VAP sets sail again
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Un malquerer en Kikuyu
He lived in haste and with open eyes, traveled the roads without fear; the red dust stained my clothes and I adorned lashes. Gobbled new words, engulfing the pain of others, gobbled gobbled injustice and hunger. View spectacular sunrises and sunsets disappointing it became routine, I learned a lot about illegal drugs, prostitution and murder. I thought that life was. I thought that was enough.
Tierra de Brujas, Mary Ferreira
There are times Earth Bruges in reaching smell everything and you have to separate some pages, breathe and do an exercise of memory is to remind humans. I read a few books on Africa and, course, I have never faced such a work. Perhaps because none of the authors I have read I could tell in the first person what tells Maria. She did not run away from Makuyu, as we would almost all, She stood there hating and loving the land
African Macondo presentation in Madrid and Barcelona
[st] A book needs to be blessed, digest and be provided. For those who want to attend such a significant event, the…
A thousand stories in VaP: a long journey around the planet
Rules of use: we recommend reading this text first and then pay attention to the photos. Then they will understand that the world is more alike than they think, that we are closer than we think and that this is only discovered by going very far.
Madrid to Maputo, drive
From February to April. and 4x4. A route with which to pay off an old debt. A business trip and a trip of friends a few years ago dreamed of making the trip exactly propose to do now. They dream dreams and then, if you can, met.
Ruta VAP (X): the opinion of travelers
All I have narrated VaP. route I, Javier Brandoli, for nine post. It was from my perception from where the journey has been told, trying to reflect what they lived. Today, to put the finishing touch to this beautiful adventure, they are, my fellow, those who take the word.
The 10 most read post 2012
Here is the list of 10 most read post in VAP 2012. Ten places to ten stories. There are more than a summary, an example of a full year, Road and three of this project, narrated in many world from his shoulders. Everything published in this magazine seems worthy to be in this category. Thanks to the dozens of people who have gone through this coffee traveler or this tavern, here we respect the tastes and times of everyone s, and left of the dust of his shoes for this place.
Screening and discussion about the unknown Africa
On Thursday 14 June, to 19 hours, make the presentation of our unknown route to Africa. A projection of video and photos and a subsequent open symposium to discuss the trip and any doubt or printing on the political and social reality of South Africa. An interesting encounter believe about 45 minutes.
Chong Oene: camping on a deserted beach
Suddenly some fishermen contemplate leaving the vegetation or the distance two women who collect shells and realize that nothing is empty at this location.
Coming soon ... in Travel to the Past
Are 10 days to see the new Viajesalpasado. More video, more authors, more stories, more trips. Click here and you will be surprised with two minutes of footage from around the world, two minutes from the new Viajesalpasado.
Tanganyika and the Queen of Africa
A little over a year since last time I traveled to Black Africa. And for a few days, I sailed on an old ferry, the "Liemba", on the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, one of the largest in Africa; lake area full of stories and legends ...
Have you heard how hippos shout?
Javier Brandoli (South Africa) It is one of the strongest and most memorable sounds of the jungle. The hypos are…
A lion at night
Javier Brandoli (South Africa) The night safaris are always special. Animals are the currency, a…
Namibia: Kolmanns- coup, the ghost town of diamonds
City, in the desert, is now a ghostly landscape. The once luxurious homes look like dunes go through doors and windows. The richness of the period in which flourished diamonds has given way to oblivion. There was installed the first x-ray machine in Africa, there was a casino, had air conditioning ...
History and McDonald's
Last week I wrote about battlefields and, a little side, reffering me to the field of Gettysburg, wandering through which I walked a cold morning in March this year. The fierce fighting on 1 the 3 July 1863 on the outskirts of this small town in Pennsylvania ...
