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African journeys

Thanks for your answer here. In response to your question about travelling down the Congo, I can recommend Tim Butcher's Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart. He is a British journalist, former Africa corespondent, who traced Stanley's cross-continent epic exploration. I found it a gripping read of a solitary and dangeous journey. The book was published in 2007, so I think the journey was 2005 or 2006 -- very recently post-war, in as much as the war has really finished. See reviews here. Good luck! BrainyBabe (talk) 06:01, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

You are most welcome! I would love to hear more of your journey -- in general, in odd places such as Somaliland, and also about being Chinese(-looking) in Africa. If you would like to write more, I'd love to read it! (but don't feel obliged to share...). BrainyBabe (talk) 06:09, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

I've read it all. Interesting, esp re eing sahken down by the cops. THe Atlantic article one of your correspondents linked to inspired me to do some work on the Isaias Afewerki article, so that's a good use of my time. BrainyBabe (talk) 09:01, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art

First off, I apologize for the spam. You are receiving this message because you have indicated that you are in Southern California or interested in Southern California topics (either via category or WikiProject).

I would like to invite you to the Los Angeles edition of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art, a photography scavenger hunt to be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 1:00 to 7:00 PM. All photos are intended for use in Wikipedia articles or on Wikimedia Commons. There will be a prize available for the person who gets the most photos on the list.

If you don't like art, why not come just to meet your fellow Wikipedians. Apparently, we haven't had a meetup in this area since June 2006!

If you are interested in attending, please add your name to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art#Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Please make a note if you are traveling to the area (train or plane) and need transportation, which can probably be arranged via carpool, but we need time to coordinate. Lodging is as of right now out of scope, but we could discuss that if enough people are interested.

Thank you and I hope to see you there! howcheng {chat} 00:11, 10 January 2009 (UTC)