North Korea putting US journalists on trial this June…
David :: May.13.2009 :: assholes, liberty, power trippin' :: No Comments »
Ok, I’m PNG’d from Morocco…
Alright, here’s the deal. I left Le Caire (Cairo for all you nancy English speakers) yesterday morning around 7am to begin my voyage to Bamako, Mali. The trip would take me to Casablanca with an 11 hour layover before my 11pm flight to Bamako. Before the night was over, I would have my visa yanked from Morocco after accumulating god knows how many dollars in fines via customs.
David :: Mar.25.2009 :: assholes, journal entry, liberty, travel :: No Comments »
Sofitel Le Sphinx, Cairo…Not up to snuff
I know I haven’t yet written about Vic Falls (or posted the major portion of Zanzibar, which I will), but I have to call out the hotel I’m at. I’ll get back to journal entries soon enough. So, here’s the bitch fest.
David :: Mar.23.2009 :: assholes, consumerism, travel :: No Comments »
Zanz – Part 2/3
Zanzibar – Day 2 (minus the gory stuff…executive decision)
So, early in the morning I had set off with a new driver to go back into Stone Town to do more of what I did the previous day. I met a lot of the same people, and some of the people who were too shy or for whatever reason didn’t want me to talk with them or photograph them, were eager to meet me. That happens a lot. I don’t visit one place just once. I go back as many times as I can. It ingratiates you, however briefly, into the community, people talk about the crazy American with the tattoos (Tattoos are surprisingly uncommon in Tanzania – though Henna is popular) who was here yesterday, or this morning, or whenever. Going back allows you more access than you would normally have. People always ask me how I get the photos I get – the fleeting connection, the intimacy, whatever. I won’t give away all of my tactics, but returning over and over is a good place to start.
David :: Mar.19.2009 :: Photography, journal entry, travel :: No Comments »
Zanzibar – Part 1/3
Alright – took the ferry from Dar to Zanzibar (hereon referred to as Zanz for brevity’s sake – we know how I like to be succinct and not be overly verbose). This seems to be the preferred method of getting to Zanz Island from Dar. Ferry was uneventful, though it left real damn early in the morning and was late getting into Zanz. Taxi took me to the hotel I was staying at in Matemwe, and I was already disappointed. I had worked myself up for several years now about going to Zanzibar. I imagined more Goa, less Rockaway Beach. It was devastating to me. But, I’ve spent enough time in the shrink’s chair to somehow learn to give things a second chance. Continue Reading »
David :: Mar.17.2009 :: Photography, journal entry, travel :: No Comments »