HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM DUBLIN!
How appropriate that only yesterday, the blog reached 100,000 hits since it’s inception in April! Along with it’s first 1,000 fans between Facebook and Twitter. Not a bad start to 2011 at all!
Bring it on.
As the header suggests, Naughty Nomad is a Travel & Dating Blog, or at least pretends to be, so I won’t bore you guys with my irrelevant resolutions relating to my love handles or my wallet. I’ll stick to what really matters – travelling the world & dating the local cuties.
I’ve set 3 sure-fire goals for 2011.
1. Visit 15+ new countries
I’ve already committed to even MORE travel since last week. I’m off snowboarding in France in a fortnight and the next week I’m in the Caribbean. In March I’ll be taking a little a dip in Slovakia & Czech Republic and then it’s off the West Africa for a few months. In theory my goal of 15 new countries will be completed by the summer! By the end of the year it could well be 20+ new countries after I visit the gulf around September. Provided I’m granted safe passage in Africa this one’s in the bag. Expect dozens of top-notch city guides spanning four continents.
2. Acquire conversational French
Using the Pimsleur audio program I’m acquiring the language fast. I’m a complete beginner but at least I’m already acquainted with Spanish, another Latin derivative. With my trips to France, Haiti & Francophone Africa I will command the language of love in no time. How will I measure my success? Let’s see how many chicks I bang by spittin’ Frog.
Me: “Ca va?”
She swoons…
Her: “Wow, il est le Nomade Naughty!”
Me: “”Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?”
Her: “S’il vous plaît!!!”
I’m pretty sure it’s gonna happen exactly like that. Right?
3. Capture half a dozen flags
I’m pretty satisfied if I sleep with 6 new nationalities a year. A little sad you may think, but that’s because your not a shallow flagger like myself. Last year I captured 10 flags, but that was a lucky streak. 2011 might yield the same results, but I’ll be content with 6, I’m not greedy. Because of my hectic travel plans in the first half of the year, this goal is likely to be completed in conjunction with resolution #1 by the summer.
Most desired flags of 2011:
Dominican Republic, Oman, Somalia, Slovakia, Cote d’ivoire & Sierra Leone.
Most likely flags of 2011:
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia & Senegal.
Sounds Doable. Pun intended. Giggity Giggity!
Fell free to leave a comment on your New Year Resolutions…
Nice !
I like your blog.
If you wants to learn french :
Bonne année, pleine de conneries, putain de bordel de merde !
Happy hunting on Hispaniola! Sosua is shoring central.
Get your Haiti flag in Haiti and your Somali flag in Somalia. Come on!!
Dress in your pirate gear to blend in. Lots of pirates in Mogadishu. lol
I’m serious 😉 fuck Mogadishu, I’m hopefully heading to Somaliland in the north… and probably will dress as a pirate for the criac! haha
Yeah, Sosua sounds like a shoring mecca all right. If it’s anything like Phucket I’m golden.
Naughty, just remember that the more flags you get, the harder it will be to capture new ones…
Also, don’t spread yourself too thin. As stated in my Constitution of Flagging, it’s good to make goals (I like your “desired” and “doable” flag lists), but flagging radars are location specific and I recommend going for no more than two flags at any given time. Each person’s flag radar always changes depending on location and which flags you’ve already captured in the past.
I’m looking forward to debauchery of the highest order for 2011, you can count on us to do the same 😉
http://flaggingheadquarters.com/2010/02/18/flag-radar-reset/
Respect. In that case the two flags on my radar are Dominican Republic & Haiti for my next trip. I’ve read that article before, nice. It’s definitely a good thing to keep in mind. Keep up the good work over there!
This gentleman posted some sound advice on Sosua:
http://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-835-post-38997.html#pid38997
I’ve successfully shored in Boca Chica which is like Sosua but on the southern coast. Granted, they were semi pros and it wasn’t intentional shoring, it just happened.
That said, yes, take care over there. Dominicans can be badass mofos. BC and Sosua are two giant brothels so the scum of the nation, both male and female, tends to congregate there. I’ve seen guys openly walking around with pistols in their belts kinda like the wild west! Girls carried knives in their purses etc. There is no need to shore though, plenty of regulars online and in finer places. The Samana peninsula looks like paradise. You can try to shore the hottest harlot in Sosua just for the fun of it. Just make it clear that you’re never gonna pay her. Watch your back and don’t piss anybody off and you’ll be fine. Many will try to rip you off but you should be street smart enough with all those travels under your belt. Looking forward to your report.
Thanks a mill John, I appreciate the advice. I look forward to reporting 😉
Go round the Balakns and score some flags!