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Tax Collectors I

August 20, 2020 by Simon Robinson 1 Comment

I first visited Algeria between reading The Plague and A Savage War of Peace.

‘…the plague bacillus never dies or disappears for good …’

Albert Camus’ fiction of the plague in Oran from 1947 is quoted as the Afterword in Alistair Horne’s visceral history of the decade leading to Algerian independence (as written in 1977).

1997 link fences, sand berms and watch towers – protected or jailed in the Sahara?
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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: albert camus, algeria, alistair horne, argentina, civil war, computing, geophysics, GIA, patagonia, photo, plague, sahara, travel

Headlines and Thoughts

July 31, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

Eid Mubarak.

We watched Aljazeera news this morning and the headlines included scenes of celebration of Eid from various parts of the world. There was also coverage of the end of the Hajj, the start of the annual wildebeest migration, the European weather forecast and the 45th President of the US criticising the integrity of the American voting system.

I’ve witnessed Eid el Adwa, the Festival of Sacrifice, in the UAE, Algeria, Tunisia and Indonesia over the years. I’m a vegetarian these days but back then, I enjoyed a celebration meal or two among colleagues and friends. I recall one evening in Algiers when Karim, an excellent chef and master of the barbecue, served up an elaborate green salad. I declined politely, half jokingly added that my wife was a vegetarian and I needed more meat. Next thing you know he brought over a selection of more unusual cuts of halal lamb. He was delighted to share liver and the sheep’s head with me. I began to wish for the green salad while taking yet another lesson in why it’s important to be careful what you wish for.

It can rain on your safari.
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Filed Under: Anchoritism, Fake Memoir Tagged With: algeria, aljazeera, kenya, masai mara, photos, safari, travel

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