Who cares about this blog? The chronicle of disillusioned white boy in search of his lost soul, nothing much! You have never opened your eyes, and never seen what was there. Really pathetic! Come back when you are 40 and mellow.
Eritrea American I must say you are a brave soldier of fortune, I was a Soldier of the real sort in 1970 living in Eritrea and had the occasion to travel throughout the Empire of Ethiopia with the support of the US Army, It was easier for me I think and you learned more in your stays then me living there 18 months. I envy you even with some of your harsh attitudes and perceptions. You are young and now I am old and we saw two different situations in Ethiopia but for sure I loved them and they loved us. Lets hope one day things get a little easier for these great people.
some might argue that what Mr. Erdogan did in Davoos was a PR stunt to reinstate the Turkish power all through the arab staes... But I say he is a MAN and a well spoken one as well,arabs, petrol lords,Amr Moussa please try to learn......
Tashakurat
Money Up Front or Bullet in the Back It's been two years since your wrote your post. Now that the terrorists are killing innocent Pakistanis by the thousands, do you still think the good guys are trying to make donkeys out of you? The good guys are still preaching democracy. The bad guys are the ones who are currently attacking Pakistan from the inside. America gives Pakistan money, arms, support. The terrorists give you death. Choose wisely.
thanks for showing the *real* lebanon, which we didn't really see when we were there due to time constraints. and for the very moderate syrian girl...i wonder how much of syria she really represents. a very close syrian friend of my husband who lives in egypt went through a period where he couldn't talk to us because of issues related to the war in iraq even though he didn't blame us. and he never introduced my husband to his family because they wouldn't be able to stomach an american (understandable). it took the birth of our son to bring our families back together again. we do have a long way to go in making bridges and i hope there are more people like the open-minded girl you met (and folks like you showing up there and listening).
lovely the mosques are breathtakingly beautiful (at least as captured here) and fried liver is delicious (egyptian style is a bit spicy and wrapped in flat bread like a fajita)
Ex Berbera Boy I was lucky to live in Somaliland from the age of 11yrs unlil self government in 1960 yes! I'm 62 years old and I loved both the country and the people,some of the most beautiful people on earth.First we lived im Gabiley my Dad worked on the boys School during its final construction.We then moved to Boroma,Dad fell out with the district Commissioner as he turned his water off so he could not water his garden,this preserved the water pressure pumped from Amoud so Somalis walking up to 20 miles for water had a permanent tap running 24/7.
We then mocved to Berbera it was wonderful I spent most of my mornings with the local fishermen and fishing each morning and late a night when the temperature was excess.Remember this was 1959 on air con we slept upstairs out on the verandah or house was part of a square close by to a mosque.Although I am much older after my time in Berbera I have yet to complain about the heat especially here in the UK.
leisurely cut onions. Well I've completed another entry and yet again I must say that I really like your writing, your thoughts, your impressions. I had to cook for myself this past semester and although I used far more frozen vegetables than I'd like to admit, I really enjoyed the experience and loved your reflection on the process of making a meal vs. a restaurant. Who would think we'd actually have commonalities after all these years. Hah. Well it's the 4th quarter of the college bowl championship (I'm watching with the Sjogren boys) and it's getting quite exciting so I better start paying attention. Grace and peace.
made it. I made it to the end! Yessss. And it was incredibly fascinating; I really like your writing style and enjoyed reading it and learning a bit more about your life. Can't wait to catch up.
Can Americans receive Eritrean citizenship? Once i graduate, I would like to travel around the world. I want to see everything that I read about in books. Eritrea has some of the most beautiful people I've seen, wow. I would like to raise my family there, is there any chance for me to become "an Eritrean" by visa. lol
Fascinating and very Brave I feel like a real flashpacker compared to you.
What an inspiration you are.
I have too much snake karma to do what you are doing .
However I really respect you!!!!
I have a practical question.
How do you download books.
My whole backpack is almost always books.
Not very practical.
Thanks for the info.
Happy New Year, Alison
reply to michelle Hi Michelle,
Sorry for delayed reply! Travelling alone here was fine - in terms on moving about, you'll have to hitch, or very expensively hire a 4wd, but it's worth it. It's one of the safest places I've been - people seemed very accepting and welcoming. It's also relatively hassle-free crossing the border from Ethiopia. You won't meet many other travellers, but hey ho! Lucy
ha! I'm sure you're a fellow 'Crashpacker' - especially with the humour and stupidity you fall into possibly dangerous situations.
I will read your other blogs and enjoy!
You kidding me? This was a really entertaining post to read. Between the crab-allies, to the sense of danger you were feeling, to the relief of finding civilization... really good stuff.
My trip began (July 19, 2004) as a 14-month leave of absence from my job, with the intention of "seeing the world", and a bunch of unrealistic ideas of what can be accomplished in a year. Turns out a year isn't as long as it seems, so I've recently quit my job (yeay!) to become a full-time traveler. Until, that is, I run out of money or decide I'm ready to rejoin the ratrace.
In the meantime, I'm trying to blog at least once a month from the countries I'm visiting. I'm not interested in Western Europe, so don't expect pictures of Venice here. My blogs are basically my impressions of pla... full info
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Who cares about this blog?
The chronicle of disillusioned white boy in search of his lost soul, nothing much! You have never opened your eyes, and never seen what was there. Really pathetic! Come back when you are 40 and mellow.