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Peter commented about My Love Hate Relationship with Lonely Planet, On Saturday January 14th, 2006 10:56:00 AM
Some guidebooks are already online. Check http://books.google.com/
Good just to look for something.
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peter commented about Andy You Talk Too Much, On Monday June 15th, 2009 03:32:54 PM
Hey Andy--
Your hobo life is fantastic! If youre ever feeling particularly verbose, theres an ongoing collection of itinerant lives at www.vagabondstory.com. Heres hoping that today and tomorrow and all the following will keep on keeping you in happy adventures!
Best--
Pete
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peter commented about Cultural Fatigue, On Friday October 2nd, 2009 09:28:55 AM
I think that those who don't make Szanton's constant adjustments lose the plot sooner and suffer greater cultural fatigue, because they view the whole world through the narrow frame of their own cultural bias and thus never develop any empathy with the people who they are travelling amongst...they understand nothing that happens during their journey and leave with a bunch of false impressions and without learning anything useful.
Examples are: 1.almost all colonial powers during the age of european expansion.
2. most tourists
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peter commented about Brown Skin Become White Skin, On Saturday October 9th, 2010 10:27:53 PM
I think that ppl should get the appearence they want. Some of those dumbs saying "accept yourself as you are"...it's just ridiculous...if you dont like something on your body go there and change it...no matter how...genetics are random...they don't say what you gotta be...your will is gonna tell you what you are going to be!!!
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Peter commented about 2011 February 18 Entered Ivory Coast left Ghana West Africa, On Saturday February 19th, 2011 02:47:01 AM
Hi Andy! Even youre a top experienced traveller, be careful with bah. What i am talking about? Hobo-experience has probably nothing to do with West-African-young-girls experience. Nearly all of them are very, very tricky scammers. I had already some of these experience, but never fell really deep into one of these traps. They are world champions in wrapping a man around their finger.
Whats the strategy? They find a white man. This means, youre basically a living wallet.
I think, you already paid all in Ghana: room, food, drinks. Thats still normal, thats what we would do with a western girl. But then, you start to bite the hook and then...youre in the trap.
You feel lonely uproad, you´ve a very beautiful young girl, she invites you at home, shows you around in the neighbourhood. You will invite some of her girlfriends for dinner (but never men).
West african girls are very clever. They live, as you already mentioned, in a harsh, brutal macho environment. I knew young girls, they got a child from an african guy: most of these west african guys give a shit for the girl or their child. They just leave the mother alone. Thats why you can meet so much young girls with 1 or 2 children, but no husband. They know how to survive. I dont want to take you down, believe me. Just be careful and analyze these situation with sharp eyes and brain.
Two stories:
1. the "cellphone scam". I was together somewhre in West Africa with a young, beautiful perfect girl. No sex, just hanging around while I was bored in the city. Once, we left with one of her girlfrined to my hotel. Initialyy, they wnated to go away to a party or something else. Suddenly in the taxi in front of my hotel, they decided to come with me, just to accompany me to the reception. Out of the taxi, my girlfriend started to yell and cry. What happened? She told me, she lost her cellphone in the taxi that just left. She bagged me, to give her the money for a new one, her parents would kill her for the lost. What really happened? I left the taxi first, then the two girls. My so called girlfriend gave her cellphone to her girlfriend, she hided it. Then, she wanted to suck the money out of my pocket. I didnt give, I was amused by this cheap scam.
2. "the " I am pregnant scam": First step: the girl wants to make you trust. Thats why, they demand a "HIV-test". That has nothing to do with her fear, that you´ve AIDS. She wants you to trust her, that he hasnt AIDS. Now, you are shure, that she is sain. After that, when youve have sex and youre in a weak situation, she will aks you to sleep with her without condom. So now, youre in the trap. After a certain time (when from the medical point of view, a pregnancy test mekes sense), she will tell you, that she has a child of you.
This will be, when you already left somewhere else. I am sure, even after leaving, you will stay in contact with her. Then, in a very, very subtle way, she will demand money for the child. She will never demand directly. No, they have very subtle tactics.
Ok, Andy, these are my experiences, just wanted to share it with you.
Be careful in Cote d´Ivoire. West Africa is the origin of voodoo, these tricky religion is deep in the society, its part of it and some of west african behaviour goes back to voodoo.
Wish you the best, i love your blog, follow on and good luck.
Peter
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