Tag: #backpacker
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On the beaches of Senegal, I have long done something I often do at home as well: long, beautiful walks. But it is different here, because you can The sea is often used as a dumping ground. But especially around Saly there are also resorts and luxurious villas on the shoreline. Videos from the beaches…
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Traveling to Africa is an experience that even many hardened travelers, do not make, and that is a shame. This is the fifth article in the live series from Senegal. I witnessed my adventure by making short videos and reporting updates. I traveled solo and completely independently, and moved around by public transportation. Last almost…
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Still Live from Senegal is the fourth article in the series. I am witnessing my adventure with short videos and narrating updates. I am traveling solo and completely independently, and will be moving by public transportation. Pelicans It’s turning out to be a very interesting trip, but for beauty the highlight I reached in Djoudj…
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From Dakar, I continued my journey in Senegal, going north to the ancient capital Saint-Louis. This is the third article in the live series from Senegal. I will witness my adventure by making short videos and narrating updates. I am traveling solo and completely independently, and I will travel by public transportation. Journey to Senegal,…
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Here I am live from Dakar, the chaotic capital of Senegal. This is the second article in the series of live from Senegal. I will witness my adventure by making short videos and reporting updates. I am traveling solo and totally autonomously, and I will travel by public transportation. Live video from Dakar Highlighted is…
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My arrival in Senegal is dated 01-01-2026. I knew I would find Dakar chaotic dusty and my throat immediately irritated by smog, but the anecdote I will rechristen the made-up taxi driver was unimaginable. This is the first article in the live series from Senegal. I will witness my adventure by making short videos and…
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This is the introductory article in a live from Senegal series. I will leave tomorrow, January 1, 2026. And I will witness my adventure by making short videos. The music in the background will always be by my friend Wodevi . Also because he was the one who somehow gave me the okay for the…
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In going to Boston I began to think that it was not a good idea to move by rail. This is the first of the email reports I did after the four from New York. It was on the occasion of my solo trip in 2004. After 5 days of full immersion in the Big…
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Funny anecdotes with housing can happen even in Europe, here I tell some of them verbally. Often the traveling oddities that happen to me depend on the fact that I want to save something under the heading of sleeping. In some countries this is almost taken for granted, but it also happens occasionally in Italy…
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These videos of Matera by night were shot during the Christmas season of 2025, but this is my third time here and I must say it is always beautiful. The pictures do not render, it looks like being in a nativity scene. Unfortunately, the weekend ended with an unpleasant incident, fortunately not serious. Two videos…