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Date: 12th February 2011
you know marco, i am a gambian; and i've lived in the west for the past 15 years, i hate to disagree with you but you are absolutely right. job well done there should be more guys like out there exposing these lazy asses to get a job.
From Blog: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
you know marco, i am a gambian; and i've lived in the west for the past 15 years, i hate to disagree with you but you are absolutely right. job well done there should be more guys like out there exposing these lazy asses to get a job.
From Blog: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
Date: 19th December 2010
Re:
Hi Tim, thanks for your comment(s). Truly I´ve been a lazy blogger in the past year, and so my new year resolution is to write a bit more regularly :-) Marco
From Blog: Christian County of Honduras, U.S.A.
Re:
Hi Tim, thanks for your comment(s). Truly I´ve been a lazy blogger in the past year, and so my new year resolution is to write a bit more regularly :-) Marco
From Blog: Christian County of Honduras, U.S.A.
Date: 18th December 2010
Hey Marco, Another interesting read - I think the section regarding religion is proof of the old (but slightly modified) adage that states as some things change, most things stay the same. Hope it won't be another six months before the next blog though...
From Blog: Christian County of Honduras, U.S.A.
Hey Marco, Another interesting read - I think the section regarding religion is proof of the old (but slightly modified) adage that states as some things change, most things stay the same. Hope it won't be another six months before the next blog though...
From Blog: Christian County of Honduras, U.S.A.
Date: 18th December 2010
Expats!
Marco, Another well written, and very interesting article about life in Turkey. Looking forward to the next entry. Cheers, Tim
From Blog: The Accidental Expat
Expats!
Marco, Another well written, and very interesting article about life in Turkey. Looking forward to the next entry. Cheers, Tim
From Blog: The Accidental Expat
The beauty of sweden
Great photo. I first saw Lake Gröcken during a canootour back in 1986. Nice to remember all that when watching the photo
From Blog: Riding Rocinante VI: Lake Gröcken (Kms 4010)
Date: 5th December 2010
Re: in Honduras?
Hey, Vanetza... nice to hear from you. Well, as for question number 1: kids call me "Mister", as "Mister D'Aprile" was too much for me to handle. The second one: Nope, haven't given up Turkey, Central America is a "side" project. And last, I've never cycled Thailand, so can't help much on itineraries, but I'm extremely jealous...
From Blog: Christian County of Honduras, U.S.A.
Re: in Honduras?
Hey, Vanetza... nice to hear from you. Well, as for question number 1: kids call me "Mister", as "Mister D'Aprile" was too much for me to handle. The second one: Nope, haven't given up Turkey, Central America is a "side" project. And last, I've never cycled Thailand, so can't help much on itineraries, but I'm extremely jealous...
From Blog: Christian County of Honduras, U.S.A.
Date: 5th December 2010
In honduras?
Hey Marco, so you finally made it to Central America! Great, since you already speak the language! Are you a teacher now? Do your students listen well to Master Marco? Of do they call to you as Sir d'Aprilie? And did you say goodbye to Galicia and Istanbul forever? Or is this just another side-project in the mysterious ways of Marco? We think and talk about you sometimes! Iwan and I are going cycling in Thailand next year. We have 5 weeks. Do you have any recommendations for us? Hope you are well. Hope you are happy. Wishing lot's of smiles... Nessie
From Blog: Christian County of Honduras, U.S.A.
In honduras?
Hey Marco, so you finally made it to Central America! Great, since you already speak the language! Are you a teacher now? Do your students listen well to Master Marco? Of do they call to you as Sir d'Aprilie? And did you say goodbye to Galicia and Istanbul forever? Or is this just another side-project in the mysterious ways of Marco? We think and talk about you sometimes! Iwan and I are going cycling in Thailand next year. We have 5 weeks. Do you have any recommendations for us? Hope you are well. Hope you are happy. Wishing lot's of smiles... Nessie
From Blog: Christian County of Honduras, U.S.A.
Date: 2nd December 2010
Thanks!
Great to have a new blog from you and it's very well written, as always! You describe the place very vividly...
From Blog: Christian County of Honduras, U.S.A.
Thanks!
Great to have a new blog from you and it's very well written, as always! You describe the place very vividly...
From Blog: Christian County of Honduras, U.S.A.
