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Fri Jul-17-09 07:28 AM
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If you could travel anywhere in Africa, where would it be? |
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Fri Jul-17-09 07:36 AM
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Some of the earliest homo sapiens fossils. Next would be Olduvai
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Fri Jul-17-09 08:00 AM
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I've heard it's really cool there.
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Fri Jul-17-09 08:13 AM
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3. hard to decide, since different parts of africa are culturally so different |
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i would love to go to egypt for a different reason than to south africa. ethiopia for one reason, and botswana for another.
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Fri Jul-17-09 08:33 AM
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I want to talk to the Dogon about their legends about having come from the near Sirius.
Also Egypt (of course) and Olduvai, as I have had a lifelong love of archaeology. And I want to see Victoria Falls.
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Fri Jul-17-09 09:30 PM
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5. Tanzania & maybe Madagascar. For the flora and fauna. Though I really think I'd be too afraid |
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to travel to Africa. I used to dream of going and working there in development. They I had the worst experience in the world and I just don't see myself as a traveler anymore. I would not take an adventure vacation anymore. I did a White Water canoe trip one time and loved it. Now my adrenaline is shot and I feel abject pain when adrenaline flows. For many reasons I will never get to Africa.
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Sat Jul-18-09 09:22 PM
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20. madagascar is safer than your home town |
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the only issue with madagascar is the shitty food, bring a lot of power bars or you WILL lose more weight than you planned
but it's a beautiful, friendly country and there is not a thing in the world to fear there
some people in the cities might want to hustle you/sell you but no one wants to hurt you or mug you
wish i could go back!!!
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Sat Jul-18-09 11:00 PM
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22. I hear the flora and fauna are really unique there. It must have been fascinating to go. |
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Fri Jul-17-09 09:36 PM
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6. Egypt. A cruise down (up?) the Nile. n/t |
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Fri Jul-17-09 09:52 PM
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7. I'd like to visit Botswana... |
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I'd love to explore the Okavango River Delta and meet Bushmen...
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Fri Jul-17-09 10:23 PM
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8. Here's the place to go!! |
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http://www.ngepicamp.com/Gotta love the disclaimer on the bottom of the page! :rofl:
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Sat Jul-18-09 02:28 PM
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13. Oh my god! I LOVE these people! |
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Sat Jul-18-09 02:56 PM
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14. Their "Dear Mr Westerner" link |
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is a pretty compelling read.
I want to go live in their tree houses!
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Sat Jul-18-09 03:02 PM
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I must admit that I am addicted to many of my shiny trappings.
It'd be good to learn how to get by without them.
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Sat Jul-18-09 04:26 PM
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18. How beautiful this camp looks! (nt.) |
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Sat Jul-18-09 04:25 PM
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17. Botswana, definitely. |
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I love the Ladies Detective Agency novels. Also, Morocco, Egypt, and a game preserve somewhere in West Africa, I guess.
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Fri Jul-17-09 10:29 PM
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9. Zambia and Namibia are nice |
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South Africa is best avoided at the moment, unless your looking to travel 8000 miles to hang around indoors with armed guards. Zimbabwe is relatively safe for foreigners, probably safer than any spot in South Africa but incredibly bleak at the moment for obvious reasons.
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Fri Jul-17-09 10:30 PM
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to see the pyramids and other antiquities, and the Nile. But I would like to visit just about anywhere in Africa where there isn't a war going on. I would like to go on a photo safari.
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Fri Jul-17-09 10:45 PM
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12. Mount Kilimanjaro and Victoria Falls. |
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Sat Jul-18-09 09:14 PM
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19. kenya is great for beginners, why are you asking? |
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Edited on Sat Jul-18-09 09:23 PM by pitohui
i have been to the places i've been in africa, kenya, south africa, madagascar mainly thru happenstance, they were where i was invited to go
now the hook is caught in me and i wish to go back but i have things to do here so it will be awhile
there are so many choices impossible to pick just one, if you are a solo traveler, you will have to stop and meditate more before you decide but if someone has invited you to a particular place, just go there and start from there
it would be hard to beat east africa for the wildlife
another person mentioned ethiopia and it's very high on my wish list, more time in south africa and surrounding is high on the list also
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Sat Jul-18-09 09:32 PM
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21. Victoria Falls----the beauty of it all. |
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