236: Colombia. Part 2 of 2

Final part of a podcast about Colombia: Pablo Escobar, steak, annoying airport announcements, La Pintada, El Hotel Termales del Ruiz (hot springs), pure love. 

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235: Colombia. Part 1 of 2

Epic Colombia: Motorcycling, walking and causing small explosions in The Andes.

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234: Denmark. Well, Copenhagen.

 A disappointing time in Copenhagen. Includes a murder. 

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233: Nicaragua

A few beers and a chat in Nicaragua; one of the best countries in the world. 

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232: Cape Verde - Part 2

Final part from Cape Verde: fat-beats, food-poisoning, frog-song and fish-pie. 

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231: Cape Verde - Part 1

Cape Verde: Mind-blowing scenery, authentic living, terrible food. Let's explore it together. 

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230: Portugal. Also Rants: Trump & Brexit

Lisbon is one of the best cities on the planet. Find out why. After a couple of timely rants about the world, that is.  

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229: Riding a motorcycle "across" Canada

What would it be like to motorbike from Toronto to Vancouver? I have some idea now. Listen to the adventure. 

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228: Lockdown in London MIX (& news)

Introducing my new YouTube travel channel; ALBATROSS JIM. 
Then, a 1hr music mix featuring Bob Dylan, London Elektricity,  Kasper Koman, Gat Decor, Alpha 9, Crosby Stills & Nash, Unkle. Orbital. +MORE. 

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227: Senegal and The Gambia (Part 2 of 2)

On a quest to get to 100 countries, I visit country 81; The Gambia. In this episode I travel by motorbike along the mighty Gambia river to discover mangroves and mangos. I drink baobab green tea with the locals and learn of government corruption. Find out what a beautiful friendly place The Gambia is, by listening to some of the people I meet along the way. 

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Feel the power of the bubble-wrapped beast. The Gambia. 

226: Senegal and The Gambia (Part 1 of 2)

On a quest to get to 100 countries, I visit country 80 and 81, Senegal and The Gambia. In this episode I travel Senegal. Starting in Dakar, I go off-the-beaten track into dusty Djiffer and Toubakouta. Find out what Senegal is like by listening to some of the people I meet along the way. 

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225: The History Of Electronic Music (Live performance)

An few bits from my show, on tour; The History Of Electronic Music. From bone-flute to drum loop. Enjoy! Come see it in 2020. Dates will be at HistoryOfElectronic.com -meanwhile, happy Christmas to you and your family, you delightful flange. 

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224: Finland and The Baltics.

A quick look at Helsinki in Finland then on to the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania). Renting scooters, eating meat, witnessing a sword fight, learning about the bleak past and the bright future, and being told I cannot rent a car. All that and more as the calm green Baltics bring happiness. Plan a trip for yourself.    

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Tallinn, Estonia

223: India (4of4)

The final part from India and it's all about the Kerala. Go to the backwaters of Kochi for a unique house-boat ride through tropical paradise. Grab an ayurvedic massage and a coconut fish curry while you are there. Rent a motorbike and see the beaches if you can handle being stared at by people who have never seen white folks. See Vishnu standing next to Jesus. The trip finishes on Varkala Beach, absorbing sun and oddities. India is amazing. 

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222: India (3of4)

Part three from India and it's all about the pink city; Jaipur. Then a train to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan to ride a camel in the desert. 

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221: India (2of4)

Part two from India and it's all about the most beautiful building in the world; The Taj Mahal in Agra. A quick rant about smells and noise. Next stop; the pink city; Jaipur. 

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220: India (1of4)

Vinney is back on the road, this time in India for a four part podcast. Episode 1: London to Delhi, then on to Agra. The mad vibe in India, the pollution, what's the Red Fort all about? Plus a sprinkle on the Taj Mahal.

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219: Berlin and somewhere else.

A weekend trip to Berlin, via a place I have never heard of. After an unexpected diversion I give a quick guide to Berlin, and tell you how to be refused entry at Berghain (giant nightclub set in an old power-station).

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218: Ghana go. Final! Church.