Date: 26th November 2010
Self-Comment
A self-comment, almost a year after the publication of the article. It's an e-mail sent to me by an expert in meteorology. The email was long, I summarize (and translate, it was in spanish): "The trails left by the planes are not due to exhaust gases, but to the rupture of an unstable equilibrium that occurs in presence of over-cooled steam; the temperature is below the dew point, but the water stays as gas. (...) The duration of contrails and their evolution depends on the weather conditions existing at any given moment. (...) I personally believe that the real problem are not in the trails, but rather the number of aircrafts travelling every day, leaving on the extreme upper part of our atmosphere the remains of the enormous amount of fuel needed to keep those planes in flight. "
From Blog: Hope
Self-Comment
A self-comment, almost a year after the publication of the article. It's an e-mail sent to me by an expert in meteorology. The email was long, I summarize (and translate, it was in spanish): "The trails left by the planes are not due to exhaust gases, but to the rupture of an unstable equilibrium that occurs in presence of over-cooled steam; the temperature is below the dew point, but the water stays as gas. (...) The duration of contrails and their evolution depends on the weather conditions existing at any given moment. (...) I personally believe that the real problem are not in the trails, but rather the number of aircrafts travelling every day, leaving on the extreme upper part of our atmosphere the remains of the enormous amount of fuel needed to keep those planes in flight. "
From Blog: Hope
beautifully captured...so much full of emotions.... loved it
From Blog: Riding Rocinante III: Strasbourg (Kms 1534)
i need go .in.....
this pic nice...i love it..
From Blog: Riding Rocinante III: Strasbourg (Kms 1534)
thats so sad
why did you post this sad picture?
From Blog: A Confederacy of Smugglers
Date: 10th July 2010
Solo female visitors to Africa
I am thinking of visiting West Africa and know friends that have been there. During my online research, one thing has jumped out at me; on internet forums the majority of the posters about West Africa (eg Ghana etc) are invariably white women from Western countries. On many occasions they reveal in their posts that they travelled there alone. Now, I'm not suggesting that this immediately implies they are sex tourists, but the very clear demographic profiling does raise suspicions. High profile female sex tourism destinations such as the Caribbean show that single and unaccompained (unless by other single, white females) tourists make up a very high proportion of the visitors. Similar "scenes" can be witnessed in parts of North Africa.
From Blog: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
Solo female visitors to Africa
I am thinking of visiting West Africa and know friends that have been there. During my online research, one thing has jumped out at me; on internet forums the majority of the posters about West Africa (eg Ghana etc) are invariably white women from Western countries. On many occasions they reveal in their posts that they travelled there alone. Now, I'm not suggesting that this immediately implies they are sex tourists, but the very clear demographic profiling does raise suspicions. High profile female sex tourism destinations such as the Caribbean show that single and unaccompained (unless by other single, white females) tourists make up a very high proportion of the visitors. Similar "scenes" can be witnessed in parts of North Africa.
From Blog: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
Date: 3rd June 2010
To "John"
Maybe you forgot to mention that such behaviours of mine were adopted only AFTER being treated so rudely (and fined while peacefully cycling) by them. İ can assure you that in our first meeting İ was extremely polite. As for "how come you don't cycle on motorways in Germany, Austria or İtaly?" Well, in these countries ordinary roads don't suddently turn into motorways, hence you can't possibly enter them by mistake. İt's a rather consistent difference.
From Blog: Riding Rocinante X: Ljubljana (Kms 6744)
To "John"
Maybe you forgot to mention that such behaviours of mine were adopted only AFTER being treated so rudely (and fined while peacefully cycling) by them. İ can assure you that in our first meeting İ was extremely polite. As for "how come you don't cycle on motorways in Germany, Austria or İtaly?" Well, in these countries ordinary roads don't suddently turn into motorways, hence you can't possibly enter them by mistake. İt's a rather consistent difference.
From Blog: Riding Rocinante X: Ljubljana (Kms 6744)
Date: 31st May 2010
A few quotes: I refused to pay the 75 fine .... chewing insults against these servants of power ... I self-arrested myself by locking myself up into the detention room ... I cut him short, icily ... And then you wonder why they treated you as they did? You got the same attitude from them as they got it from you. Do you talk that way to the police in Italy also? And home come you don't cycle on highways in Germany, Austria, Italy? Seems to me, like you are the one with the attitude problem and obviously think that once you cross the eastern border you can do anything you want, since the rules there don't apply to you.
From Blog: Riding Rocinante X: Ljubljana (Kms 6744)
A few quotes: I refused to pay the 75 fine .... chewing insults against these servants of power ... I self-arrested myself by locking myself up into the detention room ... I cut him short, icily ... And then you wonder why they treated you as they did? You got the same attitude from them as they got it from you. Do you talk that way to the police in Italy also? And home come you don't cycle on highways in Germany, Austria, Italy? Seems to me, like you are the one with the attitude problem and obviously think that once you cross the eastern border you can do anything you want, since the rules there don't apply to you.
From Blog: Riding Rocinante X: Ljubljana (Kms 6744)
Date: 30th April 2010
Ciao Marco! ti ho ritrovato per caso cercando dei blog sulla Guinea Bissau. Complimenti per il tuo blog. "Confesso" che io uso tuttora la LP, o meglio, la leggo come fosse un libro per farmi un idea del paese in cui sono. poi è ovvio che per i posti dove dormire ogni nuova edizione esce già superata, con tutti i posti economici della vecchia che hanno almeno raddoppiato i prezzi, tanto sono sulla LP e la gente ci va comunque... Per quanto riguarda Chatwin, ci si riferisce, se ricordo bene, all'introduzione (titolata "lamento per l'Afghanistan") di un mitico libro di Robert Byron, "La via per l'Oxiana" che ti straconsiglio di leggere! non sono proprio sicuro però che si riferisse al fondatore dalla LP, ma più probabilmente agli hippy in generale. un saluto dal Mercante!
