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Swazi coins
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  • ATLC
  • By ATLC on March 25, 2003
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  • SWAZILAND COINS - Swaziland
    SWAZILAND COINS
    by ATLC
    Two coins of 2 emalangeni each. One side shows the king and the other side, I think those are arums. Other than that I have nothing useful to say about these!

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    PIGS PEAK
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  • johanl
  • Updated By johanl on November 20, 2002
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  • MBabane - Swaziland
    MBabane
    by johanl
    Pigs Peak mountains are great for hiking.
    Make sure to take enough liquids when on a days hiking trip.

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    Just across the border
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  • kenHuocj
  • By kenHuocj on September 12, 2002
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  • i did spend a night at the Hotel ;-))) - Swaziland
    i did spend a night at the
    Hotel ;-)))
    by kenHuocj
    way back in the 60s and 70s,
    S. Africa to ElEm -Mocambique via Swaziland was the alternative route.

    My first contact with a cool drink [pop] called Canada Dry was in Lourneco Marques, Laramjada and Ginger Ale were the two main flavours.
    Canada Dry Laranjada, though synthetic and unique in flovour, was also bottled in Namaacha, a border town other side of Swaziland.

    The water was drawn from a mineral Spring, pure in flavour.

    Will the Scotch lover, not like it for a mixer of ice.

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    Piggs Peak area in the North...
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  • kenHuocj
  • By kenHuocj on August 26, 2002
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  • Swaziland Off the Beaten Path
    by kenHuocj
    Piggs Peak area in the North West of Swaziland,
    Lots of Granite and mining for ???
    A stone's throw from Barberton of Alluvial Gold nugget fame===

    ===Click onto 'Piggs Peak Travelogue' for more

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    A THREE MILE DRIVE FROM THE...
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  • marko727
  • By marko727 on August 25, 2002
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  • Swaziland Off the Beaten Path
    by marko727
    A THREE MILE DRIVE FROM THE HOTEL AND A 15 MINUTE WALK BROUGHT ME TO THIS MODEST BUT STILL IMPRESSIVE WATERFALL...

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    THE HIGH POINT OF SWAZILAND IS...
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  • marko727
  • By marko727 on August 25, 2002
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  • Swaziland Off the Beaten Path
    by marko727
    THE HIGH POINT OF SWAZILAND IS MT. EMLEMBE WHICH RISES 6109 FEET (1862 METERS), LOCATED IN THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY CLOSE TO PIGG'S PEAK. THIS PHOTO OF PEOPLE AT THE SUMMIT WAS TAKEN IN 1964.

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    WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, A BOY IN...
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  • By marko727 on August 25, 2002
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  • Swaziland Off the Beaten Path
    by marko727
    WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, A BOY IN ARMY FATIGUES AND TOUTING A MACHINE GUN, CAME UPON ME...

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    Also got to meet this man and...
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  • mrhippo
  • By mrhippo on August 24, 2002
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  • Swaziland Off the Beaten Path
    by mrhippo
    Also got to meet this man and his family. The village chief.
    Chief Dlamini. Very nice and dignified man. Nice family as well.

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    I don't know if it rally is...
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  • mrhippo
  • By mrhippo on August 24, 2002
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  • Swaziland Off the Beaten Path
    by mrhippo
    I don't know if it rally is 'off the beaten path, but one of the neat places we stopped at was 'Swazi Candles'
    Also worth looking for is the Ngwenya Glass Factory. Lots of neat figurines all made from recycled glass.

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    A beautiful drive that is easy...
  • By Mandlenkhosi on August 27, 2002
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  • A beautiful drive that is easy to miss is a loop from Mbabane. one road goes out of town through Fontaine, and the other roadcomes back into town past the sewage lagoons. Maybe that doesn't sound so nice but the drive truely is. The balanceing roacks are as nice as anything I ever saw in Matopos (Zimbabwe), the traditional homesteads and the boulder strewn hillsides are spececial.You will need your own transportation, although if you were doing marathon training the loop could work as a long workout. I guess the whole loop would be about 25 km's.

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