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Gizeh Pyramids   Cairo

Gizeh Pyramids, Cairo

 48 Reviews  We've been to Cairo twice. The Pyramids and Sphynx are awesome sites. Remember it is a tourist spot so peddlers will come from everywhere. Enjoy the sites first, then bargain for souvenirs. Stay in... 

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Djamaa El Fna - Square   Marrakesh

Djamaa El Fna - Square, Marrakesh

 34 Reviews  There are many public toilets in Morocco. They can usually be found near mosques. Most are the squat design but in service stations they have sit down toilets. It is courteous to tip the attendant who... 

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Cape Point   Cape Town

Cape Point, Cape Town

 20 Reviews  This one day trip around the Cape Peninsula was the best day of our visit to Cape Town. We are grateful to our wonderful guide and great companion for the day - a VT member Mariana known as Mvtouring.... 

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Camels   Hurghada

Camels, Hurghada

 5 Reviews  Obviously, you will be given more than a few opportunities to get that long coveted camel ride in Hurghada, if that is your desire. These can range from a ten minute walk around the parking lot up to... 

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The Nile River   Luxor

The Nile River, Luxor

 9 Reviews  This is one of my «from the bus» pictures. It was shot during my first encounter with the grand and divine Nile river on my way from Hurghada to Luxor. I grew up on two beautiful rivers, Sava and... 

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walk around   Alexandria

walk around, Alexandria

 31 Reviews  Oh yes, you will enjoy your trip to Alexandria and walking is an experience you will treasure. I have seen people, the local young boys and girls, their parents whom you will be comfortable talking... 

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Hassan II Mosque   Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

 28 Reviews  King Hassan II wanted that his kingdom's main city had a monument important enough. Many resources has been used to build this enormous buildings and many many money spent, so money that some common... 

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wildlife   Kruger National Park

wildlife, Kruger National Park

 52 Reviews  To help you spot more animals try looking for what should NOT be there. For example, is that solitary dark tuft of grass in the distance really a tuft of grass or a lion lying low? Is that grey object... 

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Planning a trip, highlights and helpful links   Namibia

Planning a trip, highlights and helpful links, Namibia

 32 Reviews   Namibia is a big country and the gravel roads mean that you can’t cover large distances, so you need to plan your route carefully to fit in everything you most want to see, especially if like us... 

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Advises   Cairo

Advises, Cairo

 37 Reviews  Non rip-off bank kiosks inside the aiport. There are bank kiosks just before the immigration at Cairo International Airport. They offer quite competitive rates. I got 1620 EGP for 1000 AED against... 

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Places Around Marrakesh   Marrakesh

Places Around Marrakesh, Marrakesh

 7 Reviews  The city of Marrakech has many sights and sounds and flavours to it. However the best places to escape all the noise is to head out of the centre about 20 mins outside into the palmaraie or the palm... 

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Beaches   Cape Town

Beaches, Cape Town

 27 Reviews  Fishoek is a small little town on False Bay and is also on the way to Simon's Town and Boulders Beach. It doesnt seem like there is much happening in this beautiful spot other than people Fishing or... 

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Luxor Temple   Luxor

Luxor Temple, Luxor

 16 Reviews  Luxor temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut, and Chons and was, during the New Kingdom, the focus of the annual Opet Festival, in which a cult statue of Amun was paraded down the Nile... 

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life in Alexandria   Alexandria

life in Alexandria, Alexandria

 10 Reviews  In the heart of Alexandria, at Mansheia near by Saint Catherine Square this main Greek Orthodhox Patriarchate is found. The street itself is called Greek Church Street "Share' Al-Kaneesa... 

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Old Medina   Casablanca

Old Medina, Casablanca

 6 Reviews  The old medina of Casablanca is not quite like the old medina in other Moroccan cities - it's much smaller, less stunning but - maybe - more authentic. You won't see many "tourist-oriented" shops, but... 

