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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/>Then, on my forth token, I came up with [BAR] [BAR] [CLOWN/WILD] -- and
taking the money, I decided to leave while I was ahead. It wasn't much of
course (N$13 -- N$8/US$1.31 really, when you figure in the N$5 entrance
fee), but I still had a bit of fun, and left with more than what I came in
with. At the casino entrance was a large Samsung display with multiple TVs
all tuned to CNN -- and having not seen the news that day, I stopped to
watch for a bit. At 6:00pm local time, I found out President Yeltsin had
just resigned... and CNN then showed pictures of Millennium New Years where
it had already happened (the South Pacific, China, Hong Kong), as well as
pictures of Times Square in New York, where people were still getting ready
for the big event. I stood and watched for about 20 minutes, also having an
intermittent conversation with the very nice black lady selling the entrance
tickets.
Back at the hotel in the late afternoon, I went out onto the nearby rocks
to watch the sunset. It had been a beautiful day, but the wind had now
started kicking up, and by the water, it was a little cold (especially since
I had on a short sleeve shirt and shorts). Suddenly a van drove up, and
three people wearing tuxedoes jumped out and started setting up tables right
beside me. Soon, a group of about 25 people dressed in party hats started
walking down the small pier towards the tables: it was a New Years party,
and they were celebrating right by the water. At first, I minded my own
business, just sitting there waiting for the sunset, but soon, one of them
came up to me, gave me some champaign and oysters, and invited me to join
them. The group was mostly South Africans visiting Namibia (along with a
few Namibians from Windhoek), and they wanted to watch the sunset while
drinking champaign and eating oysters (after which,
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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
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