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Posted on February 16, 2008 @ 7:36 pm by massimo | Filed under: africa, blog, travel, wordpress

madagascar aynaku illustration travel

Twenty years ago Madagascar was in my mind: it was the place I wished to go at all costs!
I got hold of guidebooks, maps, and an atlas even; everything that could be possibly useful to me was collected and then recklessly scattered upon my room’s wooden floor…
I spent hours fancying about my travel to Madagascar, and reckoned well to get there by cargo ship from Mombasa Harbour.
At home I planned everything so accurately: even the most insignificant detail was carefully considered. Finally I got a visa at Madagascar Embassy in Rome and flew to Kenya, where I was supposed to stay just a very few days before boarding some cargo ship…
Once I got Mombasa I found out that no ship was about to sail for the promised island before than three months! I soon realized that my so long planned trip to Madagascar had been just illusion, a theoretical nonsense that had brought me somewhere else. But alas! I also understood that despite every personal theory, Kenya was really a fascinating place to be in…

Illustration Friday’s topic is: theory

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well i believe that if you set your mind to it, you’ll achieve your goal no matter what and how long it takes! this is a great inspirational illo and post..

velvet wrote on February 16, 2008 - 8:23 pm CET

Bellissima questa tua illustazione, e ti auguro di riuscire un giorno a tradurre l’illusione in realtà
Ciao

faruffa wrote on February 16, 2008 - 8:40 pm CET

I really enjoyed your story to go along with your illustration! Very nice.

Digital Scott wrote on February 16, 2008 - 9:21 pm CET

very nice illo and nice history

carmen wrote on February 17, 2008 - 12:45 am CET

Bellissima composizione!

Nicole wrote on February 17, 2008 - 7:46 pm CET

what a beautiful and neat illustration. i wonder how many more places are there in your mind to reach. what a journey really your life has been.

isay wrote on February 22, 2008 - 8:59 am CET

i was checking in if you have a post for this week’s IF..

btw, i have tagged you.. maybe you can pass by and take a look..

velvet wrote on February 23, 2008 - 1:23 am CET

and you’ve been tagged twice :) kindly visit my site again. thanks

isay wrote on February 23, 2008 - 11:12 am CET

Ciao Max, un saluto e soprattutto i miei “soliti” complimenti, grande Aynaku! Ancora ciao, vanna :-)

smile wrote on February 28, 2008 - 11:42 pm CET

what a fascinating blog. thank you.

kari wrote on September 7, 2008 - 12:15 am CEST

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