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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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a while. With
curiosity, they asked what I was doing in this part of town, so I answered
truthfully: that there's nothing much to do around Ghanzi on a Saturday
afternoon, and I'd much rather take a walk than sit in a hotel room. They
smiled, and we chatted a bit more before I bid them farewell and started
walking again.
A few seconds later, a man with no teeth and a torn T-shirt came up to me
to ask for money, so the older gentleman I had just finished talking with
came up and shoed him away, telling me not to listen to him -- that he was a
thief. The older man continued walking with me for a bit, and introduced
himself as Adolf, saying he'll show me around the area until I want to go
back to the hotel.
First, Adolf had to drop a bag off with someone, but on the way, we
stopped at a modest home, where he introduced me to the lady and her
three-year-old son that live there (they were relatives). We chatted a bit,
and then it was onto another house, where he introduced me the people living
there as well. While walking, a crippled man of about the same age as Adolf
joined us (he too was a relation), mentioning that he had lost his leg to
polio as a child. Soon, we arrived at the house where Adolf needed to drop
off the bag, and there, two young guys were sitting around relaxing, smoking
some local herb cigarettes. One of them spoke very good English, and the
five of us had a nice, relaxing chat. The one that spoke English well
worked at the local tyre-repair shop in town, and said most of the shop's
business comes from the Manu - Ghanzi road (which is gravel most of the
way). The other was a truck driver who delivers cattle, feed, milk, meat,
or anything else that needs to be transported. They both offered me a
smoke, but I declined. We talked about everything from cars to radio
stations to Michael Jackson,
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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