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Peter Nacken
Hà Nội-Addis Ababa-Tokyo-Frankfurt-New York
Trailing spouse all over the world. Love writing, photography, good food (including cooking it myself), traveling, the interwebs ...
5,777 words in 33 moments in 9 cities since September 17th, 2013
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Citizen Journalism, Terrorism
When I was a kid, there were no guards at the school gate, let alone those armed with AK-47s !
Addis ababa — Yes, this guy on the right is armed with an automatic rifle! In front of my son’t school! Background is that ever since the attacks in Kenya (Westgate Mall), people have grown fearful. And just a few...
Commutes, Urbanism, Terrorism
Morning commute. Mind you, this is not the country side, this is the city center of Ethiopia's capital!
Addis ababa — … to be fair, Addis Ababa is currently under construction … has been for years and no end in sight. This particular spot is know as ‘Mexico Square’ and currently looks more like a crater. They are...
travel writing, Back to Nature, Travel
This could easily be the most beautiful place on earth I have ever seen!
Cat hai district — Hạ Long Bay trip day 1 Saturday morning early wake up to be picked up at 7:30 and drive all the way to Hạ Long Bay across the murky, gray, drizzly north of Vietnam. We make a rest stop at a ‘stop ove...
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sky
Another outlandish sky this evening ...
in Tây Hồ -
home
Hi from Hanoi. This is my new home!
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Rainbows, sky
And sometimes rainbows can float ...
in Tây Hồ -
summer
Summer is here!
in Tây Hồ -
Travel, Beaches
Beauty and the Beach ...
in Hội An -
travel writing, Back to Nature, Travel
This could easily be the most beautiful place on earth I have ever seen!
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I did not expect 9˚C in Vietnam .... nor an amusement park ...
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Frankfurt, the ideal metropolis?
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Christmas
Holidays in Germany
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Winter
The end of the year is nigh ...
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Citizen Journalism, Terrorism
When I was a kid, there were no guards at the school gate, let alone those armed with AK-47s !
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Football, soccer
The highway is my soccer field.
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Commutes
Meanwhile ... And this is the pre-construction traffic!
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Street
To acclimatize to Addis one must first learn to give up control. Failure to do so may result in a total loss of sanity.
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Commutes, Urbanism, Terrorism
Morning commute. Mind you, this is not the country side, this is the city center of Ethiopia's capital!
in Addis Ababa -
Parenthood
"Julius, do you want to watch some TV with papa?" "Shhh, I am reading" ...
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Here comes the flood ... Local school kids on their way home.
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The yodeling churches of Ethiopia. Something no tourist guide warns about ...
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Not every day you meet a 'once-around-the-globe-on-my-bicycle' traveller...
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Portraits
Get your fresh fruit and veggies right here ... off the street ...
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They say the rainy season stops right after Meskel ... yeah right!
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People
Mesmerizing Maasai eyes! Blue on the outside, brown in the middle.
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Terrorism
So, this is Nairobi ...
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Ok, better Meskel photo.
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Welcome to our neighborhood shopping mall ...
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Yes, sometimes you stick out as a white kid in Africa.
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This city is sometimes hard to digest. There is a never ending flow of activity. The constant rain does not make for a pretty picture...
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This is not what I had in mind when I signed up to live in Africa. It is August, and not only is it wet, but also friggin' cold.
in Addis Ababa
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Rainbows
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Summer
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Travel
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Beaches
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Travel Writing
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Back To Nature
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Home
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Christmas
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Citizen Journalism
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The beauty of this country is more than I expected.
Hoa Lu District, Vietnam -
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Another outlandish sky this evening ...
Tây Hồ, Vietnam -
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And sometimes rainbows can float ...
Tây Hồ, Vietnam -
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Summer is here!
Tây Hồ, Vietnam -
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Beauty and the Beach ...
Hội An, Vietnam -
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This could easily be the most beautiful place on earth I have ever seen!
Cat Hai District, Vietnam -
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I did not expect 9˚C in Vietnam .... nor an amusement park ...
Hanoi, Vietnam -
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Hi from Hanoi. This is my new home!
Tây Hồ, Vietnam -
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e·piph·a·nyiˈpifənē/ noun/ 1. the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1-12).
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Time to move on ...
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Frankfurt, the ideal metropolis?
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Holidays in Germany
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The end of the year is nigh ...
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When I was a kid, there were no guards at the school gate, let alone those armed with AK-47s !
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The highway is my soccer field.
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Meanwhile ... And this is the pre-construction traffic!
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To acclimatize to Addis one must first learn to give up control. Failure to do so may result in a total loss of sanity.
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Morning commute. Mind you, this is not the country side, this is the city center of Ethiopia's capital!
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"Julius, do you want to watch some TV with papa?" "Shhh, I am reading" ...
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Here comes the flood ... Local school kids on their way home.
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The yodeling churches of Ethiopia. Something no tourist guide warns about ...
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Not every day you meet a 'once-around-the-globe-on-my-bicycle' traveller...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -
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Get your fresh fruit and veggies right here ... off the street ...
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They say the rainy season stops right after Meskel ... yeah right!
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Mesmerizing Maasai eyes! Blue on the outside, brown in the middle.
Nairobi, Kenya -
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So, this is Nairobi ...
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Ok, better Meskel photo.
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Melkam meskel! ... [google it]
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Natsukashi! Meeting Maki Nomiya again after 16 years! 東京は夜の七時!
Tokyo, Japan -
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Welcome to our neighborhood shopping mall ...
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Yes, sometimes you stick out as a white kid in Africa.
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This city is sometimes hard to digest. There is a never ending flow of activity. The constant rain does not make for a pretty picture...
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This is not what I had in mind when I signed up to live in Africa. It is August, and not only is it wet, but also friggin' cold.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
