http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Angola en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:06:20 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:06:20 BST Egypt Day 5We woke up to the sound of the air conditioner humming at full power in the hotel room as the sun yesterday was quite a bit to handle. Then we boarded a felucca small sail boat where the wind is the only source of power to get us down the Nile river The early part of the morning included a pop can that was traveling down the river faster then us. The afternoon was a bit better with http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/South/blog-301418.html Egypt Day 1The land of sand sun and people that want your money. No matter what they do or ask it is all about those hard earnedswindled dollar bills.Our flight from Paris this morning wasnrsquot a problem but when we left Rome to head to Egypt the take off and the landing parts of the journey were brutal. The plane seemed like something out of the 1980s complete with cigarette holders http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/South/blog-300361.html It was through soccer as usual that I made my first connections in India. And as usual I had brought a soccer ball with me this time deflated in my stuffed bag. I pumped it up with the help of a neighborhood bike repairman. He set up shop in the spotty shade of a scraggy bush next to the main road sitting on a rock until a customer came. With a newly full ball in tow I walked through m http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/East/Luena/blog-277331.html Just a typical Sunday bike ride....The rainy season has provided just enough moisture so far to firm up the sand kind of and make things look deliciously green making for some stunning photographs http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/North/Luanda/blog-222801.html It's hard to believe we've been here almost 3 months and are on the cusp of our first big vacation Time has flown by very fast which I suppose is a direct result of how busy we've been. So I figured it was a good time to send out an update and tell some stories of our exploits to date.We finally moved into our house on October 28 after 7 weeks in a temporary guest house. It's funny as we meet pe http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/blog-216057.html 3000 km separated me from Aili who was in Cape Town not that the corrupt immigration officers at Lobito harbour cared. On the contrary they did their best to hinder me to get down to Cape Town by refusing me to leave the boat. After 36 hours they realized I wasnrsquot going to pay any bribes and I was finally let ashore. I wasnrsquot allowed to stay with my friend Kabila and the immigration http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/South/Santa-Clara/blog-201044.html hey sis here are sari pics http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/blog-198719.html Somewhere north of Tsumeb in northern Namibia the German influence ceased. I found myself back in the African cultural heartland unorganized dirty crowded and vibrant. After some lame attempts by the Angolan borderpolice to extract bribes I was inside the country swarmed by teenage moneychangers. In a dirty 4x4 a fat white man with a wry face sat jammed between the seat and the steering wh http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/South/Lubango/blog-172871.html This is a story I wrote sometime ago... having myself visited the diamond areas of angola some years back I viewed with scepticism the sudden interest in blood diamonds... and what exactly it really means to war in africa and diamonds as a product that women...covet... In 1992 during a lull in the Angolan war I put together a syndicate of seven adventurers from various backrounds and nations and http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/South/Lubango/blog-164968.html Next chapter on communityCommunityI have heard the claim that all of the six billion plus people on this planet are connected by a mere six degrees. Valid or not I think it is fair to say that in the present age we are closer to people from all over the globe than ever before. This metaphorical shrinking of the world has now made the creation of a global community possible and has changed t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/North/Luanda/blog-143029.html Ei gente boa Tenho recebido centenas de milhar de mails com gente preocupada e a temer pela minha sobrevivncia nesta terra esquecida por Deus. A todos esses calma Nao quero que fiquem com a impresso errada disto. No propriamente a Ilha da Tentao mas tambm est longe de ser a Coreia do Norte. Para que fiquem esclarecidos tenho direito a um prato de sopa por dia noite. sabado http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/blog-107932.html No quero assustar nada disso mas se calhar os pontinhos no passam disso mesmo pontinhos E o que eu preciso de pontos muitos pontos para ficar nesta terra em que s as formigas do sinais de alguma organizao estou a ser muito injusto para com as formigas. Sinceramente isto tudo muito engraado o ir para Angola em busca de novas experincias e as dificuldades que podem ser um desafi http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/blog-107814.html Ol J cheguei a Angola As primeiras impresses so que isto mesmo uma hellip frica possvel e provvel que a opinio melhore. As ruas esto todas partidas a construo que existe j do tempo em que os portugueses pensavam que aqui eram gente. A casa onde estou no nenhum palcio mas sempre d para viver e ver futebol eu que o tinha j quase largado. O quarto tem uma cama uma http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/blog-107627.html Well things have slowly been improving as I got back my luggage Well half of it as a good chunk was stolen. Clothes my gameboy shampoo and other various knickknacks were pillfered at I'm assuming. Oh well life goes on and at least my camera wasn't taken Note to self take electronics with you on the plane next adventure.So the job iswas boring. Just watching giant oil companies mess up the s http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/North/Luanda/blog-97855.html A huge amount has happened since I left my little slice of paradise in Nova Scotia. Yup one big giant wad of crap to be precise. Where to start where to starthellip.Ok first off some airport or airliner lost my luggage. Could be in Paris or maybe it is somewhere in New York but knowing my shitty luck it is probably on its way to Japan or something. So I arrive in the Congo again only this t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/North/Luanda/blog-84826.html Eight things that I didnrsquot know about the capital of Angola a week ago1 It is one of the most expensive cities in the world I assume the most expensive in Africa. US10 for an iceberg lettuce for example. And Irsquom assured that eating out in London seems modestly priced by comparison.2 The US dollar is effectively a second currency thanks in no small part to the booming http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/North/Luanda/blog-83890.html Sometimes it seems that the weekends here are more eventful than the workweeks. Things are moving pretty slowly here with regards to my research but I am meeting again with Tate Ita today to set out a workplan for the next four weeks and make sure we are on the same page.This weekend myself Jon Alanna and Giulia drove up to Ruacana Falls right at the border between Namibia and Angola and stay http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/blog-67591.html Title Travelblog from Schwannatsea Chapter 5 Days Wednesday 10th Day 4 Just another peaceful day. No transits just some trance. Getting to know the ship the crew and my fellow passengers. Got a good connection with Willy the 2nd engineer who says hersquoll try and get this journal out via email tomorrow so Irsquove been preparing a movie to amaze and astound. Eat this blog from d http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Angola/blog-823.html