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CHAPTER 17 - HERE, THERE, AND THE OTHER PLACE
THE PREVIOUS CHAPTERS have been devoted to definite portions of the United States or to various countries where retirement abroad is particularly suitable. Most of our case histories however are just about as applicable in one country as another, or in one section of the United States as well as another, although there are some exceptions.
But there are those of us who have no particular desire to settle down in one town or even one country. This, of course, applies particularly to the young man or woman who is unmarried and wishes to see the world before settling in one spot. Frankly, for long years I was to be counted among these myself.
So if you're the adventurous type and wish to bat around for awhile finding adventures here, there and the other place, perhaps this is the chapter that will interest you most.
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CASE HISTORY No. 1. As I mentioned in my chapter on Morocco, several years ago I stopped in Tangier for a time, basing myself in the casbah for a period of almost seven months but making side trips into the interior of Morocco and once taking a six week jaunt to the French Sudan and Senegal.
It was in Tangier that I first met Gerry Rhodes, as foot loose an American as you can find. And it was with Gerry that I took my trip over the Sahara to Goa, Timbuktu, Mopti and Dakar. We'll deal with Gerry's easy going method of making a living shortly, first I want to tell you of the trip.
Early this century when the French empire was still growing, the French started an ambitious plan to drive a railroad across the Sahara to the Niger river. Starting at Oran, on the Mediterranean, it progressed for a time, even driving a few miles beyond Columb-Bechar, one of the larger military posts in central Algeria.p800 unreal tournament logo
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