Bit of Escravos

Road side shot

May 20th 2006
I've been having quite an interesting time out here when I'm not busy working off the coast. I have spent a good three weeks in and about Escravos and a small time in Badagry. Escravos is a bit different from Port Harcourt and Lagos, and it is definately an *oil* town now, with a good size seaport and airport nearby. Both Escravos and Badagry were key ports in the slave trade from what I unders ... 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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