FIN. (and thanks for all the fish)
Aug 25, 2016, 8:27 am
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Aug 25, 2016, 6:49 pm
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I've really enjoyed reading about your travels! Some of those Africa adventures were really wild.
I do think Taiwan is a real country -- and it was until Nixon came along -- but you've been there, too. I would go ahead and just count it.
I do think Taiwan is a real country -- and it was until Nixon came along -- but you've been there, too. I would go ahead and just count it.
Aug 26, 2016, 1:50 pm
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Give my blog a read - did a post on that last week. Short story, I plan to take a bit more time to go in depth for places I really liked...and try and get to some more quasi-autonomous places. Thinking Western Sahara, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia next year perhaps...
Aug 26, 2016, 10:01 pm
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Congrats Jason!
A question if you are in the mood...
What were the moments where you were actually frightened? You have been to so many insane places, and the Street in Syria with the Kurds on the one end and the Syrian army kidnapping foreigners at the other end. Or using binoculars to look into Iran (?) and being chased down by border guards... Those seem like moments were normal seasoned travelers might need to change their shorts, or run away in in terror.
care to share any? (assuming there are some, and you dont just have Ice water in your veins!!)
Again, congrats on your accomplishment...
T
A question if you are in the mood...
What were the moments where you were actually frightened? You have been to so many insane places, and the Street in Syria with the Kurds on the one end and the Syrian army kidnapping foreigners at the other end. Or using binoculars to look into Iran (?) and being chased down by border guards... Those seem like moments were normal seasoned travelers might need to change their shorts, or run away in in terror.
care to share any? (assuming there are some, and you dont just have Ice water in your veins!!)
Again, congrats on your accomplishment...
T
Aug 30, 2016, 9:31 am
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Early Congrats on the achievement! Been following along here and on your blog for the past few years...really is an inspiration for my future travels. If you ever find yourself in the SF bay area, beers on me!