Marrakesh Redux
I crammed into the backseat of the tiny car, pushing my backpack to the side and putting my feet underContinue Reading
Tag: Serendipity
A Death-Defying Trip Up the Atlas Mountains
I had been left alone at the side of the road near just north of Oulad Berhil in the shadowContinue Reading
Reaching the Indian Ocean
The route from Moshi east back into Kenya was an easy one for a solitary hitch-hiker with a big smile. Continue Reading
There Was Snow on Kilimanjaro
After three glorious days of rest and some adventure enjoying the spectacular setting and friendliness of Nairobi, I was readyContinue Reading
Decamping Kampala for Nairobi
I sat high in the back of a large, cream-colored, dirty truck, on top of sacks of grain, sorghum orContinue Reading
SHAVE YOUR BEARD, HIPPIE! GET OUT OF UGANDA!
Uganda Frontier to Entebbe, Lake Victoria – Kampala I entered Uganda with my Yugoslavian mining engineer friend, by wining andContinue Reading
The Venerable Beads of Bida
Bida is an extraordinary place, a dynamic, bustling Nigerian town with sophisticated brass and other metals fabrication. It’s also aContinue Reading
Dr. Richter, I Presume
After a week in Niamey, I was ordered deported. Yes, it even happened in deepest Africa in those days. IContinue Reading
The Noise Police
My friend and Cornell fraternity brother Steve and I were having lunch at Le Petit Four sidewalk cafe at SunsetContinue Reading
Hijacked to Cuba, Or Getting the Most of an Unfortunate Situation
My flight from freezing Ithaca, NY left early on my Christmas Break to Florida in 1968. We arrived early atContinue Reading
Cantorbury Tales 