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Owner:
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Released:
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Origin:
Finland
Recently Spotted:
In Les Frigos, 91 quai de la gare

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This trackable wants to visit caches placed in touristic/historical spots all over the world, with the aim to collect the best experiences for a man that wanted to become a touristic guide.

About This Item

Back in 2016 I went for a trip to Portugal.
Once in Lisbon, I was walking around with my boyfriend when this old african man pops in, trying to sell his bracelets and lighters. At first we didn't want to buy them, then when he realized we were italians, he started to speak italian to us.
He told us about how he moved from Africa to France and then Germany, in which he got a degree in Physics, then moved to Italy searching for a job (useless to say, he speak fluent italian, german, french, english, portuguese). Since he found none, even if over-qualified, he started to work as an assistant for a rock band, travelling all around the country and getting a decent amount of money. He eventually met his wife, portugese, with whom he had two daughters. He lost his job, then they decide to move to Portugal in searching for better opportunities. His wife found a job, their daughters are going to school, but he is struggling a lot to find one. Therefore, the decision to start selling bracelets and lighters to tourists in the city. He was at the moment studying to become a touristic guide in Lisbon, the exam was soon to be.
​This trackable is blessed, with the hope he has became a city guide, so that he can afford a better life for his daughters.
I wanted to share this man's story, because everyone needs to know that there's always a way :) .

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Tracking History (1319.9mi) View Map

Write note 4/9/2020 diotiesse posted a note for it   Visit Log

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diotiesse has moved TB88P72 to its last known location.

Mark Missing 1/12/2018 diotiesse marked it as missing   Visit Log

The owner has set this Trackable as missing.

Discovered It 9/13/2017 MorpheeKalimnos discovered it   Visit Log

Je laisse le deuxième objet très joli merci pour cette expérience

Dropped Off 9/7/2017 NAMME placed it in Les Frigos, 91 quai de la gare Île-de-France, France - 2.12 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/7/2017 NAMME took it to Notre-Dame de Paris Île-de-France, France - 2.53 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/6/2017 NAMME took it to Les Deux Tours Île-de-France, France - 1,207.44 miles  Visit Log
  • Champs Elysee's Visiting some nice tourist attractions in Paris.
  • Arc de Triumph Visiting some nice tourist attractions in Paris. From here to Eifel tower...
Visited 9/4/2017 NAMME took it to 3000 puistotoukkaa Finland - .68 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/4/2017 NAMME took it to Alienin Claustrophobia Finland - 1.75 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/3/2017 NAMME took it to Leinolan koulu Finland - .41 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/3/2017 NAMME took it to Ollakko vai eikö olla Finland - .49 miles  Visit Log
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