billcoe Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Wheres Waldo? Thanks to Dru for the seal link, it sounds real good till you concepualize carrying on of those stiff bloody things on the airplane under your arm. Might be an issue stuffing on the overhead as well. Hey, I digress, the next story on that seal link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3713360.stm " WAR ZONES Greg is planning a trip to Sudan. He hopes to be able to take in Darfur, the war-torn region where up to 50,000 have been killed and thousands more face starvation in refugee camps. Refugees in Darfur Thousands have died in Darfur in recent months "Anyone been in the past month or two?" he asks visitors to the chatroom of comebackalive.com, a source of help for those travellers who find Lonely Planet and the likes a bit pedestrian. Fortunately for Greg someone is able to suggest "bumming a ride" with one of the charities in Darfur. But he should bear in mind that aid workers can be reluctant to take unknown guests as they try to "keep relations with the various governments and militias on a good footing". Travel journalist Simon Calder is aghast. "Simply by turning up in Darfur you can't be helping the aid workers," he says. But while he suggests the "voyeurism" of some visitors to recent war zones is in poor taste, those who go with a genuine desire to see an area really can help. "I'm very impressed by people who go to places that were once off limits, like Central America," he says. "That strikes me as model tourism, because you're really helping people and there's no significant danger." It may not be everyone's idea of a nice break, but tourists have already been enjoying unspoilt Afghanistan. Phil Haines of Live Travel returned with a group two weeks ago and says there was an "excellent reaction from local people, especially in the villages". Others are cautiously eyeing Iraq as the next destination. One group's tentative trip there last October was spoilt only by an embassy bombing and seeing a mob beat a man to death. " Quote
Off_White Posted October 8, 2004 Posted October 8, 2004 Maybe, since he has a girlfriend now, he's too busy to spend ALL his time here. Besides, it's not all roses being a spraymaster on the dole, he does have to go stand in line for food stamps now and then, and there's always laundry... Quote
Billygoat Posted October 9, 2004 Posted October 9, 2004 He used to go out drinkin', looking for a fight But now he's got to see that sweet woman every night Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Nooowww Quote
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