Africa
No Wise Men Here (Akjoujt, Mauritania)
There are only countless stars and stretching my arms skyward I am for a moment a conductor between the heaven and earth. Continue reading
The Night Train to Choum (Choum, Mauritania)
You have the option of buying a couchette, a regular sleeper seat or if you are clinically insane, you can ride in one of the open top boxcars that holds the iron ore for free. Continue reading
The Banana’s Sharp Edges (Nouadhibou, Mauritania)
Pedestrians having the right of way isn’t exactly a law, it’s more of a rough guideline. Continue reading
The Most Evil Kentuckian (Dakhla, Western Sahara)
There is however one very important point to keep in mind: it’s five kilometers of some of the most heavily land mined turf on the planet. Continue reading
Western Sahara Wasteland (Western Sahara, Africa)
Republique Islamique du Mauritanie was next on the earthkora circuit or so I hoped. I did not have a visa to enter the country. Continue reading
Categories: Africa, Western Sahara
Tags: bus ride, Laayoune, Moroccan police, police, Western Sahara
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They Gave Up Their Tomorrows and Everything After so We Could Have a Today (American Cemetery, Tunisia)
More importantly they paid the ultimate price: giving up their today and everything after so that not only could I have a tomorrow, but also millions of people that they didn’t even know or whose language they didn’t speak. Continue reading
Categories: Africa, Tunisia
Tags: American servicemen, Memorial Day, Tunisia, World War II
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Uv ajed Tunisia (Tunis, Tunisia)
Uv ajed – (oov a-zhed), French – The distinct, and absolutely positive realization that you have never been here before. Antonym: Deja vu Continue reading