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Women Cairo

24 Reviews My cuz and I are both Cypriot muslims and are quite aware of the culture to a certain extent although we are born in London. We had the most uncomfortable week both in our hotel, the Pyramisa and...

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Areas to avoid Cape Town

15 Reviews I was mugged and stabbed in my back several times - while leaving work in the middle of the CBD (it was already dark but I was parked where hundreds of cars were earlier. Lucky to only have a...

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Taxis Fares Hurghada

5 Reviews Taxi drivers will always try to over charge you and rip you off. Never get in an orange cab without correct change as they will pull a fast one on you. You give them a 100LE they will say no that's a...

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Harrassment Luxor

21 Reviews A good hotel in Luxor is a must as it is will be your safe haven away from the 'hassle' tourists often get on the streets and in the town. From the moment you arrive in Luxor EVERYONE wants to be your...

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Traffic&driving in Alexandria Alexandria

9 Reviews There is too much traffic in many streets in Alexandria especially on narrow roads. I have seen it though I cannot take photo with good angle to show you the heavy traffic. I am posting some pictures...

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Malaria Kruger National Park

11 Reviews Do I have your attention? Good. Most of South Africa is Malaria free. However, Kruger National Park has Malaria and the mosquitoes to infect you with it. My doctor once told me that 1 million...

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Snakes, scorpions and other dangerous animal life Namibia

12 Reviews On the day we were out trying to spot a desert elephant or two, we had just got back into our jeep when a black mamba slithered across our path. The mamba's reputation goes before it. For the wary...

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Hawkers and hassle Cairo

46 Reviews My husband and I decided to take a short walk to the wonderful Cairo museum and, as mentioned by others here, we were stopped by someone as we looked at our map. He spoke very good English and was...

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Crime - theft Cape Town

29 Reviews If you are not prepared to be mugged or stabbed, don't go. I've been a number of times and I love it, there are many great things about it but the apologists saying "be careful" are deluded. Last week...

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Sun Dangers Hurghada

5 Reviews The sun in Hurgada is very hot,, make sure your protected from the sun stroke. A friend of mine got a sun stroke after getting a sun tan at the beach. We found a Japanese drink "POCARI SWEAT" sold at...

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Theft and scams Luxor

7 Reviews Be careful how you handle horse carriage rides in and around Luxor. Sometimes the driver may stop at a gift shop to get you to buy souvenirs along the way. (This scam has been planned and thought out...

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other animals Kruger National Park

9 Reviews There can be lots of animals on the road, and actually you will see lots of them, even if some are not really endangering you, they might damage your car if you crash into any. Here is an example of...

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Driving in Namibia Namibia

24 Reviews This is a warning to those peope that do not have any experience in driving on gravel and sand roads. SLOW DOWN! I saw too many people driving these as if they were the Autobahn or some other western...

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Traffic Cairo

55 Reviews There's Three kinds of cabs in Cairo: The Black and Whites are usually Fiat Lada's, they have black doors and white Fenders. They don't have air conditioning, and they don't have meters. If you're...

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Safety at night Cape Town

17 Reviews If you're somewhere in Table view or Bloubergsrand or Camps Bay don't think you are safe after dark. In the evening at the beach in Table View right in front of a tall hotel building (the waves really...

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Diarrhea Hurghada

3 Reviews If you have a sensitive stomach, be sure that you'll catch diarrhea. You are most likely to suffer, but you can buy a local medicine called ENTOCID 1, in any pharmacy. There are some bacteria that we...

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The Climate Luxor

6 Reviews We hadn't anticipated just how hot the sun woulld get in Luxor and although we took two full bottles of factor 50 sun block we soon ran out. I went to a local chemist and bought some Nivea factor 60...

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elephants Kruger National Park

11 Reviews Do not let children tease elephants, these animals are wild animals, and plz keep distance with car. Do not follow elephants, always allow elephants right of way, drive off slowly if they get too...

