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Very detailed Africa travelogue with lots of information for anyone planning a trip. Indexed for easy reference. 11 Countries over 3 months.
3 months in Africa -- detailed travelogue, travel tips, indexed
Larry2006-05-27 03:11:54
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roll-down windows
instead of power ones). Arriving early, I had to wait for someone to show
up, but once they did, was I ever happy to trade that Camry back in for a
Ballade: I had driven 4,567kms on the Camry, and spent not only a small
fortune in petrol costs, but had to put up with a vibrating steering wheel
and a car less comfortable for me than the Honda. The replacement Honda was
almost brand new, with only 1,400kms on it.
Back in a comfortable, economical Honda, I headed off for the South
Africa/Swaziland border, and arrived at Oshoek/Ngwenya around 9:45am. As in
Namibia, the unit of currency in Swaziland (the lilangeni -- plural is
emalangeni) is pegged to the South Africn rand with the same US$1=E6.1
exchange rate -- though the rand is accepted everywhere in the country as
well. At the border, the tourist office was closed (the room was dark, and
no one knew where the lady running it was), so I had to figure out a place
to stay on my own. Upon entering Swaziland, there was major road
construction along the main highway that receives most of the South
African-Swazi traffic, though signs were posted at the border to indicate
when each day the traffic would have to be stopped for blasting (at least
the E5 road tax you pay has some visible results).
The weather was cloudy and misty, and at first, I had to follow behind
many slow trucks due to the road construction. The scenery was beautiful
however, with rolling green hills covered by mist -- though there was no
place to stop for a picture. Still, road improvements are necessary, and
while driving along a later stretch of the nice, two-lane-in-each-direction
highway up and down the mountain between Mbabane and the Ezulwini Valley, I
noticed a sign saying "Enjoy Your New Highway."
Arriving into Mbabane (the capital of Swaziland), I parked the car and
wandered
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See photographs from:
Botswana Gallery
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Cape Verde Gallery
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Kenya Gallery
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Lesotho Gallery
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Malawi Gallery
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Mauritius Gallery
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Swaziland Gallery
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Tanzania Gallery
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Zambia Gallery
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Zimbabwe Gallery
I just thought it might be helpful for you to know how i am finding your system.
Thank you
Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20