Garrett Palm’s travel journal. Photos Dunk Comedy Tumblr (3.0; @lifeisaslowharold)http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzhuwi5tmr1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6885979999/" title="A traditional Sahelian mud mosque" target="_blank">A traditional Sahelian mud mosque</a> on Flickr.</p><p>In the Sahel region they build their mosques out of mud. The wooden support beams double as scaffolding for repairs.<br/><br/> We saw village after village go by from the penasse. I spent a good portion of our ride on the roof listening to Ali Farke Toure.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17714477965http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17714477965Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:24:17 -0500Niger RiverAfricaMali<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzhu4hHhgx1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6830377371/" title="Boats meeting on the Niger River." target="_blank">Boats meeting on the Niger River.</a> on Flickr.</p><p>There are no paved roads to Timbuktu from Bamako so everything has to be brought up by penasse.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17713948990http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17713948990Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:07:28 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzhr13wkbX1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6886033931/" title="Crewman scouting for sandbars." target="_blank">Crewman scouting for sandbars.</a> on Flickr.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17711934909http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17711934909Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:00:38 -0500Niger RiverAfricaMali<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzhnelkms41qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6886062611/" title="The captain of our penasse" target="_blank">The captain of our penasse</a> on Flickr.</p><p>It was his first time piloting a boat through the night (we didn’t stop due to concerns with Al-Qaeda). He said “not a problem” then stayed up all night with a weak hand held flashlight searching for sandbars enlarged by the dry season.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17710046962http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17710046962Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:42:21 -0500Niger RiverAfricaMali<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzhn93D0KI1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6886003813/" title="A man stands along the Niger River." target="_blank">A man stands along the Niger River.</a> on Flickr.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17709973868http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17709973868Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:39:02 -0500Niger RiverAfricaMali<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzfzkvY1MS1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6850565645/" title="A child flips off of a dune at the Festival in the Desert" target="_blank">A child flips off of a dune at the Festival in the Desert</a> on Flickr.</p><p>Another <a href="http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/02/15/morning-photo-lafrique/" target="_blank">Photo Essay in Summit County Voice</a>.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17659941613http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17659941613Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:10:06 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4sqh3aPn1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6831159965/" title="Anil and Emilee and our lunch." target="_blank">Anil and Emilee and our lunch.</a> on Flickr.</p><p>I’m not saying I’m glad to be out of West Africa. I’m just saying I’m glad to be in Beirut eating mezze along the Mediterranean. </p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17319198756http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17319198756Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:08:40 -0500beirutlebanon2012<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz36nufFIK1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6818090423/" title="Rue des Artistes" target="_blank">Rue des Artistes</a> on Flickr.</p><p>The row of tents for the musicians that stayed on site. I stayed in a tent similar to these with the other volunteers. The tents are without floors, so we slept on mattresses in the sand.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17270904879http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17270904879Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:14:17 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36347148?portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ok. Here’s the music video I made with MC Touareg in Bamako. I’ve never made a music video before. Some stuff doesn’t quite work, but it was fun to make. I can now say I’ve made a music video in Mali….</p> <p>And, yes, I dance in it…</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17214912326http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17214912326Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:28:00 -0500<object width="400" height="300"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fgpalm%2Fsets%2F72157629196618871%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fgpalm%2Fsets%2F72157629196618871%2F&set_id=72157629196618871&jump_to=" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fgpalm%2Fsets%2F72157629196618871%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fgpalm%2Fsets%2F72157629196618871%2F&set_id=72157629196618871&jump_to=" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>David and Aurora put on a fire/violin show with the Tuareg singers.</p> <p>A slideshow.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17209094725http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17209094725Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:08:18 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzsky4ML31qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6831982353/" title="_MG_1634" target="_blank">_MG_1634</a> on Flickr.</p><p>He caught on fire so this Tuareg helped him.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17172370730http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17172370730Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:17:21 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzsiuVZjd1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6832065601/" title="_MG_1644" target="_blank">_MG_1644</a> on Flickr.</p><p>French fire spinner at the festival.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17172293681http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17172293681Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:16:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzkncaotn1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6818013457/" title="Intercultural Jamming" target="_blank">Intercultural Jamming</a> on Flickr.</p><p>At the Festival in the Desert.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17163352949http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17163352949Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:25:59 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzjqkJcPi1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6831195105/" title="Sunset on the lighthouse." target="_blank">Sunset on the lighthouse.</a> on Flickr.</p><p>I’m still sorting through my Africa pictures. But now I’m doing it from beautiful and comfortable and fast internetted Beirut, Lebanon.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17162578490http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17162578490Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:06:20 -0500beirutlebanon2012<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzdp1aUpH1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6830530337/" title="Fisherman throwing out his net on the Niger near Mopti." target="_blank">Fisherman throwing out his net on the Niger near Mopti.</a> on Flickr.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17157781236http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17157781236Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:55:48 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxokhoUCW1qzypbmo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/02/05/travel-sandbar-soccer-in-mali/" target="_blank">Click the pic to read my story about playing soccer on a sandbar in the Niger River.</a></p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17104530632http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17104530632Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:55:00 -0500<object width="400" height="300"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fgpalm%2Fsets%2F72157629005973015%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fgpalm%2Fsets%2F72157629005973015%2F&set_id=72157629005973015&jump_to=" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fgpalm%2Fsets%2F72157629005973015%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fgpalm%2Fsets%2F72157629005973015%2F&set_id=72157629005973015&jump_to=" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Slideshow of my time here so far.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17083131011http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17083131011Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:31:15 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw4zgdLSD1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6819396483/" title="MC Tuareg's family." target="_blank">MC Tuareg’s family.</a> on Flickr.</p><p>I have no idea how they’re related to him, though. Families are very fluid in Africa. Cousins are also called brothers, every man seems to be an Uncle, and everyone is a father or mother to a child.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17055581216http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17055581216Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:54:52 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw42qtk6i1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://summitcountyvoice.com/2012/02/04/travel-world-music-in-the-african-desert/" target="_blank">Part 3 of my trip to Africa is up.</a></p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17054508497http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17054508497Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:35:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyv3gkdpxE1qzypbmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gpalm/6811570535/" title="Davide, from France, putting on a fire show at the traditional tent." target="_blank">Davide, from France, putting on a fire show at the traditional tent.</a> on Flickr.</p><p>A fire spinner from France performed with some traditional Tuareg singers. They were frightened by him at first, then laughed nervously the whole time.</p>http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17023221212http://www.lifeisaslowharold.com/post/17023221212Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:24:20 -0500