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J’ai tout plaqué pour les Philippines

30 octobre 2021 by Lars Kophal

En 2016, j’ai choisi de quitter définitivement la Suisse pour refaire ma vie sous les cocotiers. Mais rien ne s’est passe comme prévu… Il est 9h30. L’heure d’un jus de calamansi (petits citrons verts locaux) sur le patio de la pension ou je loue un bungalow au mois pour le prix d’un jeu vidéo. Une …

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Journal de quarantaine: confinement et desinfection

30 octobre 2021 by Lars Kophal

Jour 8 – et j’en ai deja marre. Seul point positif, ayant ressorti mon routeur wifi j’ai enfin acces a Messenger – mais c’est tout. Messenger est gratuit et le plus souvent accessible ici, tout comme Whatsapp et evidemment Facebook. Rien d’autre ne passe. Mais au moins je peux communiquer avec mes co-detenus. Depuis quelques …

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Journal de quarantaine: State of Calamity

30 octobre 2021 by Lars Kophal

Le President Duterte a declare l’”Etat de calamite” pour l’ensemble des Philippines et pour six mois. Ce plan est prevu pour etre declenche localement pour les tremblements de terre ou les eruptions volcaniques, jamais a cette echelle. Je ne sais pas ce qu’il implique exactement, mais ca semble signifier qu’on fonce vers une grosse catastrophe …

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Journal de quarantaine: Philippines Lockdown Blues

30 octobre 2021 by Lars Kophal

On vit des temps extremement etrange… Palawan en general et Port Barton en particulier sont verrouilles pour un mois au minimum. Il n’y a plus de vols entre Palawan et Metro Manila / Ninoy Aquino Airport, j’ignore s’il y en a encore pour les autres aeroports desservis, Cebu et Angeles, et s’ils sont ouverts aux …

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Are Chinese the Jews of Asia?

30 octobre 2021 by Lars Kophal

To say that China is a growing concern in the Philippines is an understatement. Let’s start with the sovereignty dispute over the West Philippines Sea / South China Sea. That whole area, of the highest economical and strategical value, has been recognized by a decision of the United Nations’ Permanent Court of Arbitration as belonging …

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Different, but same-same

18 janvier 2022 by Lars Kophal

After I read this article’s conclusion, listing the main problems plaguing Philippines politics right now, I thought of the situation in Switzerland. Radically different for sure (we don’t have extrajudicial killings), yet feeling just as gloomy. The Swiss list could go something like this: The seething resentment of the poor over the booming price of …

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The Ati-atihan Festival in Port Barton

14 septembre 2018 by Lars Kophal

  The Ati-Atihan Festival, held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus), originated in the island of Panay, Philippines. The name Ati-Atihan means “to be like Atis” or “to make believe Atis”, the local name for the Aeta aborigines who first settled in several parts of the archipelago. It was originally …

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Journaliste et rédacteur web. Né dans le Jura neuchâtelois, j'ai toujours eu la bougeotte et une attirance pour les chaleurs tropicales autant que pour les noirceurs romantico- adolescentes.

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Another year.
Another land.
Another dog.

Life goes on.
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Another year. Another land. Another dog. Life goes on.
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Throwback to the last @dark_industry_parties, which ended up at the hospital with a broken wrist (not mine though). We're really too old for this shit.
Throwback to the last @dark_industry_parties, which ended up at the hospital with a broken wrist (not mine though). We're really too old for this shit.
Throwback to the last @dark_industry_parties, which ended up at the hospital with a broken wrist (not mine though). We're really too old for this shit.
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Throwback to the last @dark_industry_parties, which ended up at the hospital with a broken wrist (not mine though). We're really too old for this shit.
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Say hello to my little friend.
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Say hello to my little friend.
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Say hello to my little friend. . . . #chowchow
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"The Galata Bridge used to be a symbolic link between the traditional city of Istanbul proper, site of the imperial palace and principal religious and secular institutions of the empire, and the districts of Galata, Beyoğlu, Şişli and Harbiye, where a large proportion of the inhabitants were non-Muslims and where foreign merchants and diplomats lived and worked. A a person who went from Fatih to Galata via the bridge set foot in a different civilization and a different culture."
"The Galata Bridge used to be a symbolic link between the traditional city of Istanbul proper, site of the imperial palace and principal religious and secular institutions of the empire, and the districts of Galata, Beyoğlu, Şişli and Harbiye, where a large proportion of the inhabitants were non-Muslims and where foreign merchants and diplomats lived and worked. A a person who went from Fatih to Galata via the bridge set foot in a different civilization and a different culture."
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"The Galata Bridge used to be a symbolic link between the traditional city of Istanbul proper, site of the imperial palace and principal religious and secular institutions of the empire, and the districts of Galata, Beyoğlu, Şişli and Harbiye, where a large proportion of the inhabitants were non-Muslims and where foreign merchants and diplomats lived and worked. A a person who went from Fatih to Galata via the bridge set foot in a different civilization and a different culture."
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"İstiklal Avenue, historically known as the Grande Avenue de Pera is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends." . . . #istanbul #istiklal
"İstiklal Avenue, historically known as the Grande Avenue de Pera is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends."
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"İstiklal Avenue, historically known as the Grande Avenue de Pera is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends."
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"İstiklal Avenue, historically known as the Grande Avenue de Pera is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends."
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"İstiklal Avenue, historically known as the Grande Avenue de Pera is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends." . . . #istanbul #istiklal
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"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
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"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact. The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan." . . . #galata #karaköy #istanbul
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"Topkapı Palace and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire."
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"Topkapı Palace and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire."
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"Topkapı Palace and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire."
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#topkapi #istanbul #topkapipalace
"Topkapı Palace and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire."
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#topkapi #istanbul #topkapipalace
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"Topkapı Palace and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire." . . . #topkapi #istanbul #topkapipalace
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"The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4000 shops on a total area of 30'700 m2. One of the world's most-visited tourist attractions, the Grand Bazaar is often regarded as the first historic shopping mall"
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"The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4000 shops on a total area of 30'700 m2. One of the world's most-visited tourist attractions, the Grand Bazaar is often regarded as the first historic shopping mall"
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"The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4000 shops on a total area of 30'700 m2. One of the world's most-visited tourist attractions, the Grand Bazaar is often regarded as the first historic shopping mall"
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"The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4000 shops on a total area of 30'700 m2. One of the world's most-visited tourist attractions, the Grand Bazaar is often regarded as the first historic shopping mall" . . . #istanbul #grandbazaar #grandbazaaristanbul
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My Halloween costume this year: serious, professional me. Scary.
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#sameyearsameme
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My Halloween costume this year: serious, professional me. Scary. . #sameyearsameme
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