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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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sign "Chez Wong Ng" -- an interesting mix of languages,
but typical of Mauritius, where people are quite proud of their ethnic
heritage and such mixing of cultures or languages are quite natural (shops
will often have Chinese or Hindu names, as well as ethnic music playing as
you enter).
Next, I wanted to head over to the suburb of Floreal a few miles away to
see some of the garment factories and outlet shops -- as well as the ship
factory that was supposedly in the area. With it raining hard, I walked
down the street in the general direction of Floreal, hoping to find a bus
stop. Having no luck, I walked into a shop where the proprietor pointed up
another street and said there'd be a bus stop further up the street. Luck
was with me though: I didn't even have to make my way to the bus stop, for
as soon as I reached the street, a bus stopped at a red light was kind
enough to open the door for me (probably because of the rain), and after
paying Rs7, I found myself in Floreal a few minutes later.
Though it was still cloudy, the rain stopped for a bit and I started to
look around the area. Being left off by the Shell station, I realized the
ship factory was quite close, and managed to find it almost immediately
(passing a strip mall that I'd come back to later). Inside, I soon
discovered that it was not a factory at all, but rather just another
showroom for tourists: in back, three ladies were merely dusting and
polishing up some models, and when I asked if they were made here, one of
the ladies said "no, we just kind of finish them up here." Where they're
all made, I don't know, but only in one expensive shop did I actually see a
real workplace in back, with teenage boys and young ladies assembling and
painting the model ships. Making matters worse, the Floreal showroom here
was charging higher prices than their
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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