The biggest surprise was that a country like Angola, that has so much money, that produces so much oil, would be in such a mess and so difficult to travel in. Something is almost cursed in striking oil. It's like the lottery winner who ends up broke.
Paul TherouxThe greatest justification for travel is not self-improvement but rather performing a vanishing act, disappearing without a trace.
Paul TherouxGain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing.
Paul Theroux