Articles tagged with "travel tips"
Malawi: The Warm Heart of Africa
By Peter Baxter | May 7th, 2008 |
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Smoke on the Water
Malawi used to be famous for two things: some of the best bud on the planet, and the lake. These days it is famous for Madonna... [Read this entry]
Vulture Restaurants: Dining with Vultures
By Peter Baxter | May 6th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
An Empty Place at the Table
At one time the vulture was one of the most ubiquitous species of the African plains, the harbinger of death, the clean up man... [Read this entry]
Swaziland
By Peter Baxter | May 1st, 2008 | Add a Comment »
An African Oddity
Swaziland certainly is an oddity. It is a tiny landlocked country that is viable as an independent nation only in the loosest sense of the word. It... [Read this entry]
Zimbabwe: The End of the Beginning
By Peter Baxter | April 26th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
I have noticed quite a few comments finding their way back to the site regarding Zimbabwe, Mugabe, and the general state of things between the Limpopo and the Zambezi. While... [Read this entry]
Canyons, Cheetahs & Kruger
By Peter Baxter | April 24th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Canyons, Cheetah & Kruger
Canyons, Cheetahs & Kruger is somewhat cheaper in value as Boots n’all trips go. It is certainly not as good value as the Dunes, Delta &... [Read this entry]
Dunes, Delta & Falls, Boots n’all in the Bush
By Peter Baxter | April 23rd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Dunes, Delta and Falls Discoverer
Boots n’all Adventure Travel Shop has launched its Dunes Delta and Falls Discoverer, which, as the name implies, is a journey through the western quadrant... [Read this entry]
Ons Skrik Vir Niks: Exhibitions of Race
By Peter Baxter | April 19th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Black On Black
In an action rich in irony this week a certain Mr Black successfully brought legal action against the notorious ‘whites only’ South African holiday resort, Broederstroom Vakansie-Oord... [Read this entry]
Crime & Conservation: South Africa Today
By Peter Baxter | April 17th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Smash & Grab!
Crime merged with conservation in South Africa this week, which gave a fair indication of the successes of the later at the expense of the former. There... [Read this entry]
Backpacker’s Lodges: The Cool Side of Traveler Accommodation
By Peter Baxter | April 14th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Backpacker’s Lodges
Backpackers lodges are by now a fairly common phenomenon worldwide, but in Africa they have long been the backbone of the independent traveller movement. Most started out as... [Read this entry]
