ICELAND, MALI, DAKAR, SPAIN & FRANCE- Misadventures in Europe and Africa

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Ever had a trip where everything went wrong? You're not the only one. That's part of the risk of traveling independently; you have to make it all up as you go along, at least somewhat. But that's part of the adventure, isn't it? You have to roll with the punches and polish those snafus into brilliant mistakes.

This is part of my growing interest in world music, attending a music festival in Africa. Africa in general, and Mali in particular, are at the top of that list. I've been a big fan of the Tuareg group Tinariwen for a year or so now, so that's a big draw for the 'Festival du Desert', which is occurring about... tomorrow or so. So I've settled for a more mainstream festival at Segou, while holding out hope for a desert fest elsewhere, they all based on traditional desert powwows in the lower Sahara. Africa is a continent which I've yet to truly 'do', so it should be interesting regardless.

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  AMERICA FOR CHRISTMAS 12/19   Los Angeles, CA on Dec 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Jet-lagged & Training for Iceland & Timbuktu   Flagstaff, AZ on Dec 20, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Timbuktu or Bust   New York City, NY on Jan 13, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  4th and 10... and Surrounded by Mali's Middlemen   Bamako, Mali on Jan 23, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Less Miserable... Dakar d'accord   Dakar, Senegal on Jan 26, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Accidental American... Somewhere in Africa   Dakar, Senegal on Jan 29, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Abortion in Africa! Blame it on the Stones!   Madrid, Spain and Canary Islands on Feb 1, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Fat Saturday in Barcelona   Barcelona, Spain and Canary Islands on Feb 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  If Tails Toulouse I Won't; Heads Marseille I Will   Marseille, France on Feb 6, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Marseille without Bars, American without Tears   Paris, France on Feb 9, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rewind to America, but don't forget about G...   New York City, NY on Feb 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Long Way Home from Africa to Thailand   Flagstaff, AZ on Feb 15, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Thailand Redux: Jet Rag, Medical Tourism, and Go   Chiang Rai, Thailand on Feb 22, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments