Washington D.C.

By the time you cross the Mountains of Virginia and arrive in the Capital City, the Dutch have survived an upset..
[Saudia Arabia 1 Holland 2], and their fans are celebrating!

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Washington has something of a reputation as a murder capital, but that should not affect those who are not part of a street gang, or dealing in crack cocaine.

The splendid Smithsonian complex of free museums in wonderful surroundings, around a large park stretching from the Capitol to the White House, is a treat for all culture vultures. Are there really guns in the streets?

In the States during the World Cup, even the Englishman forgets about the start of Wimbledon. The sports fan finds only a few column inches given over to tennis: Lori McNeil, an American, becomes the first player to defeat a defending champion (Steffi Graff) on Centre Court, in the First Round.

Later in the evening, Team USA go on to beat the luke-warm Colombians, which leads to the death of one of the South Americans (an Escobar in Medellin) for scoring an own goal.

The Americans are stunned, and think that the followers of this sport must be the craziest.

[Silverdrome]

[Hit The Beach]

US Index.

Travel on trains and buses in Asia, then jump into cars with complete strangers in Australia and New Zealand as Michel introduces you to a collection of characters that bring Nomadic Gatherings to life.

If you can't afford to buy a copy of Nomadic Gatherings, the chapters are slowly being made available online - for free.

You may even decide that it really is worth having a hard copy in your hands; a useful read for those long bus journeys being written about, and for endless waits at ferry ports.

Nomadic Gatherings - Online Chapters.

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