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One night I was staying in a hostel in Maputo Mozambique and a fellow traveller and myself decided to go to the entertainment district for a few beverages. When the last bar closed at around 2am we started the walk back (about 3 or 4 miles). We took the best route and stayed on major (occasionally lit) roads. One third the way home I noticed a group of 6 or so guys on the other side of the street looking suspicious. Then they started to cross the street towards us and I could see they had weapons in their hands. It could have been knifes but I thought they looked like sharpened screwdrivers - a local weapon of choice. I said to Andy "lets go - they have knifes" and I started running. I looked back and saw 3 of them following me but I couldn't see my friend. After a couple of blocks, two of my pursuers had slowed down and one had fallen over. I stopped for a while and looked for Andy. He then shows up out of breath and I asked what happened. Being from Liverpool, he did what he had done in many bar fights over the years. He stood his ground, waited for them to approach. When they did, he quickly cocked one in the head and kicked another in the groin. He said, they then scattered like rats and he ran to find me.
Beautiful Tofu Beach in Mozambique
We could see them regrouping down the street for another attack so we looked for some place to escape to. We found an open restaurant, ran in and hid in the kitchen. After 5 minutes or so, two cops came around. They didnt really inquire about what had happened, but were happy and helpful. They decided to walk with us partially back to the hostel. With about a mile to go, we told them all was ok and said they could leave. They then asked us for some beer and cigarette money. I wasn't keen but Andy felt sorry for them and gave them enough for some beer. They never really cared about the druggies who chased us, they were only hoping for bit of money from us. Oh well, I really should have seen it coming.
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A Tourist Steam Engine in Turkey
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[shapeimage_1.png]Travel can be tough, different food, different bugs, different diseases. To me this is what makes travel interesting.
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I have been involved with quite a few bribes while traveling. I remember always having bribe money tucked in my sock for the year I lived in Turk...Falsejeff2011-01-06T22:22:29+00:00Added tag - hotjeffjeff2011-01-06 01:04:56+00:002011-01-06 01:04:56addTag7jeffjeff2011-01-05 21:36:41+00:002011-01-05 21:36:41updated6Added tag - zimbabwejeffjeff2011-01-05 21:36:40+00:002011-01-05 21:36:40addTag5Added tag - coincidencejeffjeff2011-01-05 21:36:21+00:002011-01-05 21:36:21addTag4Added tag - australiajeffjeff2011-01-05 21:36:14+00:002011-01-05 21:36:14addTag3jeffjeff2011-01-05 21:34:09+00:002011-01-05 21:34:09updated2First createdjeffjeff2011-01-05 21:31:02+00:002011-01-05 21:31:02created1weblog2011-01-05T21:36:41+00:00groups/jeffstravelstories/weblog/3cc1eFalseTravel Coincidences/groups/jeffstravelstories/weblog/3cc1e/Travel_Coincidences.htmljeff7 updatesTravel Coincidences
Everyone has their travel coincidence stories. It was quite common to meet someone on one side of a continent and then not knowing anything abou...Falsejeff2011-01-05T21:36:41+00:00hot/groups/jeffstravelstories/search/index.rss?sort=modifiedDate&kind=all&sortDirection=reverse&excludePages=wiki/welcomelist/groups/jeffstravelstories/search/?sort=modifiedDate&kind=all&sortDirection=reverse&excludePages=wiki/welcomeRecent ChangesRecentChangesListUpdates?sort=modifiedDate&kind=all&sortDirection=reverse&excludePages=wiki/welcome0/groups/jeffstravelstories/sidebar/RecentChangesListmodifiedDateallRecent ChangesRecentChangesListUpdateswiki/welcomeNo recent changes.reverse5search
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