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What to know about traveling in Africa 8 Articles

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    by hibernianscribe

    Indiana Jones was looking for the lost ark of the covenant in the wrong country. The lost ark is in a small humble church, a tiny hermit cell similar to Glendalough (the glen of the two lakes), Ireland, except the roof is ...read more

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    by Lise Watson

    Many people in North America dream of traveling to Sub-Saharan Africa, but are unsure about where to go. You don't really want to go on a safari, you want to get to know about the people and culture. For first-timers, I s...read more

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    by Tezzasul

    An inpromptu visit to Southern Ethiopia Phil and I arrived in Addis Ababa early morning on the 29th December 2006, this British Airways flight far more enjoyable than previous BA experiences. Praise indeed you may thin...read more

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    by Beverly Graham

    "I had a farm in Africa...." Well, no, I had an apartment, and before that, a house, for a total of eight years in two countries, Togo and Kenya. My travel tips are from either or both countries. Here they are: 1) P...read more

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    by Jeni Rosier

    Africa is a varied continent of extremes and advice should differ depending on which part you are planning on going to. As a general overview though bear these things in mind: 1. Seasons In the tropics there are not fo...read more

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    by Peter Ongera

    Africa is not a dark hopeless continent full of war,poverty,famine,floods,d isease and bad governance. Africa is a tourist-friendly destination with unspoilt environment, climate,wildlife,natural landscape,rich cultural an...read more

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    by Benice Dobbins

    One thing you need to know before traveling to Africa is to learn at least little language of the country you are traveling to. If you are traveling to Nigeria, you to remember that Nigeria has to many language, but the mo...read more

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    by Dan Birchall

    I've spent over a month total in Africa in the last two years, stopping in Kenya four times and in Uganda three times and traveling by air, private car, shared taxi and matatu (minivan taxi that seats about 14). While I'v...read more

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