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Apr22

Shamwari Reserve

Published by Asya in Adventure, Africa, Parks, Photos, Relaxing, Safaris, South Africa, Spa, Swimming, Walking

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 Shamwari Game Reserve is a 20 000 hectare private reserve boasts Africa’s five eco-systems – elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard. It is able to support a wide variety of plant, animal and bird life. The reserve is situated along the Bushmans River, 45 minutes drive from Cape Town, South Africa.
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Mar10

Grand Daddy Hotel

Published by misha in Africa, Chillin, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Romantic, Sightseeings, South Africa

Grand Daddy is a very interesting hotel situated in Cape Town, South Africa. The Grand Daddy’s big talking point is its trailer park, where a collection of vintage Airstream caravans sited on the rooftop. Each of the 7 two-sleeper caravans have been designed by local artists.
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Mar03

Alexandria, Egypt

Published by misha in Africa, Cultural, Eating, Egypt, Hiking, Photos, Restaurants, Travel Stories, Urban Tourism

Alexandria is a tremendous city situated on the north coast of Egypt. This is where Euclid sired geometry, Aristarchus deduced that Earth revolved around the sun and of course, the young Alexander the Great founded the city as his capital in 331 B.C.
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Feb26

Wild Cape Town

Published by misha in Adventure, Africa, Extreme, Hiking, Parks, Photos, Sightseeings, South Africa, Travel Stories, Walking

There is wildness to Cape Town – the big skies, the rugged canyons, the jagged outcroppings of sandstone and granite that rises over the icy South Atlantic at the tip of Africa. Today in Cape Town you can enjoy penguins waddle across white-sand beaches, elands wander the dunes, hungry baboons jump on unsuspecting tourists pifer apart their stuff.
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Feb08

Asilah, Morocco

Published by misha in Africa, Arts, Cultural, Hiking, Morocco, Museums, Photos, Sightseeings

Asilah is a town on the northwest coast of Morocco, where sounds of waves drift over the town’s brilliant white architecture and down its freshly swept alleyways.
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Jan30

Banjul, The Gambia

Published by Asya in Africa, Gambia, Monuments, Museums, Parks, Shopping, Urban Tourism, Walking


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The Gambia is the fourth most densely populated country in West Africa, with around 1.2 million people population. Banjul is the capital and chief port of The Gambia, which is located where the Gambia River enters the Atlantic Ocean. Also Banjul connected the country with Senegal by a ferry across the river and holds the country’s economic center including the Central Bank of Gambia.
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Dec07

Malawi Safaris

Published by iv in Africa, Cruise, Fishing, Malawi, Photos, Safaris, UNESCO, Walking

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Malawi is a small country in central southern Africa that offers a true African safari experience. It is surrounded by Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique. Delightful lakeside beaches line the western shores of the 375 mile long Lake Malawi. Several large rivers flow into the lake in the area, creating large marshlands, which produce excellent birding. 
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