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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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time the pool closed, and she said 7:00pm -- so I walked back to the hotel
on the other side of town (a 25-minute walk), changed, and returned to the
pool by 5:45pm -- only to be told that it would be closing in 15 minutes (as
the pool actually closed at 6:00pm, not 7:00pm). Still, after walking all
afternoon in the heat (including three round-trips from one end of the city
to the other), I wanted a swim -- and that 15 minutes in the pool was more
than worth the N$2.50!
At 6:00pm, I walked back to the hotel to use the pool there, and though
it was no comparison to the community pool, was still enjoyable
nonetheless. At the hotel, I also met some German tourists (now living in
Johannesburg, though vacationing in Namibia), and we chatted for a bit by
the pool.
In the evening, I walked around town under a beautiful orange-grey sky,
noticing how different things were here in Namibia than in South Africa.
Here, blacks and whites were much more integrated in daily life than in
South Africa, with black families living alongside white ones, blacks
driving nicer cars (even an occasional -- though rare -- Benz or BMW), and
even owning some of the neighborhood businesses as well. A large portion of
Namibia's population may indeed be in poverty, but there was also a definite
black middle class in the country -- something you hardly see at all (at
least so far) in South Africa.
Later that evening, the wind picked up quite a bit, and from inside the
hotel room, the trees swaying in the wind sounded almost like rain.
Dec. 28: Luderitz
Today, I drove from Keetmanshoop to Luderitz, where I would spend the
night, and along the way, stopped for a bit in the tiny town of Aus to buy
an ice-cream cup and a sticker of the Namibian flag. I also stopped in the
town of Bethanie -- a nice, small
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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