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Water Namibia

5 Reviews Obviously in a dry desert country you have to be sure that you carry and have enough water with you. Even in the winter season it can get hot above the 30 Celsius so I can imagine the summer heat. Be...

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Airport and Luggage Cairo

17 Reviews We had a wonderful trip to a fantastic sea side resort in el Quseir. We had a driver supplied by the resort to collect us from and return us to Hurghada airport. When we arrived at the airport on our...

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Driving / Car safety Cape Town

16 Reviews I think the Johanneburg streets are more dangerous than any I have seen. Pedestrians at their peril ignore crosswalks and do a dance around cars in mid block. I understand that sadly many pedestrians...

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hippo Kruger National Park

4 Reviews What I didn't realize before going to Kruger is that hippos kill more tourists than any other animal in Africa. People don't realize that they are dangerous and go right up to them to get a better...

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Changing Money Namibia

1 Review When changing money in Namibia at banks, allow plenty of time. And, if you're actually cashing traveller's cheques, add some more time onto that. :) There seem to be an insufferable number of forms...

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Water Cairo

18 Reviews It is always safer to buy bottled water than to attempt to drink from the tap. The water is frequently over chlorinated, or smells of sewage. Likewise avoid the river. If taking a trip on a felucca or...

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vehicles / traffic Kruger National Park

13 Reviews (work in progress) Vistors are not allowed to drive off road is allowed in any of South Africa's national or provincial game reserves. In private reserves, game rangers may take vehicles off road -...

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A HUNDRED WAYS TO DIE

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OPPORTUNISTIC DISEASES. Doesn’t sound like a nice way to die does it? Please note that Diseases is plural. Very plural. If you want to get to know a local African VERY well – make sure you use a condom. There are plenty of signs. I do mean by the road side, in hotels and in many graveyards. You can get condoms for free in many places and countries. Just ask at many Tourist Information Offices or even at a pharmacy. Still, a few dollars of prevention is better than Herpes for free. For life. Across Francophone (French speaking) Africa you will see signs warning of the dangers of ‘SIDA’. SIDA stands for Le syndrome de l'immunodéficience acquise. French for AIDS. Unfortunately so many developing countries have a high infection rate. Being reckless can kill you. Worse – you could get something really nasty that will make you regret living.Just in case you don’t believe it, I have listed some...

FALLING TO YOUR DEATH

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tip in progress more soonHow would you like to spoil your travel of a lifetime by the sudden death of one of your party? Doesn’t sound good does it? Throughout Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (Zambia’s name for its side of the falls) there is a noticeable absence of gates, fences and barriers to prevent you and gravity creating a fatality. Please make no mistake. A fall in or near the river in this park will be 100% fatal. You can, and I did, go walking out onto the falls themselves during the dry season. The edges are even more slippery do to moisture and the erosion on the stones caused by the river. There is a small iron bridge that does have high barriers, but that’s about it. If broken bones are what you are after, just leave the good quality trails and scramble in amongst the tree roots and baboons. This is less certain to happen. Please take it easy and if you see someone doing...

EXPLODING LAKE KIVU AND FRIENDS

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Lake Kivu in East Africa is a killer. It is also THE beach resort in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The shores of Lake Kivu are beautiful with white sand beaches in Gisenyi (Rwanda), rolling green hills nearby and even dramatic mountains overlooking it from the DRC side. On a clear day or hour it’s beautiful. Don’t let that beautiful view fool you. Kivu is one of only 3 EXPLODING LAKES in the world. The other 2 have cause carnage in Cameroon (Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun) by exploding and gassing hundreds of people. The overall death toll on Lake Kivu is a lot less, but just make sure it’s not you. Kivu is one of the African Great Lakes and the only one of the 3 you are likely to have a beach holiday on. So just remember that before you decide to go off and swim or boat in some secluded place while visiting the Lake Kivu area. The problem is that Kivu sits on top of huge...