Back in England, Vinney catches up with Charlie in Benin via Skype. They discuss visiting a Ghana church service at 2am and listen to the mad sermon that happened inside.
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217: Ghana go. p4: To Togo.

Motorbiking Ghana and Togo, Africa. The funny stories and the people met along the way. Part four.
In this episode I visit a fetish museum/market (dead dogs head anyone?), I get talking to a prostitute, talk to Charlie who has been walking from Denmark for over two years - visit walkingforwater.dk to learn more.

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Dogs heads and all kinds of other 'fetishes'.

216: Ghana go. p3: Sad past.

Motorbiking Ghana and Togo, Africa. The stories and the people met along the way. Part three, (the sad one): Visiting Cape Coast Castle (Ghana) to learn about the cruel history of slavery. This is a sad and out-of-the-ordinary departure from my usual stuff, but a really important look at the cruel exportation of people that shaped todays world.

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Biking on a boat across Volta river and two pictures of Cape Coast Castle

215: Ghana go. p2: Incident

Motorbiking Ghana and Togo, Africa. The stories and the people met along the way. Part two: The incident.

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214: Ghana go. p1 Arrival

Quick trip motorbiking Ghana, Africa. The reports on the trip and the people met along the way. Part one.

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213: Last show NewsTalk1010.

Vinney moved to England for Summer, but decided to stay. Here he thanks BobFM Ottawa and NewsTalk1010 Toronto. Time for a new chapter in Europe. There will be a new show, of some sort (radio, TV or web) soon enough. It's been epic.

Meanwhile here's the last show, with an audio-trip down memory-lane. 12yrs of broadcasting in Canada.

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212: Drinking Beetroot.

Week three of booze-free and Vinney drinks a boozeless-beetroot-espresso-martini.
We talk Cocaine (which country snorts the most?), the man who had a 4 day erection, Vinney and Amanda talk marathon traffic, and protests. 

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211: Mop of golden hair.

19yr old unqualified plastic surgeon works from her Toronto basement (what could possibly go wrong?) Trumpkin and his plot to destroy the universe (solution to those working with him: just tell him he's great and do what you want). Amanda and Vinney look at some interesting journalism in the Toronto Sun including the line "a one way ticket to the morgue". Finally: Huge USA fajita theft news.

Link to Sun story we discussed here. 

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210: Cough cough.

Looking back at this weeks news we discover Theresa May's speech disaster, gun crime and the second amendment (again). Vinney talks to Amanda about Sober October. Also the beheaded parking meters of Newfoundland, Pence doesn't like kneeling, drunk man time travels. 

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209: Barcelona action.

Live from Barcelona during a weekend of political turmoil with major action on the streets. Some in Barcelona want to live in the Republic of Catalonia, and forget Spain. Some don't. Luckily Vinney has a mini bar so it doesn't really matter. Also: A look at Trumps list of rejects so far, and the madness that is spam email. 

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208: Thanks Dad.

Vinney is worried about his niece and her thoughts on what it takes to be successful, Anglea Merkel Facts, Trump un-invites someone who has already declined his invitation. Amanda Cupido joins us by phone to talk babies on planes and beer tokens. Also; we get an update (good news) on the wild fires of Western Canada by phone.

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207: Norway.

Vinney is in Norway for no apparent reason sampling pickled fish and socially awkward people. Woman uses government money to buy her dog a tuxedo (and other odd stories from this week). Also, we check in on the wild fires of Western Canada by phone.

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206: Poop rescue.

DACA scrapped (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) in the USA, Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome (sounds bad, but is it?), Doug Ford announces he is running for Mayor of Toronto, the girl who landed a poo through window (then got stuck trying to move it). Amanda joins us to talk about the Toronto International Film Festival and cruise ships - oh and sharks. 

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205: Milgram Experiment.

Trump is modelling a hat for sale on his website ($40) while his wife has taken to reminding herself who she is with hers. Oh, at a relief mission obviously. How to kiss, how to make money, how to make French toast and other how-to's, the electric shock (Milgram) experiment, Amanda is camping in the wilderness somewhere in Ontario, we ask her how it's going by phone.  

The show discussed: We talk about this amazing experiment. Amazing.

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