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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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nothing like the amount found on American
television. M-NET is a pay service that offers movies and other foreign
programs, and can be purchased by itself (along with SuperSport), or as part
of a complete digital satellite package from DSTV, including dozens of other
channels. The footprint of the DSTV satellite covers most of Southern
Africa, and its signal can be picked up even in the remotest areas of the
region, including Malawi, Zambia, and even apparently, St. Helena Island.
DSTV winds up up costing about US$30-$35 a month, though the rate differs
with the country you live in. One funny quirk is that even though M-NET is
a pay channel, they still censor movies for bad language, and have a very
annoying way of doing it: instead of just cutting out the offending
language, or using an "alternate" version (as you'd see on U.S. TV or aboard
an airplane), they'll broadcast the original, but turn the sound off for a
few seconds whenever a bad word is about to be spoken -- meaning there's a
sudden and total loss of volume everytime a bad word is uttered. It really
is quite annoying...
Dec. 26: Pofadder / Pella / Springbok
December 26th, once known as "Boxing Day", is now known as "Family Day"
in South Africa.
On the radio this morning was news of yet another bomb scare in Cape
Town: last night, 500 people attending a concert had to wait while
authorities looked into an anonymous phone call that reported a bomb at a
Christmas concert. Luckily, no bomb was found, but other reported news of
the day was worse: throughout the night, there had been a spate of Christmas
shootings and stabbings in the eastern part the country and Johannesburg. I
suppose that's why the army was out in places like Calvinia
...
See photographs from:
Botswana Gallery
,
Cape Verde Gallery
,
Kenya Gallery
,
Lesotho Gallery
,
Malawi Gallery
,
Mauritius Gallery
,
Swaziland Gallery
,
Tanzania Gallery
,
Zambia Gallery
,
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