{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jef le Saltimbanque","provider_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/","author_name":"JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanque","author_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/author\/lesaltimbanque\/","title":"The Saltimbanque's stories - Episode 5 - Jef le Saltimbanque","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ap9NWPHFfl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/09\/12\/the-saltimbanques-stories-episode-5\/\">The Saltimbanque&#8217;s stories &#8211; Episode 5<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/09\/12\/the-saltimbanques-stories-episode-5\/embed\/#?secret=Ap9NWPHFfl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Saltimbanque&#8217;s stories &#8211; Episode 5&#8221; &#8212; Jef le Saltimbanque\" data-secret=\"Ap9NWPHFfl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/La-Bandana-Bleu-26-reduite.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":854,"description":"Crossing a border should be pretty straightforward: you show your passport, answer a couple of questions, and carry on with your journey. In reality&#8230; it can be a lot more interesting. In this episode, I\u2019m telling you about a few rather unusual customs encounters: the border officer who was busy feeding his chickens, another who was worried about diseases coming from Europe&#8230; and one who actually suspected me of being a mercenary, or even a terrorist. But first, there\u2019s one very important question to answer: what exactly is an \u201cadultery tree\u201d?&nbsp;\ud83d\ude01"}