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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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Africa, the term
"robot" is used for traffic signal).
Con men are everywhere in Nairobi, and one of them tried to get me as
well: while walking down a main street, a middle-aged man missing a few
teeth came up to me and said "Hi, remember me? I gave you your keys in the
hotel. Ah, you probably don't recognize me without my uniform on now...
yes, I'm off work, and was just going back to the hotel. I'm walking back
because my car is stuck... would you mind helping me?" As the pitch
continues, you find out the reason the car is stuck is because it's out of
petrol, and he just needs a little money to buy some. Only one problem for
him though: I knew he was never in my hotel. There's not much to do but say
"no, sorry!" and walk away -- but do be cautious of con-men -- as anyone
will tell you, Nairobi is full of them.
In the early evening, I went into the internet access/ISP business
located in the lobby of the Meridian Hotel to check email, and wound up
chatting afterwards for quite a while with both the local fellow who runs
it, as well as a travelling businessman from India (besides the three of us,
there was also an older local white guy speaking Swahili to the owner,
trying to figure out how to do something on the computer). The owner, who
just recently started the company (www.cybernatics.com), said the telephone
lines in Kenya aren't good, and at most, can handle a 28.8 connection speed,
though he uses a satellite for his connection.
When I was done in the internet room, I decided to have a small dinner at
the hotel restaurant, where I had very good chicken tikka, rice, and a soda
for ksh605/US$8.07 before going up to my room to watch the news and read the
day's paper. Some of the stories: Moi ("the dictator", as the taxi-driver
who took me into town from the airport called him) has been
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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