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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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to flock to Grand Bassin. The marketplace was full of
stalls selling white "Maha Shivaratree" T-shirts, as well as a Chinese
import brand of cracker called "Cissy Crackers."
For sale all over the island are shirts and other clothing from designers
such as Ralph Lauren and Hugo Boss... supposedly, many of these items are
made on Mauritius -- but not all of them, apparently: while examining some
designer shirts at a shop in Curepipe, I noticed tags that said "Made in
Thailand" -- but such designer fashions are still quite cheap here,
espeically compared to what they go for in other countries.
At the Waterfront, I stopped in at the now-open Tourist Information
Centre, where a local Chinese guy was showing the lady behind the desk his
solar-powered mosquito-repelling keychain. The lady was quite nice, and
gave me a map of the island as well as some other very good brochures. Upon
arriving in Mauritius, the one brochure you should make a point of tracking
down is the free "Mauritius & Rodrigues Information Guide." This brochure
is invaluable (unlike other ones which contain only general tourist fluff),
and has not only everything you need to know about the island, but a
detailed listing of the bus routes as well. The lady circled which buses
I'd need for the trip up north, and mentioned that a typical taxi fare to
the Grand Baie area would be at least Rs800.
Upon leaving the Waterfront/marketplace area without buying anything
(items even remotely tourist-related were too expensive), I headed for the
sidewalk marketplace between the bus stations -- and here, found an
affordable, nice T-shirt for myself... the outside stall for one of the
street's shops had a sign indicating T-shirts for Rs85/US$3.40, so I picked
up a nice white one with a sewn Mauritius logo on it. In the covered
marketplace, other vendors were selling
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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
,
Malawi Gallery
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Mauritius Gallery
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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