Ian and Magda World Trip: Africa
In and around World
In Which We Finally Depart, Around the Time Most People Think We've Gotten Back
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Ian and Magda
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Lift Off
Tuesday morning found us hung-over from the final BBQ and nowhere near ready to go. We still had to take a carload of things to the Bronx and figure... Continue reading » -
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Welcome Home
Someone once told me to skip Prague and come to Poznan, a real medieval Eastern European city. I didn't take that person's advice and later got my rev... Continue reading » -
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Long Flight(s)
I am sitting on Emirates flight 33, surrounded by empty seats. Frequently, a disembodied hand reaches from behind me and taps on my scalp. It is not... Continue reading » -
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Joburg and Beyond
I'm currently sitting with Magda next to a warm fire in a hostel called the Nelspruit Backpacker. The evening is slightly cool, hence the fire, but... Continue reading » -
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ELEPHANTS!
I won't wax poetic about going on Safari in the Kruger Nat'l Park. I mean, I could, but I would never get to the point. I just reread my last entry an... Continue reading » -
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The African Mouse
After a jolly farewell with much hugging and shaking of hands, we left Kruger and returned to Nelspriut. We needed to recharge our camera batteries wh... Continue reading » -
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Wild Ride
Our trip to the wild coast began under the impression that everything west of Durban was well developed 1st world European luxury and Not Africa. I... Continue reading »
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Great Hospitality
We headed to Pretoria to meet with someome from the website: "couchsurfing.com" which we hope to become more involved with as the trip goes on. Thi... Continue reading »
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The Kraal part II
We woke up in the morning to our first real view of our surroundings. Somehow during the storm the night before we'd made our way down to a seaside... Continue reading »
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Booming Metropolis
Coffee Bay was not quite the Booming Metropolis that it was made out to be by the guys at the Kraal. I think because there are more than 15 people... Continue reading »
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After the Wild Coast
We started to feel sadness, mixed with a little relief as the blacktop became smoother, the lanes wider, and the livestock more scarce. The landscap... Continue reading » -
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Tusk-kababs
After leaving buccaneers we planned on staying at a backpackers just outside of Addo elephant park, another one of south Africas fine national par... Continue reading »
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The Townships of Plettenberg Bay
We arrived at our next couchsurfing.com location not knowing what to expect beyond that it was an apartment where many Belgians live in what we cou... Continue reading »
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Southernmost Tip
We made our way from Plett down to the Southernmost tip of Africa, Cape Agulhas. This is a nice place, unremarkable except for the fact that this i... Continue reading »
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Shout Out to Cape Town
Okay I have to short change you on this entry. I'll update when I can but right now we are preparing to head to Namibia, by car. Don't ask, it just... Continue reading »
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In Namibia (part I)
Namibia
We haven't had great luck wit the internet in namibia, and we have no blackberry service qt all so it has been hard to update the bl... Continue reading »
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Namibia Part II
Please excuse the massive intervals in this program, we are having technical difficulties. And we've been in the bush for the last week w... Continue reading »
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Mombassa
We arrived in mombasa via night bus after a long, sleepless. Dust filled evening of dodging potholes and oncoming cars. Exhausted and confused, w... Continue reading »
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Quick Kenya Blip
I will jump ahead in our story a little bit since I've fallen so far behind and our current situation is so awesome. We are sitting under a tree with... Continue reading »
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