My name is João Leitão and I was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1980. Since from an early age I’ve been creatively stimulated to explore various means of self developing, traveling and creative thinking.
My awareness in traveling was also brought together while history, sociology and anthropology of art kept my attention back at high school and university.
This blog is my online escapade using WordPress platform and in the English language. If you have any doubts, opinion or comment please feel free to do so.
I live in South Morocco where I run an advertisement company under my own name: João Leitão sarl – an Web Advertisement Agency and On-line Tourism Project & Content Development Company settled in the Moroccan Sahara Desert city of Erfoud. You can contact me directly by phone +212.648489820 or to my personal email contact @ joaoleitao.com
Thank you and see you around.
Hello Joao,
I would like to congratulate you for the very interesting information and fascinating pictures you have been publishing in your blog and VT Website.
I just moved back to Morocco after spending several years in the US. And I get a cross your website while I was searching for some information on South Morocco (Marakech/Merzouga/Zagoura). I am currently organizing a 10 days trip to south of Morocco for some of my friends from the US.
Good Luck for all your future Adventures
Meryem
Olá João,adorei ver as suas reportagens publicadas na net e no seu blog. Cheguei até ao seu trabalho quando me encontrava a procurar informações e fotos sobre o Kazakistão. Após ter deliciosamente a sua reportagem, quiz saber quem era o autor, e fiquei contente, que afinal não seria o único Portuga a querer viajar para tão longe. Fiquei com muita curiosidade de saber qual a razão de ter mudado de ideias á última hora da sua viagem á America do Sul para o Kazakhistão.
Um grande abraço e parabens pelo seu excelente trabalho.
Paulo Brandão
Hi Joao,
Happy New Year!
Now, this is a bit long story, but here goes. I’ve never been to Portugal, but in July last year I came across the work of your fellowcountryman, Victor Gama, who’s got a connection with Sintra (or so his profile says). I went to look for photos, and found your album at Virtual Tourist. The photo of a fountain that opens the Sintra album (the one in sombre gamme) made a profound impression on me, and in October I finally put my impression into verses (I am a writer and poet).
A bit of a disappointment, I guess – I’m Russian, so the poem is in Russian, too. I didn’t realise you had a blog, so I’ve put up the photo and the poem together at my Russian blog, here – http://loscuadernos.livejournal.com/2007/01/10/. The poem was published separately before on the web.
Now, I stated your authorship, and the use is non-commercial. However, the picture is uploaded like an image from my pc. I’d like to know if you’d prefer me to upload the photo as a URL from VT website.
A huge, huge thank-you, and lots of inspiration in 2007. I noticed you’ve been to Russia, so perhaps you’ll go again and take more wonderful images?
All best,
Julia
Du musst ein Fachmann sein – wirklich guter Aufstellungsort, den du hast!
welcome to libya desert. is good tiem and good feeling.
mahakka73@hotmail.com
that is a beautiful view, where was that photo taken?
I wrote a diary about my trip to Asia. Can I use your great picture of a iranian bus?
hey Marketta yes please you can use my picture, don’t forget to send a link back to my blog. thank you.
hello João! my name is angela, im from kazakhstan, almaty, but currently im studying in Bilbao as a part of erasmus mundus exchange programme(by the way i’ve been to lisboa las month, it was soooooooooo cooooooool, i loved it, Tejo river seemed just gorgeous for me!). so , i’ve found ur article describing ur stay in almaty while i was surfing the internet in an attempt to find pics of almaty. i need to do that because i wanna create an album with pics of my home city in facebook. the reason for that is that i meet many people from all parts of the world here (most of them of course students , in a university where ‘m currently studying) and all of them have a biased image of Kz, imposed by a movie Borat (i think u’ve heard about this movie ”Kazakstan , ever wondered?” with Sasha Cohen Baron). so many people think that we live in a village, dont have electricity, dont know what is a car and internet, and ride camels =(, so i decided to make an album on my blog to let them see that my city is not like that. So what i wanted to say is that, thanks for ur article. it is so nice and warm, it was really pleasant for me to read these words about my city (however i am not a big patriot=)), and frankly speaking i’d like to live in another place), but anyway, thank u =)
Great pictures. I love to travel and once again am leaving for Europe to visit 9 countries next month. I am glad I stumbled onto your blog.
Keep healthy and safe travels.
Elaine from Vancouver, Canada
Dear Mr.João Leitão
I am a board member of Children of Persia charitable organization . (www.chidrenofpersia.org
Every year we print a wall calender with different theme, this year we chose children . I have searched the web and have come across some of your photos that are very beautiful. We would like to know if you would be willing to help us in this cause by giving us permission to use one of your photos for 2011 calender. The picture will be printed with your name and any descriptions that you will provide and be appropriate and in line with the theme of the calender.
I would also need the photos in high resolution for print.
Please let me know if there is an opportunity that we would be able to work together on this charitable work.
mitra fard
P.S. the copy of picture COP is interested in is attached
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SIR,
can i contact with police force of dakar senegal
thanks,reply me soon
your faithfully
sushanta augustin sarkar