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Pablo Na Boso
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On the road. On the quest for truth, beauty, meaning - and good laughter
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Someone dear to me got lost in the mountain. When night came, exhausted, with no food or water, he lay down to sleep on a rock. I could have helped, but decided not to. He was sixteen.
#travel #parenting

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When the mountain spoke
Father and son. Growing up.
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I witnessed this energetic song on the street in a village up Calabrian mountain, south Italy.

Pe’na fimmina non si muore - in galera non si va
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Pe’na fimmina non si muore - in galera non si va
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One of the most beautiful and captivating moments I recorded this year. The Sephardic ballad Tres Hermanitas in Ladino, by damarama, an Italian trio. Calabria, a few weeks back.
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DaMaRaMà (Italy) – Sephardic Romance “Tres Hermanicas” – Live at Felici & Conflenti Festival 2025
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This alien transmitter built with ancient technology has been sending signals to space, spying on humans for millennia. And no one noticed until I found him today.
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Crete, Greece. Old tree trunk very high up the mountain. And the “teeth” are cocoons of wild wasps, I think.
Two young brothers from countryside play „ober”. This recording of mine comes from 3 weeks ago (same evening that was featured in my latest susbtack story). In central Poland, teenagers playing traditional music is extremely rare - this skill is virtually forgotten and unknown.
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Ober (oberek) - Bracia Laszkowscy, Tabor Sannicko-Łowicki, 2025
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Wiwat - traditional dance from Wielkopolska, in modern setup. On command, couples start spinning. It is not uncommon to see your partner stolen by another dancer, so you get to dance with someone else.

Played by my friends Kapela Niwińskich, a few days ago. Recorded by myself

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Wiwat - Polish traditional dance from Wielkopolska. Kapela Niwińskich, Tabor Sannicko-Łowicki 2025.
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If you went to classes and think you can dance, have a look here - Casamance, Senegal. Those girls have never been to any west african dance class: neighbors who invited me to a party. friends order from the same tailor so they match.

village party in Casamance

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village party in Casamance
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The disappearing hitchhiking culture is so different from Blablacar. The former is about act of kindness. The later is the unfortunate “sharing economy”, intended to monetize these acts of kindness. Blablacar, together with Airbnb, killed the most beautiful part of travel: the unexpected.
Across
Two days, five countries, and the quest for Old Europe's Nomadic Spirit
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What your French teacher should have told you, but didn’t, about The Art of Introducing Yourself in France. What your French teacher should have told you, but didn’t, about The Art of Introducing Yourself in France.

#france #fauxpas #travel #socialnorms

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Three Kisses and Still a Stranger
In Europe's Most Distant Country, Please Don't Say Your Name
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Montevergine, Campania, south Italy. During the biannual, ancient pilgrimage to shrine of Mamma Schiavona, the energy of dancers, singers and tammorra players reaches climax. Watch.

'A juta a Montevergine: tammorra and dance, Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo #festival #italy

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'A juta a Montevergine: tammorra and dance, Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo
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Hunger was so severe that people ate their clothes and even the earth. Then a miracle came. A ship carrying enormous quantities of corn run aground near the island. Ship’s name was John. #capeverde #travel #history #famine #africa

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Hunger in the Time of John
In 1947, amid devastating famine, an unexpected shipwreck brought life and death
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Performance of #Tunas , the music ensembles of Portuguese university student fraternities that date to middle ages. Festival Internacional de Tunas – El Açor, Ponta Delgada 2025
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Stage Performance at Festival Internacional de Tunas – El Açor, Ponta Delgada 2025
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I recorded this ad-hoc performance in Ponta Delgada, Azores. This is Tuna, a music band of Praxe, a student fraternity of a portuguese university (I think Coimbra). Allegedly, J.K. Rowling was inspires by their dresses which is why it feels like Harry Potter.

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Afterparty at Festival Internacional de Tunas – El Açor
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