Travel Forum / Destinations / Africa / January 2006

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The Lonely Planet guide suggested the Tutankhamen food joint , Luxor on
the west bank.
My experience was quite bad. Not only was the food not good they tried
to charge me  7EL

Hi I,m heading to Victoria Falls in about 3 weeks time can anyone advise me
on the current situation over there also I need advice on  currency and
visas on entry and also crossing into Zambia. Many Thanks for any help.
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Has anyone flown with LAM on domestic routes in Mozambique?
I want to fly Maputo-Pemba-Maputo in Feb. 2006.
I'm specifically interested in how booking/confirmation works.
The web site is very informal. When you "book", you don't get

Good health and high spiriits!  I'm planning a trip to Tunis, Algeria and
Libya from Jan13-Feb 11/05.  I don't plan on spending too much time in
Tunis, cause from what I've read thus far It seems to be a very very
touristy area.. worse than Moroc and Egypt.

we (4 people) would like to rent a 4x4 and explore the coast+north of
mozambique in august 2006 for 3 weeks.
we're coming from europe and still don't know where it's best to land
(johannesburg? maputo? malawi/lilongwe? other?). a possibility could be

When I travel abroad I usually purchase a Prepaid SIM Card for my GSM cell
phone.  Are these available in South Africa? Who gives good coverage into
Victoria Falls and Cape Town?
Thanks in advance.

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Anyone been to Marsabit in Kenya recently?
I'm especially interested in referrals for
transport in the town, guides for the park.
And, if anyone flew in by chartered aircraft,

Bonjour,
Je recherche depuis un certain temps des ouvrages sur les Thélems au
Mali.On me cite toujours les ouvrages de Marcel Griaule, or les thèmes
abordés sont principalement sur les Dogons. Et moi, je cherche des