{"id":14413,"date":"2026-10-09T20:38:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T19:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/?p=14413"},"modified":"2026-10-09T20:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T19:59:58","slug":"the-saltimbanques-stories-episode-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/10\/09\/the-saltimbanques-stories-episode-8\/","title":{"rendered":"The Saltimbanque&#8217;s stories &#8211; Episode 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Border Crossing Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, two little anecdotes about border crossings in 2024, including one where I was mistaken for a mercenary\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who\u2019d like to read the full story of my border crossing into Togo, you can find it <a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2024\/06\/18\/from-bush-track-to-terrorist-suspect\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anecdotes  du saltimbanque - Episode 08 - Passages de fronti\u00e8res\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W_BwWBtDMHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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