Travel Forum / Destinations / Africa / November 2003

Anyone who tried the camping safari in Kenya could share your
experience with me? Is it very uncomfortable to sleep? Also, what
about the hygiene standard of a toilet? Any snake or spider in the
camp sites? Suppose I go to a toilet in the midnight, is it sensible

The nickname of nairobi is nairobbery. Is it very dangerous to travel
alone? Also, I'd like to go to some tourist spots , such as national
museum, railway museum, international conference, by taxi. Is it
sensible of me to do so? can I go to Giraffe centre by taxi? Is it

I'm planning to travel in Eritrea next January. In the Lonely Planet
(2002) they suggest to bring USD (hard currency and Travelers
Cheques).
I'm from Italy and i would like to know if is possible to use Euros

I'm going to Ethiopia in mid/late-January for work, and I'm planning
on taking a couple weeks off before then to relax somewhere in East
Africa.
I'd be very interested in visiting Zanzibar or Seychelles (preference

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Hi, myself and my wife are heading to South africa next week and are looking
for some advice on accomodation.
We arrive in joburg. Our first night is in the lesedi cultural village, and
then we've got to find accomodation for one other night before heading to

Meanwhile: The what of Kilimanjaro?
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Wednesday, November 19, 2003
LONDON -- The green-gold expanse of savanna; above it, the

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Any experience of this region of The Gambia? Cheap eating places, stayed
at the Badala Park hotel, reliable local guide/driver? Or, better still,
anyone know of a good B&B in Lamin (near Serakunda)? Travelling in
January.

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January & February, 2004
in Senegal, West Africa.  
Master drummer and kora Player, Fode Sissoko, invites you to

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My wife will be in the fifth month in December. Friends of us have told
us that the fifth month is the best month for travelling as birth is
still reasonably far away, but on the other hand the baby is stable
enough.

Just back from Kilimanjaro (Rongai Route) and Tarangire Conservation Area.
Had a brilliant time, and can recommend the Treetops lodge in Tarangire for
those who like a bit of peace and quiet!
If anyone's interested, I've put up a load of photos at

We are 2 Italian guys (32 and 37 yo), we are arriving in Kenya on the
19th of December 2003; on the 22nd we are going to lodge safari, we are
searching for people in order to share and lower the price of it; we are
going to