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Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Sep 21st, 2016, 09:07 PM
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Posted By christabir

Lola - thanks. Where are you going in our...

Lola - thanks. Where are you going in our favorite country?
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Sep 17th, 2016, 11:16 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

Oh, I forgot about our last say. We were going to...

Oh, I forgot about our last say. We were going to stay in St Lucia for a night but I hate to rush back to JNB for the flight home so we drip one to jnb. Ugh! I hate that drive, it's ugly. We have to...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Sep 17th, 2016, 10:58 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

t4kemeaway- I hope I'm not too late. I don't need...

t4kemeaway- I hope I'm not too late. I don't need visas (U.S. citizen) so I don't know the rules. I don't think you can get visas upon arrival - contact the embassies. Make sure you tell the car...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Sep 17th, 2016, 10:35 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

Oops. Got sidetracked and forgot to finish! And...

Oops. Got sidetracked and forgot to finish! And my happy place!!

So the next morning after our fun real estate shopping, we waved goodbye to the Indian Ocean. It's gorgeous, warm and makes me want...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jun 5th, 2016, 06:53 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

Ian - pretty funny. I didn't know it was a...

Ian - pretty funny. I didn't know it was a "thing". We wave to everybody. It got to be a personal joke between my husband and I - not everyone finger waves - so we got creative with our waves. So...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jun 5th, 2016, 03:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

Our drive through Swaziland was very uneventful....

Our drive through Swaziland was very uneventful. Passport control at the north was easy and quick - some workers helped us determine where to go, with a few giggles. No problems, two more passport...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jun 5th, 2016, 03:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

Hi Ian. No idea what you mean by the finger wave....

Hi Ian. No idea what you mean by the finger wave.

Maybe in June 2014 the hippo population at LS was unusual. No drought and normal water levels. There were hundreds of hippos during our two night...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jun 4th, 2016, 02:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

Lola... - I appreciate your view but I worry that...

Lola... - I appreciate your view but I worry that children are being shipped to what felt like ”school farms". They are all private and there were way too many. Schools should be in the community...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jun 3rd, 2016, 08:54 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

Off we go with a plan to be at Skukuza around...

Off we go with a plan to be at Skukuza around noon, have the tyre (now the spare) fixed and head east to Lower Sabie. Again, up before dawn and out the gate as they open. We are in a little rush so...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jun 3rd, 2016, 07:12 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

Since we had to cross the border at Platjan and...

Since we had to cross the border at Platjan and not Pont Drift, we didn't think we'd have time to drive to the Pafuri Gate and make it to Punda Maria by gate closing at 17:30. So we take the more...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jun 3rd, 2016, 06:34 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

tripplanner - I'm not sure Serolo wasn't worth...

tripplanner - I'm not sure Serolo wasn't worth the visit. It's adjacent to Mashatu which is outstanding. I think we were just unlucky with game viewing - especially with the drought. We broke our...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jun 2nd, 2016, 06:00 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

On to Serolo Safari Camp in northern Tuli in...

On to Serolo Safari Camp in northern Tuli in Botswana -

So we head north out of Marakele NP after a few questions to locals in town. We are doing great until the road conditions deteriorate -...
Forum: Africa & the Middle East
Jun 1st, 2016, 08:35 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,907
Posted By christabir

Southern Africa, 2 weeks, 10 passport stamps!!

This was our fifth visit to Southern Africa. We spent part of it looking for the perfect beach town in northern KZN where we would love to retire.

Our itinerary was as follows:

Marakele...
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