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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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free of responsibility for us and set off on
their own in stone town and one of the neighboring islands.
After Carmen gave us our tickets, we had about 45 minutes to wander
around the dock area. The weather was hot and humid, so I bought a
hankerchief from a stall for Tsh200/US27c, then looked at some of the
Chinese knock-off radios for sale in the stalls, including a "Sunny SW-10"
shortwave radio (instead of the popular SONY SW-10 model -- with the box
trying to mimic the Sony's box), as well as some items labelled "Philibs"
(instead of "Philips"). After looking in at a catholic church across the
street from the ticket windows, I started to become thirsty -- but the drink
prices near the ferry companies were too expensive, so I decided to walk
around town for a bit, soon finding a small Indian-run store near the UN
offices selling sodas for about half of what they were going for just a few
blocks away.
Though we boarded the boat at the correct hour, it didn't leave on time
(they wanted to get as many passengers on as they could, and more were
always trickling in). As we finally did leave, I went outside to the upper
deck for a look out at Dar es Salaam, though after a while, went back down
below due to the sun. With this vessel and the ticket we had, we were
allowed to either go inside or outside (though on the return vessel, there
was an extra first class area which we weren't allowed into). The inside
seats had some air-con (though very weak) and a TV (Carmen mentioned they
usually play violent movies on the trip, but it was merely tuned to the
Cartoon Network, and the reception was poor. Perhaps the video unit wasn't
working, because up above in the captain's area, I saw a "Mrs. Doubtfire"
video laid out next to the ship's VCR system, but it was never shown). The
trip on the Sea Bus took 2.5 hours,
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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