From Blog: Generation Lonely Planet
Ciao Marco! ti ho ritrovato per caso cercando dei blog sulla Guinea Bissau. Complimenti per il tuo blog. "Confesso" che io uso tuttora la LP, o meglio, la leggo come fosse un libro per farmi un idea del paese in cui sono. poi è ovvio che per i posti dove dormire ogni nuova edizione esce già superata, con tutti i posti economici della vecchia che hanno almeno raddoppiato i prezzi, tanto sono sulla LP e la gente ci va comunque... Per quanto riguarda Chatwin, ci si riferisce, se ricordo bene, all'introduzione (titolata "lamento per l'Afghanistan") di un mitico libro di Robert Byron, "La via per l'Oxiana" che ti straconsiglio di leggere! non sono proprio sicuro però che si riferisse al fondatore dalla LP, ma più probabilmente agli hippy in generale. un saluto dal Mercante!
From Blog: Generation Lonely Planet
Date: 30th April 2010
Slovenian Police
very interesting, thank you. Im about to go to the Austrian Alps and drop down into Italy (Trieste). Was interested to read more about your bad experiences with Sloevnian police but couldn't find the link. Im an English teacher living in Moscow so know about corrupt opportunist bullies like this. What happened to you?
From Blog: A Rough Guide to Bicycle Touring Europe
Slovenian Police
very interesting, thank you. Im about to go to the Austrian Alps and drop down into Italy (Trieste). Was interested to read more about your bad experiences with Sloevnian police but couldn't find the link. Im an English teacher living in Moscow so know about corrupt opportunist bullies like this. What happened to you?
From Blog: A Rough Guide to Bicycle Touring Europe
Date: 23rd April 2010
Re: To Margit
Are you suggesting that, while mature men travelling to Thailand or Philippines for pretty much buying sex (or "love") makes for a depravated lot of losers, mature women doing the same in Gambia or Senegal are there because they caught the true spirit of Africa? an interesting point...
From Blog: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
Re: To Margit
Are you suggesting that, while mature men travelling to Thailand or Philippines for pretty much buying sex (or "love") makes for a depravated lot of losers, mature women doing the same in Gambia or Senegal are there because they caught the true spirit of Africa? an interesting point...
From Blog: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
Date: 19th April 2010
you from europe will never understand
....because your concept of love and sex is different from the african soul...and african men...
From Blog: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
you from europe will never understand
....because your concept of love and sex is different from the african soul...and african men...
From Blog: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
Date: 5th April 2010
sounds about right
I've been travelling in West Africa for a while and can confirm that it's everywhere. It would seem that Dakar's better hotels seem to cater almost exclusively for the French female sex tourist. It's not suprising though that they make up the bulk of the visitors as West Africa doesn't have a great dealto offer the traditional tourist.
From Blog: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
sounds about right
I've been travelling in West Africa for a while and can confirm that it's everywhere. It would seem that Dakar's better hotels seem to cater almost exclusively for the French female sex tourist. It's not suprising though that they make up the bulk of the visitors as West Africa doesn't have a great dealto offer the traditional tourist.
From Blog: Mandinka Sex Tourism for Ladies
Date: 2nd February 2010
A Mistery!
Hello my traveller friend, welcome back on the road and blogging (I comment in english this time). I agree with you on expats, most of those I've met during my trips are so negative about everything and everyone that make me wonder why the f... are they living there? But I guess money is always the answer... Luca
From Blog: The Accidental Expat
A Mistery!
Hello my traveller friend, welcome back on the road and blogging (I comment in english this time). I agree with you on expats, most of those I've met during my trips are so negative about everything and everyone that make me wonder why the f... are they living there? But I guess money is always the answer... Luca
From Blog: The Accidental Expat
Date: 1st February 2010
2.55?
2.55 if you are lucky! Could as well be 1.25 in 20 years time...LOL
From Blog: The Accidental Expat
2.55?
2.55 if you are lucky! Could as well be 1.25 in 20 years time...LOL
From Blog: The Accidental Expat
Date: 1st February 2010
It all looks....
so sweet! And Istanbul sounds so interesting! We just bought a van this weekend! Maybe we can drive all the way there? Kisses from Belgium, Vanetsa!
From Blog: The Accidental Expat
It all looks....
so sweet! And Istanbul sounds so interesting! We just bought a van this weekend! Maybe we can drive all the way there? Kisses from Belgium, Vanetsa!
From Blog: The Accidental Expat
Where I Am Now 
Where I've Been 
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nice one!
Life of a seaman is not easy.That is why i am interested in this!
From Blog: Life of a Seaman