Travel Forum / Destinations / Africa / June 2007

Is the general strike in the public sector in South Africa affecting
tourism at the moment?
I am thinking about customs officials at airports, air traffic control,
baggage handling, etc? Anything involving air traffic and airports? What

we got a proposal for a travel in Malawi.
Please find below the description of this project.
Can some of you tell me if they are some safety problems in Malawai
nowadays.

Mexico's un-spoilt reputation is blessed with eternal beauty of
landscapes, ancient ruins, lonely beaches and a unique combination of
time-warped colonial towns and glitzy resorts. Ancient ruins match the
industrialized cities in terms of eternal glory. A good collection of

Dear Reader
Here are the links to those much-talked-about
Crime Reporting Websites :
http://www.crimexposouthafrica.co.za

Hi mr. Lurie,
I am planning a trip to Zambia, november 2007, can you
e-mail me so I can ask you about options.
Thanks!

Hi Marc,
I am planning a trip to south africa in april 2008, was hopinh you
could e-mail me so I can ask you about options.
Thanks,

I'm trying to locate a thread that was on this NG a while back. I'm
using Forte Free Agent to access the NG, and I've downloaded all
message headers.
There appears to be a gap between 16/07/2006 and 03/03/2007 where

Laos History
Stone tools discovered in Huaphanh and Luang Prabang provinces attest
the presence of prehistoric man in its stage of hunters and gatherers
over the Lao territory since at least 40,000 years ago. Agriculturist

As the album is pretty extensive, It has been divided it into some sections
(mainly districts) which are listed below.
1) Red Bull Air Race, Baia de Guanabara, Praia Vermelha, Urca
http://www.allphoto.com.pl/galeria/thumbnails.php?album=30&page=5

I'm thinking of booking an impromptu trip to SA in about 4 weeks time.
1) If I just fly into Jo'berg, rent a car and then drive in the direction of
the park, will I have difficulty finding somewhere to stay or do I need
to make arrangements beforehand?

We are planning a safari vacation end of May early June.  We are thinking of
spending three nights in Kruger at Lion Sands(River Lodge or Ivory Lodge?)
and three nights at Chief's Camp in Botswana.  All opinions would be
appreciated.

I havn't yet managed to get a single straight answer from any travel agent
( including my own safari organiser!) about what sort of electrical plug
system Kenya has...
Somone said that it's the same as the UK, but wern't sure.

This is what I know so far about public transport in Gauteng, South
Africa. Remember, this is coming from someone who's never been in
South Africa, just read a lot about it. Let me know if any of this is
on or off the mark...

Which is it?!