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December 17, 2012

Greetings in Four Languages (West Africa #3)

We Interrupt This Programming he tall-ship Sørlandet upon which Class Afloat is

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December 5, 2012

I’m on a Boat (West Africa #2)

Welcome Aboard I’m not sure if I’ve ever been sea-sick before.

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November 12, 2012

Lost in Marrakech (West Africa #1)

The Journey fter 24 rather pleasant and mildly eventful hours of flying, I arrived

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Dhows in Zanzibar August 25, 2007

Hard travel = memorable journeys (East Africa #4)

The conclusion of my adventures in Africa has come. The final days proved the most

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August 20, 2007

How to Avoid Arrest, and Prostitutes (East Africa #3)

Since my last update I've experienced almost a week in Kenya. I spent most of that

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masai chief's son August 13, 2007

The Cheapest Safari (East Africa #2)

I've returned from my safari to Lake Manyara, the Serengeti, and the Ngorongoro

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Making bricks August 5, 2007

How I got conned (East Africa #1)

So, I got robbed. Well, maybe the correct word is conned. Where can you draw the

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July 15, 2007

Labour relations (Zambia #8)

Strike stricken So the miners are on strike. It all began when the workers’ union

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July 3, 2007

Getting High and Riding Dirtbikes (Zambia #7)

Defrost At night the temperature here drops into the single digits, and my tin-can

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Tall grass makes great hiding for snakes June 21, 2007

Surveying the Land of Chief Kapijimpanga (Zambia #6)

Despite the potential for unfriendly animal encounters in the bush whilst surveying,

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Making bricks June 5, 2007

Travel Euphoria Wears Off (Zambia #5)

With 100 channels on the satellite television, I can watch motorcycle racing, a

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May 25, 2007

Politics and Pot-holes (Zambia #4)

I’ve had a great opportunity of late, teaching surveying students about mining. My

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