Zambia Archive

  • Zebra Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve, Zimbabwe

    Five Things You Should Know Before Going on Safari

    Posted on November 28, 2012 | 25 Comments
    1. Be prepared – Going on a safari is not your standard travel experience. First of all, it’s probably the result of a lot of planning and saving on your part and because of that you expect to get a lot out of the experience....

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  • Victoria Falls Zimbabwe

    Victoria Falls – Natural Wonder or Just Some Noisy Water?

    Posted on November 19, 2012 | 12 Comments
    In 1855 David Livingstone found himself in a canoe traveling down the Zambezi River towards what the locals called ‘smoke that thunders.’ The sound is what he heard first, a tremendous roar heard from miles away. Then as they approached the thick columns of spray,...

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    Why (and How) I Crossed Three African Borders in Two Hours

    Posted on August 30, 2012 | 5 Comments
    If you travel internationally, border crossings are by definition a necessary (and necessarily unpleasant) part of the experience.  While I personally find the process of declaring my travel intentions to a bored, low level civil servant to be pointless and time consuming, there’s not much...

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