January 2009 Marcoelitaliano | Re: to Chel - From: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies I guess that, had I invented the whole lot, I would not publish those comments suggesting that that might be the case... Anyway, in no point of my story I did state that Gambia was not decent... Marco |
| 30th January 2009 Chel | my experiance was different - From: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies i have traveled Africa wide but i must say with honesty that i have found the Gambia one of the most decent tourist destinations. i may not refute this story, but i really can never tell that this is or could be close to the truth. if i may ask, how long have u been in the Gambia and how many more interviews did you conduct to warrant you portraying the image of the country on the WWW in this manner? Hmmmm. i doubt if this story was not manufactured in your own room.... |
| 21st January 2009 mila77 | - From: Death in the Afternoon oh marco, what kind of scary things you do!!!! im glad you didnt drown |
| 20th January 2009 MatevzH | cycling - From: Riding Rocinante X: Ljubljana (Kms 6744) And as an avid cyclist (both road and MTB), i did lots of kilometres in Slovenia, Italy (mostly in Alps and around Trieste), Austria and Benelux countries. I really enjoyed reading your different posts as one time I was planning to do similar trip to Asia... and actually, i can agree with what you wrote in this post, especially under slavic infrastructure and german mentality... But... cycling on highways? I'm not pro-authority, but this is really no go. And it is signed, that is forbidden to cycle or go slower than 50kmh. And I wouldn't do it just because of my own safety. Cycling paths in Slovenia are not good or non-existant (except in a few tourist places), and thats a real shame. But, that road that you are refering is not the only reasonable way to get from Hungary to Maribor, and actually, this highway is new. This highway has a side road (old main road), which is empty of heavy truck traffic (due to the highway you got on). Actually all highways on your way to Italy had a side-road. Probably a few km more than highway, but still... this used to be "old" main road... There is no excuse for police, and how they were treating you, they should have just warned you, and basically show you a parallel road. I hope you complained and put your post to the tourist office. And i'm really sorry that it happened to you. But riding on highways is still a no-go. Wherever in Europe you are... |
| 20th January 2009 denidax | - From: Death in the Afternoon Ya was right... "if no boat, BIG problem"... we're happy you're alive!!!!... |
| 20th January 2009 cam2yogi | - From: Death in the Afternoon I'm glad you're safe and able to continue your excellent adventure! Peace & Love, cam |
| 19th January 2009 Vanetsa | Canoe.... - From: Death in the Afternoon Thanks Marco, I was thinking about doing a canoe trip next year... But you scared me now... I'm very glad you are still around to write the story. My little world would miss your stories from another world. Just got back from an amazing bicycle trip through Marocco! Did 1000 kilometres and crossed the high atlas.... I feel proud of myself, very much alive and happy! Lot's of love from Belgium, your friend, Vanetsa |
| 19th January 2009 Lieke | Pfiehw - From: Death in the Afternoon Hello my favorite world traveler, I'm glad those fishermen came by. Enjoy the rest of your stay there in paradise. |
| 19th January 2009 nidea | - From: Death in the Afternoon It´s good you have an angel or whatever watching over you. Congratulations!! I´m glad you keep on writing |
| 19th January 2009 Ali | You've been lucky. Very, very lucky - From: Death in the Afternoon Glad you're alive and well Marco! |
| 19th January 2009 Broden | Just wanted to say - From: Death in the Afternoon Came across your blog tonight, very well written with some excellent insights. I'm happy your alive. |
| 19th January 2009 muriel | lucky you! - From: Death in the Afternoon wow! that sounds quite scary! I am glad you made it back "home" sound and safe... |
| 8th January 2009 Jamie | Great Blog! - From: If I Were You Very Nice blog Marco. I am from the USA and have family that came to the US in the early 1900's from Raiano Italy. The family name is Arquilla. Spelled Aquilla in Italian I think! They even have a creek named after them here called Arquilla creek. I have never been to Italy before and I just loved the pictures you have posted. It makes me feel a little closer to family that is so far away. Keep blogging!! Jamie |
| 15th December 2008 Marcoelitaliano | Re: To Sniffandsnore - From: A Rough Guide to Bicycle Touring Europe Thanx Rich, it was my pleasure to meet you all. In the end I decided not to go to Pulau Weh, did some research and it seems that november-february is rainy season over there. Heading back to Thailand, instead. Take care and keep up with the training. |
| 15th December 2008 SniffandSnore | Nice one! - From: A Rough Guide to Bicycle Touring Europe Nice one Marco.... hell of a trip! Great to meet you the other night. |
| 14th December 2008 China | China - From: A Rough Guide to Bicycle Touring Europe Great blog. Very interesting. |
| 10th December 2008 Ole Martin Pelsholen | Long Route! - From: A Rough Guide to Bicycle Touring Europe Good to read that You are safe back home. Was fun to have You as a guest here in norway. Also fun to read Your travelblog. Take care! Greatings from Ole Martin |
| 22nd November 2008 Marcoelitaliano | To Grim #2 - From: Riding Rocinante X: Ljubljana (Kms 6744) Let me get it straight, as apparently you did not read the article, just worried about writing two comments to defend the good name of your country. My point was not "who was right", my point was about what cops should be (a service) and what those cops I met in Slovenia actually are: a force of repression considering themselves above citizens and feeling right in treating them disrespectfully. Plus, applying rules that should be overlooked in a country that completely lack in cycling paths. But I'm pretty sure this concept would be far too difficult to understand for someone like you (or like most of my italian countrymen, don't give me wrong) who prefer to use his car instead. And don't tell me that you do cycle because I wouldn't believe it even if you send me your pic on yellow shirt at tour de france. Marco PS: I let your comment pass this time, but if you insult me again as you just did ("a stuckup, arrogant prick") this will be the last one of yours published. |
| 21st November 2008 Grim | To Marcoelitaliano - From: Riding Rocinante X: Ljubljana (Kms 6744) I'm sorry, but I fail to see the "nationalist" in my coment. The cops are there to uphold the law. You broke that law and were punished for it. Now, I wasn't there so I don't know what really happened, all I know is what you've told us. A cop has ruined your trip, he was treating you like crap and was all around acting like an idiot. I believe you, because I know how cops can be. But after reading your article, I can't help but wonder, maybe you deserved it? Because from the way the article is written, I got the impression that you are a stuckup, arrogant prick. If you were acting like that infront of the cop, I'm not at all surprised that he treated you the way he did. But since we'll never know what actually happened, I see no point in discussing this further. Even more so, because you're acting like a 7 year old child, who just dropped his lollipop on the floor. |
| 21st November 2008 Marcoelitaliano | Re: To Bryan - From: Riding Rocinante X: Ljubljana (Kms 6744) Bryan, if with "try to be more laid back" you meant to say "join organized tours such as mine, instead of being such a free spirit proud of dealing individually with foreign, freedom-fighting authorities", well, I'm sorry to say that I'm happy to be so... how would you consider me? "rigid"? Yes? OK, then let's say that I'm happy to be so "rigid". Marco |
