Recent Posts Tagged With 'misadventures'

• My most miserable travel experience

  Posted on Saturday May 17th, 2008 at 11:14 in Mexico, misadventures

  One of the most miserable travel experiences happened to me when I was in Mexico. It was December 1973 and I had just spent an action packed week in Puerto Vallarta over the Christmas Holidays. As this was my first real trip to Mexico – previously ...

• African Follies - Bush taxi adventure in Mali

  Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 16:50 in africa, misadventures

  (Continued from Part I) January 1996, Mali, West Africa After the minibus broke down about 2/3 into the journey from Bamako to Mopti, I was stranded with 15 other passengers along the roadside somewhere in the boonies of the Upper Niger Delta of Ma...

• African Follies - Stranded in the middle of nowhere

  Posted on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 05:59 in africa, misadventures

  One of the most harrowing travel experiences that I have ever had took place in Mali in January 1996. Leading up to this, I had to deal with a rogue taxi at the Bamako airport who tried to hijack me (and gave me a good scare), and during my stay in B...

• Attacked by jellyfish at Tenacatita Beach

  Posted on Friday April 11th, 2008 at 09:48 in Mexico, misadventures

  While swimming about a ¼ mile offshore at Tenacatita Beach in Mexico, I happened to observe through my goggles some small semi-transparent floating creatures that looked like minuscule jellyfish. Not coincidentally, I felt a mild burning sensation o...

• African Follies: Abducted by rogue taxi

  Posted on Saturday March 22nd, 2008 at 11:46 in africa, misadventures

  January 1996 Bamako, Mali After a short flight from Abidjan, Ivory Coast, I arrived on a balmy evening at the airport in Bamako, Mali. It was sometime after 8:00PM. After deplaning, I picked up my baggage and proceeded to go to the immigration checkp...