Somewhere off Escravo

The cluttered back deck of the barge I work on.

May 1st 2006
I'm making a bad habit of slipping off into my own little world far too often. Sorry for loss of contact. So I'm offshore at the moment, right off a place called Escravo, Nigeria. Pretty area, if you can stand the giant plums of fire bellowing out from the various rigs dotted about the water. The barge I'm on carries a compliment of 10 armed securit guards and has two machine gun nests "just in ca ... read more

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Following nearly 16 years of military rule, a new constitution was adopted in 1999, and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The president faces the daunting task of rebuilding a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have bee... ... read more

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Jim Franko

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Adventures of a metalhead! My name is Jim, I'm 27, and like most of you on this site, I crave adventure! After wandering around various countries for the past couple of years, I came across this page. It will be a good place to showcase my future buffonery. Maybe I'll update it with past experiences as well. This sight needs a massive upgrade: As of July (June?) I have three more entries to throw up: Aberdeen Scotland, Newcastle UK, and Ijmuiden Netherlands. Stay tuned! I'm sloooow with putting things up. -Even more updates are needed after a computer crash (gah!). As I type this (ja... full info

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