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facts   Kruger National Park

facts, Kruger National Park

 9 Reviews  People who travel over borders via KNP will require to overnight in the park, not just drive through, proof of overnight stay will be required at borders.Please check with KNP or on their website for... 

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Wildlife   Namibia

Wildlife, Namibia

 22 Reviews  I did saw cheetahs 2 times in my 14 day travel along Namibia. In both time they where not free cheetahs. The first time I saw one was at Quiver Tree Forest Camp. They had one there 3 cheetahs and they... 

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People of Cairo   Cairo

People of Cairo, Cairo

 21 Reviews  This is a beautiful city with lot of similarity with our Indian city. We got down from Luxor at 5.30 in the morning, the city was on the move, people were buying tea, breakfast, going to work or... 

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Local Traditions   Marrakesh

Local Traditions, Marrakesh

 17 Reviews  To experience local, ethnic living, you MUST stay at a RIAD in the medina. They come in a range of comfort standards.. Check these sites: http://www.hipmarrakech.com/ (sorted in price categories on... 

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Table Mountain   Cape Town

Table Mountain, Cape Town

 27 Reviews  The decision was made: we are walking down. Today I am not sure if it was the right thing to do - we didn't know the way, we had no map or guide, we had no idea what to expect. By the way, one... 

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Karnak   Luxor

Karnak, Luxor

 7 Reviews  Based on the available informations after collecting the views of the audience about sound and light show in the karnak , the show has been developed and become more interested also the duration has... 

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people of Alexandria   Alexandria

people of Alexandria, Alexandria

 8 Reviews  Meeting good and friendly people in Alexandria is not hard to do. There are too many and too many are friendly enough that you can even start a conversation. Whether the locals are students or young... 

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Modern City Life   Casablanca

Modern City Life, Casablanca

 4 Reviews  Casablanca is a large and modern city, where, once, someone made a film that, for reasons that I couldn't understand in the 97 times I saw it, became very famous. If you are thinking in the film... 

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landscape   Kruger National Park

landscape, Kruger National Park

 9 Reviews  An advantage of game viewing in October, at the end of the dry winter season, is that the waterholes and rivers are all parched. This has the effect of bunching the game up for much easier viewing.... 

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Swakopmund   Namibia

Swakopmund, Namibia

 4 Reviews  Take a late afternoon walk on the beach. You can walk forever. Seemed like it is the in thing to do for the locals. We met several walkers. The strollers, the serious walkers that doesn't look around... 

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Good Hope of South Africa

by csordila

Cape Town is the provincial capital of the Western Cape and the seat of the National Parliament It is famous for its harbour, the Table Mountain and Cape Point. At the moment it is the second-large city in South Africa. Cape Town is also Africa's most popular tourist destination.Located on the shore of Table Bay, Cape Town was originally developed by the Dutch East India Company. It was the first European outpost at the Castle of Good Hope, becoming the economic and cultural hub of the Cape Colony.Until the development of Johannesburg, Cape Town was the largest city in South Africa, larger than any other South African cities.According to the newest data the low density of population makes the city one of the most pleasant place in Africa.

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THE GREATEST MARATHON RUNNER IN THE WORLD

by DAO

I met Haile Gebrselassie! He is one of the greatest long distance runners in history, This amazing man has set 27 World Records! At the age of 35 he managed to record the fastest Marathon in the Berlin Marathon - beating his own World Record of course. He has also won 2 Olympic Gold Medals (different games) and 4 World Championships. He is also a very nice man and he even signed my Ethiopia Guidebook (last photo). And no, he did not drink the champagne he opened. He drinks milk and has to maintain a very good diet to keep turning in amazing performances. It was a real please to meet the most famous Ethiopian in the world and a real champion.

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FEEDING THE LEMURS - MADAGASCAR

by DAO

When my guide told me at we were going to a place called ‘Lemur Island’ after a whole day trying to view different species of Lemurs several miles off at the top of trees - I was not excited. It wasn’t until we arrived that I realised I would not only see the Lemurs close up – I would get to feed them! Yes, we had bananas and these little guys went nuts. They climbed on posts, trees and anything they could – especially me! This was a chance to not only see these little guys, but also to really interact with them. WOW!