DON'T TAKE PICTURES OF THE POLICE !!!!

by DAO

I originally wrote this after one of my Police incidents, this time in Algeria. The rest of the story is good advice just about anywhere in Africa.You are looking at illegal pictures for which I was detained for 30 minutes and almost jailed. It was stupid and my own fault. In fact I normally feel the right to take pictures, but this was wrong. Please don’t do what I did.The Police in Algeria are very protective and supportive of Tourists. Several times they stopped me to make sure I was ok, was watching my valuables and they told me to ring the Police phone number should I have any issues. In fact I have never been so well treated by the Police in any country I have ever visited. I was half-awake one morning and decided I would take a picture of a (ubiquitous) Police road block, some Police signs and a Police car. Little did I realise the signs were on the side of a Police station and...

Stalking animals

by Wafro

Leopards are the top predators in the African rainforest and mostly the feed on deer, monkeys and bush pigs. But when you’re camping in the jungle and sleeping in tents they’re sometimes attracted by the smell of your provisions. It certainly won’t happen each night, but one stalked us and came very close at night. Other animals could also be attracted.TIP: Empty sardine cans, foodpackings and all other kind of material should be burned(out) in your campfire or buried deep under the ground.Here you can see a leopard paw print.

Election days can be GRRRRRRR!

by Wafro

During election days you’d better avoid crowded places or manifestations. Sometimes these happenings can escalate to a whirlwind of violence and aggression. You won’t be save because(sometimes) the security forces don’t use dummy bullets and they shoot to kill. The Ivory Coast, Guinea or Cameroon are good examples.

Water???

by Wafro

You better watch out before using water from the tap.When you can’t use the water to wash yourself you’ll be sure of it you can’t drink it!Water isn’t always that clean, sometimes pumped out of a river our stored on the rooftop and refilled by water suppliers and they aren’t always that honest.

MALARIA KILLS

by DAO

Some countries in Africa are in the Malarial Zone. If you visit such an area - PLEASE PREPARE! Malaria can sometimes be fatal and at best may make you regret that you survived. Medicines must be taken weeks BEFORE you come here. There are 4 different species of Malaria and humans can get them all from the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Illness and death from malaria are largely preventable - if you plan ahead.While you are here you need to use a repellent spray early in the morning and any periods of darkness, especially at night. The Bartender at my beach hotel had Malaria 3 times before he was 25. Do not take chances!I would suggest you buy repellent with 100% DEET.DEET

TRAVEL IMMUNIZATIONS

by DAO

Travelling to Africa? Hope you are not afraid of needles! You need some immunizations before you go. At the least I would recommend these for any travel other than on a cruise ship:Hepatitis A Hepatitis B – for longer journeysTetanus TyphoidThe full list is here of every possibility worldwide, but includes some immunizations you should have had as a child:DiphtheriaEuropean tick borne Encephalitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis BJapanese Encephalitis MeaslesMeningococcal meningitis PoliomyelitisRabies RubellaTetanusTyphoid Yellow Fever Yellow Fever - You only need this if you are going into affected areas and staying for a while. BE SAFE: See your doctor before you go! I’m no medical expert, just a safe traveller.

Is Sudan safe? Yes, mostly

by babspmalone

I haven't been to the south, but I was in Khartoum and Nubia last year. It is difficult for people from most countries, especially the U.S., to get a visa, and you will need a fixer who is experienced with your embassy and people of your nationality. Reliable people who've to the south and to the Nuba Mountains tell me much of it is still mined, so you will need to stay on the road and under no circumstances go off into the bush without an experienced guide. Once you are in Sudan, however, the people are very friendly, and you will be safe as long as you stay away from political events, demostrations, and similar situations where tensions might be high. Many people will be eager to discuss politics with you, but it is tactful not to initiate such a discussion yourself, and especially never do so in public.

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