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Ivan Clemente

Alone together, and the art of being invisible

We enter the house that we painted. The outside is still bare, the large, irregular bricks resting on top of each other, but inside the…

Mar 10, 2022

Alone together, and the art of being invisible

Mar 10, 2022

Meet the Russians

“We drank all the time” says Dimitri, the faint Russian accent latent behind the confession. “You can’t be in the merchant marine and not…”

Mar 7, 2022

Meet the Russians

Mar 7, 2022

The beach and the jungle

When he’s not playing foreman or shopping, Dimitri, the head of the recovery center, stays in the office, doing who knows what on the…

Mar 3, 2022

The beach and the jungle

Mar 3, 2022

A Russian colony deep in the Indian jungle

The travellers volunteer at a recovery centre governed by Russian, buried deep in the Indian jungle.

Feb 28, 2022

A Russian colony deep in the Indian jungle

Feb 28, 2022

To move or to stand still

In the quiet neighborhood of Vasques guesthouse, many of the houses are well preserved, recently painted, the sidewalks are clear and…

Feb 24, 2022

To move or to stand still

Feb 24, 2022

Colonial delights and pains

In Goa, the Portuguese colonial past haunts the travellers with ambiguous pleasures and doubts.

Feb 21, 2022

Colonial delights and pains

Feb 21, 2022

A spicy date turned sour

On the capital of Goa, Panaji, the travellers are at last entirely on their own. But instead of excitement, they meet divisive challenges.

Feb 17, 2022

A spicy date turned sour

Feb 17, 2022

The socialist poet and the casual conservative

Rahul’s friend is called Nirm, he’s an ex-college classmate who now teaches in Goa, and tonight he made time to join us. He has thick black…

Feb 14, 2022

The socialist poet and the casual conservative

Feb 14, 2022

Naked bodies and naked truths

On the beaches of Goa, the sun loosens the clothes and the morals, revealing the skin and some unexpected sights.

Feb 10, 2022

Naked bodies and naked truths

Feb 10, 2022

A sentimental journey on the night train to Goa

Rahul is waiting for us at the entrance to Dadar station. Inside, the cement floor is surprisingly clean for the number of people waiting…

Feb 7, 2022

A sentimental journey on the night train to Goa

Feb 7, 2022

Ivan Clemente

Ivan Clemente

Born and raised around Lisbon. Graduated in Psychology, then lived in Mozambique, the Netherlands, and travelled around in India, Nepal, and other countries.

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