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beantownboy (55)in #adventure • 7 years ago
Hitchhiking on Airplanes in Somalia (Part 2)
In Part 1, I introduced the rather unique experience of hitchhiking on airplanes in Somalia. Part 2, however, is my very best (and true) experience of such hitchhiking. As in…
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beantownboy (55)in #adventure • 7 years ago
Hitchhiking in Somalia...on airplanes!
In the early 90s, living in Kenya, I was working for an aggressive African merchant bank. You may recall the rather infamous “landing” of the US Marines on the shores of Somalia…
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beantownboy (55)in #adventure • 8 years ago
Climbing a mountain...in Tanzania
Mount Kilimanjaro--Tanzania At 19,000+ feet, Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest peak in Africa and the highest, free-standing mountain in the world (i.e., one that is not part…
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beantownboy (55)in #adventure • 8 years ago
Beantownboy...Governance Advisor in Afghanistan
In my previous post, I described how I found myself serving as a governance advisor to the Chairman of the Provincial Council of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan, instead of as the…
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beantownboy (55)in #adventure • 8 years ago
Beantownboy…in Afghanistan
In 2010, I was in a bad “place”. Had sold my business interests in Zambia (which was good), but was in court with a business partner in Kenya (which was not good). I was…
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beantownboy (55)in #africa • 8 years ago
A Real World Challenge for STEEMIT
Electricity in Africa In my introductory post, I mentioned that one of my real interests regarding cryptocurrencies is the ability to access and utilize the same to help…
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beantownboy (55)in #introduceyourself • 8 years ago
Beantownboy in Africa comes to STEEMIT
My introductory post. How to begin; the hardest part, right. I am sometimes referred to as an “American African”; why? Well, I moved to Africa (initially Kenya) in the…
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