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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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stores in South Africa, and 300 more in the
rest of Africa (PEP is part of Pepkor, a huge company which also owns the
ShopRite chain of supermarkets). It seems no matter how small a town is,
there's bound to be at least one PEP store there -- if not more. As strange
as it sounds, I've been in small towns where the "downtown" is just one
street, three blocks long -- with a PEP at one end of the street, and (only
a 2-minute walk away), another PEP at the other end. The store's first
location was in Upington (South Africa), but the familiar blue PEP logo is
now found throughout Africa, with Pepkor expanding vigorously in the region
(in 1998, the first PEP store in Ghana was opened).
In Luderitz, I stopped at a "PEP Namibia" store and picked up a polo
shirt for myself -- the first of many that I would buy at various PEP stores
throughout the region. The shirts -- even though identical -- carried
different labels, ranging from "Lancetti Italian Design" to "Classic", and I
would wander in many a PEP store to look for them. Their country of origin
wasn't labelled (probably China), but they were comfortable pocket polo
shirts made of lightweight 65%-35% fabric, with short sleeves that were
actually SHORT -- exactly how I like my shirts (and perfect for travel, as
they weigh almost nothing). The price? N$31.70/US$5.20, which later
dropped to N$29.95/US$4.90 as time went by. In the end, I wound up buying
seven of these shirts: five to bring home with me, and two more striped grey
shirts of identical design that would become my trademark shirt for the
trip -- the first being worn constantly while I was on my own, and the
second being worn almost everyday during the overland portion.
In most stores (both shops and supermarkets), you're supposed to check
your parcels in when you enter (to deter against
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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