I’ve got some vacation time coming up and I don’t know where I am going to go. I travel alone, I do most things alone but that is a different thread, and I need some ideas.
Camper Van Beethoven had it right, Club Med Sucks. Cruises don’t appeal to me; I’ve been spoiled on private yachts in the past. I do like adventure travel, though.
I’ve already been to South America, seen Machu Picchu and Easter Island, and I don’t really want to do the "same old” tourist thing in another part of the world. So what can I do that will get me to an interesting place and give me countless stories to regale my friends and family with until the day I die? That got me thinking…The hostile assassination aside, I’ll bet that Che Guevara had some killer stories to tell.
So, if I wanted to pack up and go somewhere to join with the oppressed and downtrodden, what are my best bets?
The first place that comes to mind is Columbia, even if that means going back to South America. There is already an established rebel group, the FARC. From my understanding and a 60 Minutes story, the FARC was a small group that has grown over the years as coca farmers get displaced and by the “war” on drugs.
The advantages to Columbia seem obvious to me. Assuming that I get a ranking position in the FARC, and we were able to take over the country, a position of power in a Narco-Socialist state could prove to be rather lucrative.
So, are there any other golden opportunities out there that I may be over looking? Remember, that I need to book my flights as early as possible.
Duckster, given the number of times you’ve been rumbled telling porkies about your Australian expertise, your opinion counts for squirt.
Back on the OP, Burma would be a good option … splash around a bit of greenback, offer to start up a newsletter, profess an interest in security matters or gem trading and get lots of visits from friendly government officials.
Of course if you really want to join with the oppressed and downtrodden in Australia you should go about it in the appropriate way.
Fly to Indonesia, hire one of the locals who specialises in this sort of thing to take you by boat into Australian territorial waters. Even better, become part of a similarly thinking tour group. Make sure you leave your passport and identification in a secure location in Indonesia.
Wave as you go past the sign saying “Welcome to Woomera”.
Zimbabwe would be your best bet. Stuff your pockets with maizemeal and you should be able to buy anyone who isn’t in the ruling ZANU-PF party. Plus El Presidente Bob has that cool Hitler moustache-thing going.
You could do some undercover journalism - that always goes down well with the junta, I hear. And I can’t think of any other country in the world that’s riper for a revolution right now. The oppposition party is a de facto rebellion, what with all its leaders getting jailed and prosecuted continually. So get in good with the MDC party (those pocketfulls of food will help) and after Bob’s against the wall, you’re set. Plus they speak English!
(Plus Victoria Falls is awesome, and has the world’s highest Bungi jump, and you can get a room now for peanuts, really.)
Well, I have the feeling that Saudi Arabia is going to go the way of Iran in the next couple of decades, but that’s probably too long term for your needs.
