On the roof of the thriving Hawala market after a session ad-hoccing with the team. As you might expect from somewhere with significant volumes …
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A team debrief session on lake Qargha, on the outskirts of Kabul, followed by a home visit. Normal neighbourhood ad-hoc dynamics in Afghanistan made all …
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Early morning flight into Kabul, catching the dawn. An interesting week ahead.
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The desk in today’s office has a commanding view of Toubkal, the 4,167m meter peak in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains. Not that I’m going to …
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It’s been quite the ~year for travel, with as many days on the road/skies/mountain trails as off. The two things that have the biggest impact …
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In the first version of the home mapping service you sign-up online – google.com/homemap, century21.com/homemap – there’s a bunch of players out there – …
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Those that require a permanent presence on the ground – the security measures that keep them ‘safe’ and away from the people that ultimately they …
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Gun market, Kabul.
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Surprised to see a satellite phone used as a kiosk – for the customer cost per minute is 10 Afs (0.16 Euro Cents), leaving a …
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