While South Sudan is not a desired destination amongst most, I strongly suggest traveling to a part of the developing world. It will immediately put things in perspective and it gives you a glimpse of what others are dealing with. We entered South Sudan through Uganda (We were told not to cross the boarder, but “who gon stop me huh?”) I got a chance to see numerous boarder crossings, both official ones with various organizations waiting to assist refugees and unofficial ones, with trees and wood planks creating bridges over the water( even the Nile river) refugees are fleeing pretty much genocide and government order murder of its own people. Uganda is taking in these refugees with open arms and granting them automatic asylum. At the height there were 8-10k refugees crossing daily, totaling 180-200k in just two months. After crossing, refugees are transferred to settlement camps where they are given plots of land (wait list ) and supplies and food to “start overs” talking to some refugees, most can’t wait to get back to South Sudan to resume their lives, but they realize its too dangerous at the moment. I could go on forever with stories that touched me deeply, but I’m stopping here. Follow me, lol. From time to Time I post pics from this trip along with a story.
I was in Medellin for a bachelor party.
Stayed in an air bnb that was a 5 min walk from Park Lleras , Cl. 10 #25-18, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia., which is the downtown area of Medellin filled with bars and plenty of local food and entertainment.
Our air bnb came with a host, who made our reservations and planned our activities (paint ball, and ATV riding). You can book a host without using their air bnb (AF boutique).
I find Amsterdam to be a party city.
Hotel: Conservatorium ( Food is amazing) hotel is under 5 years old. One of the better hotels I’ve stayed in. Central located.
Things to do: Bankys exhibit . His work is pretty cool. You can find all of them at the museum
Cool to stroll the red light district and something different.
Places to eat: The Dutchess (in the W hotel)
Clubs : L lounge across from W hotel.
So it’s Venice. Can’t really go wrong when it comes to eating. But I did stumble across a gem in a random back alley. Osteria Oliva Nera
Castello, 3417/3447, 30122
Venezia VE, Italy.
everything on the menu is phenomenal! But the desserts were second to none. Their dessert menu was pretty impressive; there was none! In fact every waiting, draws the dessert menu at the table for every party and goes in to great detail explaining each dish. I got them all. Another obvious spot to hit UP while in Venice is Harry’s bar. Food is great. Enjoy the canals
While South Sudan is not a desired destination amongst most, I strongly suggest traveling to a part of the developing world. It will immediately put things in perspective and it gives you a glimpse of what others are dealing with. We entered South Sudan through Uganda (We were told not to cross the boarder, but “who gon stop me huh?”) I got a chance to see numerous boarder crossings, both official ones with various organizations waiting to assist refugees and unofficial ones, with trees and wood planks creating bridges over the water( even the Nile river) refugees are fleeing pretty much genocide and government order murder of its own people. Uganda is taking in these refugees with open arms and granting them automatic asylum. At the height there were 8-10k refugees crossing daily, totaling 180-200k in just two months. After crossing, refugees are transferred to settlement camps where they are given plots of land (wait list ) and supplies and food to “start overs” talking to some refugees, most can’t wait to get back to South Sudan to resume their lives, but they realize its too dangerous at the moment. I could go on forever with stories that touched me deeply, but I’m stopping here. Follow me, lol. From time to Time I post pics from this trip along with a story.
I was in Medellin for a bachelor party. Stayed in an air bnb that was a 5 min walk from Park Lleras , Cl. 10 #25-18, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia., which is the downtown area of Medellin filled with bars and plenty of local food and entertainment. Our air bnb came with a host, who made our reservations and planned our activities (paint ball, and ATV riding). You can book a host without using their air bnb (AF boutique).
I find Amsterdam to be a party city. Hotel: Conservatorium ( Food is amazing) hotel is under 5 years old. One of the better hotels I’ve stayed in. Central located. Things to do: Bankys exhibit . His work is pretty cool. You can find all of them at the museum Cool to stroll the red light district and something different. Places to eat: The Dutchess (in the W hotel) Clubs : L lounge across from W hotel.
So it’s Venice. Can’t really go wrong when it comes to eating. But I did stumble across a gem in a random back alley. Osteria Oliva Nera Castello, 3417/3447, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy. everything on the menu is phenomenal! But the desserts were second to none. Their dessert menu was pretty impressive; there was none! In fact every waiting, draws the dessert menu at the table for every party and goes in to great detail explaining each dish. I got them all. Another obvious spot to hit UP while in Venice is Harry’s bar. Food is great. Enjoy the canals