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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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cards into) -- everyone
recommended shops to try, but no one had them (one sports clothing store
sold velcro wallets with windows in them, but the wallets were R70-R80, and
I didn't want to spend that kind of money for just a cheap pair of wallet
windows!) Finally, when I entered one small shop and saw similar wallets
for sale, I asked the owner if they sold just the wallet windows
themselves. Saying no, she told me to just go ahead and take one from one
of the wallets -- that everytime she sells one, she sees people just throw
it away in the trash, so not to worry about it. It was the ONE time that
the town's businesses didn't give me a sour taste, and though in the end I
wound up not using it (it was even more flimsy than the one starting to
tear), I really appriciated the gesture.
Most of the town's shops are all for tourists (clothing boutiques,
souvenir shops, etc.), so other than walking around the area for a bit, I
didn't need to spend too much time here. With my two hours on the parking
meter almost up, I went back to the tourist office/internet cafe to check my
email for the remaining 15 minutes (minimum R10 for 30 minutes).
Finished with downtown Knysna, I decided to take the short drive out to
"The Heads", a spot where two rock ends meet with a scenic view of the city.
The area is in an exclusive residential area with expensive homes (that I
wouldn't want -- especially with all the tour buses that come to the area),
and once you've paid an outrageous parking fee to leave your car, you can
take a walk along the rocky shore to the end -- though I opted to just have
a quick 12 minute look -- what my R1 would buy in parking, as though the
area was nice, it again wasn't all that different from what I have at home.
Driving back to George, I then continued south along the N2 all the way
to
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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