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12:53 AM

@GayotFow I've washed my hands, this time he actually removed the key point of the quote and still asked me to clarify. I give up.

Gayot Fow

1:13 AM

@MarkMayo His credibility has been depleted.

Mark Mayo

I just questioned him on the words. I had to look up munificent, and if native English speakers have to consult dictionaries to understand your question, it doesn't help your cause.

Gayot Fow

you can drop a 50 - 100 point bounty on his META question and walk away :)

Mark Mayo

I'd rather drop my bounties on real questions on the main site :)

And I don't think we can put bounties on meta questions

Gayot Fow

oh. too bad :)

Mark Mayo

Reminds me, I haven't done a bounty in a while. Let's go hunting

Incoming bounties:

Q: What's a good way to get from Douala to Brazzaville/Kinshasa with terrestrial public transport?

What's a good way to travel overland from Douala to Brazzaville/Kinshasa terrestrial public transport? Good meaning some fair balance of cheap and fast. I don't want to spend 2 weeks doing this, nor do I want to spend more. I found this story about travelling from Douala to Namibia. I'm consid...

Gayot Fow

1:18 AM

I recommend the Ethiopia question. I have been waiting for someone to come along on that one because I'm interested

Mark Mayo

Q: Is it safe to travel in Gabon?

Is it safe to travel overland through Gabon? Which dangers can I expect except from malaria? Spin-off from What's a good way t oget from Douala to Brazzaville/Kinshasa with terrestrial public transport?

safety gabon

the trekking one?

Gayot Fow

Yes. Brilliant question. and I'm tracking it

Mark Mayo

I'I don't usually add bounties on ones I plan on answering, and I want to investigate Ethiopia myself when I get a chance, so hoping I come across an answer for it at the same time

here's the 3rd:

Q: Transit by road through Kenya

I am planning to travel to Jinja in Uganda from Malawi. I wish to transit through Kenya spending probably max two nights in the process, possibly only one night. We can't get a Carnet for the vehicle in Malawi, it has to be done through AA South Africa and I don't have the time to wait. Min 10 da...

road-trips uganda carnet-de-passage kenya malawi

Gayot Fow

The BBC documentary on it is superb

4 part series

Mark Mayo

ethiopia?

brb skype

Gayot Fow

1:23 AM

Four-part series in which British art historian Dr Gus Casely-Hayford explores
the pre-colonial history of some of Africa's most important kingdoms.

The African continent is home to nearly a billion people. It has an incredible
diversity of communities and cultures, yet we know less of its history than
almost anywhere else on earth.

But that is beginning to change. In the last few decades, researchers and
archaeologists have begun to uncover a range of histories as impressive and
extraordinary as anywhere else in the world.

bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pzc1l

Mark Mayo

1:39 AM

I'd love to go see some of the historic churches in Ethiopia and Sudan

ugh, iPlayer is geofenced. I'll have to find it another way

there's more than one season from the looks of it

Gayot Fow

They ran another series on South America. In all 12 so far

Gayot Fow

2:19 AM

This affects tourists, visitors, students, and everybody else.......

Right to Rent
From the 1 December 2014, private landlords of properties in Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton, should check that prospective new tenants have permission to be in the country before renting to them. The checks are straightforward and the majority of landlords will be able to conduct them without having to contact the Home Office.

Mark Mayo

3:18 AM

ok I'm digging them up :)

Mark Mayo

3:33 AM

@hippietrail how goes the trip so far? Miss Bondi? It's meant to be 39/40 here tomorrow :/