Travel Forum / Destinations / Africa / January 2006

Hi from Ukraine, I need contact with Africa travel agents for a
possible cooperation and partnership.
Thank you,
Russlana, tourguide in Ukraine,

Help!
lol
I need money to pay for my addiction...
only joking!

seek reliable statistics - or educated estimates - on the number of
(local) women in African cities who have their hair straightened.
Tried the manufacturers, they don't know for sure because these
products seldom run in an exclusive-rights-territorial

I'm hoping to sneak back to Kenya next month for a week (annual Africa 'fix'
required..)
Probably going back to Diani for some R&R, and hoping to go to the Shimba
Hills park up the road.

I am leaving for a Kilimanjaro trip this weekend, one which was
originally planned to summit via the Western Breach route.  We were
hoping to potentially explore the summit (Reusch) crater and maybe even
the "ash pit", if feeling acclimatized.

I am a first time traveller to Namibia. As I am just on the way to do
the travel arrangements I need to know first, what would be the best
time to go?!?
I plan to hire a car (read the discussion about 4x4 already :-) ) and

I'm in the process of planning a return trip to Southern Africa. Does
anyone know of a guided canoe trip (multi-day preferred) that's
worthwhile, in the Botswana/northern South Africa area?
Also, now that Harry's is gone from Mala Mala, what is the most

Anyone with any recent experiences here?
Curious about wildlife, camps...

What was the url for that web cam?  The one at the waterhole in Botswana, I
think.  I didn't manage to get it to work on my pc, but would like to pass
the info on.
Catherine

In planning this part of the South African trip, we carefully
researched all of the options and decided that we wanted to base our
five-day stay near the southern border of Kruger National Park. That
would allow easy access to the Park, Mozambique, Swaziland, and the

http://almondbury.150m.com
Beautiful Guest Farm/House situated close to Cape Town on the well known route 62 South Africa's Winelands.
Cheap rates SAR 120.00pp sharing per night.
We can accommodate up to 12 guests at a time, Cheaper rates for bookings over 6 persons.

My wife and I are planning our first trip to Africa. We will fly into
Johanessburg from Victoria Falls and have a week before we leave. Right
now I'm thinking of picking up a rental car and immediately driving
to Pretoria. The next whole day would be spent driving the rim of the

We are considering to make a trip through South Africa next September. We
would like to make a "classical tour" including all highlights of South
Africa: the Kruger Park, the Panorama Route, Hluluwe, Durban, the Garden
Route and the Cape.

This post was partly prompted by a recent observation by a regular
here that the activity in this group has diminished in recent years.
As a newbie to this group (but not Usenet) I would comment that lack
of activity might be a blessing of sorts, considering the piles of

Travel in Egypt last month
Pictures : http://www.jmrw.com/Abroad/Egypte/Egypte.html