I am in transit in Dubai and I have just been chatting to a Kiwi who works in a gold mine in Mali. I said, there’s a bit of strife over there at the moment isn’t there? In the North, yes, but not where he and his 149 expat colleagues are helping to mine gold and silver.
He started his expat life in Papua New Guinea but was baled out by the New Guinean army when the locals cut up rough over a pay claim and drove machinery and vehicles over cliff edges … you can imagine.
He is on his way to Melbourne now, a fourteen hour flight. His route is as follows:
- Mali to Paris
- Paris to Dubai
- Dubai to Melbourne
Two and a half days to get home. He has just left to find a bed for the night as he has a 9 hour wait for his next flight!
Good luck as we shook hands in farewell!
DW
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