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THE BEST KEBAB IN HISTORY

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I arrived in Algiers on a warm night and was greeted by the van driver form my hotel. He began the drive to Ain Taya, a suburb of Algiers blessed with miles of beaches. As we made the final left turn for the 3 blocks to my hotel, I saw a gentleman grilling kebabs in the middle of the street. After a long day, that looked like a good quick snack option before bed and I thought ‘I will throw the bags in the hotel and walk back up the hill’. We went a few meters past and parked at the hotel. I duly checked in and threw my bags in the room. Then I marched back up the hill, still in my work clothes from London, and said hello to the man grilling the kebabs. That’s when I realised that the grill in the street was nearby a large speed boat on a trailer. And in between in the shadows were 5-6 men over various descriptions. Ahmed introduced himself and asked if I spoke Spanish. No, I didn’t and...

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Visit here only in the local sumertime!

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"Storms, driving rain and gale force winds have battered Cape Town, leaving some 1,200 people homeless after flooding in shanty towns We had heavy downpours and in our informal settlements we had about 600 dwellings that have been affected, leaving about 1,200 people seeking temporary shelter," disaster management spokeswoman Charlotte Powell told AFP.".Cape Town's stormy ocean. Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The Atlantic and Indian oceans meet at the point where the warm-water meets the cold water about one kilometre east of the Cape of Good Hope."Storms, driving rain and gale force winds have battered Cape Town, leaving some 1,200 people homeless after flooding in shanty towns We had heavy downpours and in our informal settlements we had about 600 dwellings that have been affected,...

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Black Colobus

by Wafro

Black colobus or Colobus Satanas are restricted to a small range in Africa, stretching from the Sanaga River in Cameroon, south through Equatorial Guinea and western and central Gabon. Their range extends as far east as the northwestern corner of Congo and as far west as Bioko Island, off the coast of Cameroon. Black colobus spend a majority of their time high in the upper canopy of primary and mature secondary rainforests. They prefer areas of forest with an abundance of tree nuts and young leaves and have large home ranges.

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Potto

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This mostly nocturnal monkey is one of the many monkeys I could photograph in the forest of Lobéke national park deep in the south-eastern corner of Cameroon. But Pottos are found all across equatorial Africa in tropical rainforests from Gambia and Senegal to western Kenya in areas of thick rainforest vegetation. They can live in a variety of habitats from coastal and lowland forest to mid-altitude montane forest and can inhabit primary or secondary forest growth. Mass: 600 to 1600 g Length: 305 to 390 mm

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Finding brilliant books on anything Africa

by angiebabe

The Taschen publishers have an amazing range of books on so many subjects - but Ive seen some beautiful books that cover anything and everything involving African: architecture, interior designs - country to country I have some beautiful books made by Taschen specialising in Morocco and in varying scales - beautiful houses, beautiful riads and hotels, famous buildings and designers works, also covering Moorish designs in Andalucia, Spain The colour, the diversity, the amazing designs and flow of ideas and creativity seen in the people, their homes, architecture, interior designs, clothing and costumes, festivals, landscapes

VISIT the 3000 years in AFRICA

by tadesse

I AM INVITING U TO VISIT ETHIOPIA a country that is 3000 years old and many history??from the source of the cradle of man kind to still to see the South omo vally tribes living naturaly in nature, naked body in the 21 st century AFRICA IS STILL LIVING MUSEUM OF OOR PASTSPECALLY ther Omo vally trbies

Typhoid

by georeiser

Typhoid is caused from infected water, milk or food or by people preparing food or drinks. Symptoms are a rapidly fluctuating temperature, drowsiness, diarrhoea, abdominal rash, delirium and coma. Vacination is effective. Typhoid is treatable with antibiotics.

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