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The blind sun…

The second day of my journey to nowhere starts with a little start: right before getting on the motorcycle, I panic because I can’t find my cellular on me. I go back to the hotel and set everyone on alert … Continue reading

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Journey to Nowhere. Olmedo

Many people envy us travelers. That’s because they ignore our life’s drama. Every process in the Universe, every movement, every activity takes origin in some misbalance, and aims to an equilibrium; and traveling is no exception to such rule. The … Continue reading

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The hardest times for humankind, ever.

No doubt, we’re witnessing — nay, we’re partaking in the hardest times for humankind, ever. For, as far as we know -and I think there’ll never be found any evidence hinting otherwise-, since the dawn of our species, all along … Continue reading

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Orduña 2nd part ·

Juan de Garay, conqueror and colonizer, third governor of Río de la Plata, explorer of Paraná river and fouder of Santa Fé and Buenos Aires, was born in Orduña in the year 1528. But before this event took place, the … Continue reading

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The bizarre Hua Qiang Bei electronic market

Hua Qiang Bei is arguably the largest market for electronics in the world, and definitely one of the more fantastic and bizarre places I’ve ever been. Deep in the very heart of Shenzhen city, China, there is a street called … Continue reading

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Bargaining in Kowloon

All my shopping has already been done in Kowloon. For those of you who don’t know, Kowloon is one of the most popular shopping districts in Hong Kong and, though you can find there pretty almost anything, it’s mostly famous … Continue reading

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Tastes of Japan

(Click on any photo for a full size.) It was a serendipity that I found this Japanese restaurant in Shekou district, Shenzhen (China); and what a discovery it was! It suited all my tastes: a free buffet of Japanese food, … Continue reading

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Beauty without brains…

…is good for nothing. Indeed. So, this was the palce: Rocks Hotel; not the most luxurious one in Macao, but the most expensive I had been so far. A restored building from colonial times, when Portugal was in full bloom. … Continue reading

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