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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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there, I needed to find a bus that would take me
the rest of the way to the airport.
When I asked one of the bus company employees about a bus to the airport,
I was told that they leave from beyond the other bus station -- something I
didn't quite understand at first, but I knew it at least meant having to
walk between the two stations... so I decided to walk via the street with
the sidewalk marketplace, and once more bought another T-shirt from the
"Rs85 T-shirt" guy. Stopping at a small snack stand to buy another
pink-frosted cake, I was charged Rs6 here rather than the usual Rs5 (but a
300ml Fanta orange soda inside one of the shops was only Rs6/US24c with
bottle return). Water was Rs9 for a 1L bottle of "Vital" (the typical
price), but the cheapest I ever found it for anywhere else was only Rs8.
When I reached the second bus station and asked where to catch a bus to
the airport, I was pointed even further away, and told to walk past the
station. The employee didn't speak English well, so I went up to another,
who told me the same thing. I left the bus station behind, but after a
while, stopped someone else on the street just to make sure. He showed me
where the bus was waiting, and I was indeed headed in the right direction:
the bus doesn't depart from a station, but rather a small, non-descript bus
stop on a side street a ways past the station. It's difficult to explain
exactly where this bus stop is located (it's about a five minute walk past
the second bus station down a small side-street), but if you just ask
someone nearby, they'll be able to help you find it. Because there is no
apparent express bus between Port Louis and the airport, you must catch a
normal bus headed for "Mahebourg" (pronounced "Mayberg") -- as this bus will
stop at the airport.
At the bus stop, I was pointed to a waiting
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Tanzania Gallery
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Zambia Gallery
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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