African Journey

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler The Travelling Lowes

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   Preparation

   Manchester, United Kingdom | Aug 31 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Well just over 7 weeks until we leave.

   Spent the last 6 - 8 months preparing and making sure we have everything ready to go.

   All the f... Continue reading »
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   Leaving Home

   Manchester, United Kingdom | Oct 24 '06 | Reviews: 0

   Well it's nearly time to up and leave!
   it all feels very sureal but exciting at the same time.

   Dunc and Rob are living it up in ... Continue reading »

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   The Journey Begins in Cairo

   Cairo, Egypt | Oct 24 '06 | Reviews: 0

   The journey begins in Cairo and where we meet our crew and board our truck which will be with us for the next 4 months.

   I suppose we should n... Continue reading »

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   The Sudan

   Sudan | Nov 02 '06 | Reviews: 1

   8th Nov - 18th Nov

   After 2 days lying around n the Felucca's drinking and eating it was quite hard to get back in the the swing... Continue reading »

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   Ethiopia

   Ethiopia | Nov 20 '06 | Reviews: 1

   Entering Ethiopia from Sudan we were met with kids shoutinh You, You, You, You, You all the way through. Our fist stop was Gondar where we visited... Continue reading »

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   Kenya

   Kenya | Nov 30 '06 | Reviews: 2

   By the time we got into Kenya it was to late to travel as they normally travel in Convoy. The local border police let us stay in the police compoun... Continue reading »

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   Uganda/Rwanda

   Uganda | Dec 05 '06 | Reviews: 0

   We hit the border for Kenya which was surprisingly fast. Uganda was very similar to Kenya the people are all friendly, maybe a little les... Continue reading »

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   Tanzania

   Tanzania | Dec 22 '06 | Reviews: 0

   ur first trip into Tanzania from Kenya was to Snake Park. Here is where we walked through a Masaai village and met the locals. Snake Park is a camp... Continue reading »

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   Malawi

   Malawi | Jan 07 '07 | Reviews: 0

   From tanzania we entered into Malawi and headed for our first stop which was called Chitimba on the banks of Lake Malawi. We stayed at a camp run b... Continue reading »

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    Mozambique

    Mozambique | Jan 11 '07 | Reviews: 0

    We got to the Mozambique border which was an absolute pain in the arse as they were obviously bored and decided to go through all our passports wit... Continue reading »

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    Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe | Jan 14 '07 | Reviews: 0

    We then enter

    Zimbabwe and travel to Harare, the capital, and spend two nights.

    Week 12

    From Harare we contin... Continue reading »
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    Botswana

    Botswana | Jan 28 '07 | Reviews: 0

    After your adrenaline has been spent we head into

    Botswana and Chobe National Park is our first stop, where it is possible to take a... Continue reading »
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    Namibia

    Namibia | Feb 04 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Heading west, we  now cross into

    Namibia and travel to Etosha National Park, recognised as one of the world's greatest wildlife... Continue reading »
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    Cape Town

    Cape Town, South Africa | Feb 13 '07 | Reviews: 0

    A few hours drive away we cross the

    Orange River and enter South Africa and near Stellenbosch visit one of the historic... Continue reading »