Monthly Archives: April 2009
Beach Bums
A big draw of South Africa is its long coastlines. The Indian Ocean waters are warm, the sea life plentiful, the sun hot and the beaches beautiful and sandy. With well marketed names like the Wild Coast, the Elephant Coast, the Garden Coast and the Shipwreck Coast all willing to accomodate you quite comfortably, South Africa wants you to go spend some time at the beach. So we tried. We tried hard. Multiple places. We headed to Sodwano Bay and …
Seven Things I Learned While Visiting a Traditional Swazi Village
1. Dowries are still a part of Swazi marriages, but the dowry goes from the man to the father of the bride. A virgin costs 17 cows. As cows are expensive, it can take a while for men to be able to afford so many, so while women usually marry around age 18, men are closer to 30. A man is free to take as many wives as he can afford. 2. Women are not allowed to eat the brain …
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What We Saw in Kruger
(Editor’s Note: The “invisible hand” is back with the first of four posts. There will be one new post a day for the next four days, including today. So please to check back and leave your comments. The “invisible hand” was able to chat with Theresa for a few minutes and she said things are good as they move their way through Africa.) For those of you who like pictures: 4 Lions (3 trying to hunt us while we ate at …
One Day in Paris
(Editor’s Note: This is a post from Theresa and Jeff’s one day in Paris. Their flight from Santiago, Chile to Johannesburg, South Africa had a stop in Paris. The “invisible hand” has not received anymore stories for posting but will post them as soon as they do arrive.) 11:00 AM: Arrive at Charles de Gaulle, ride a bus from the airplane to the gate and then walk endlessly through immigration and customs. This requires an hour. 12:00 PM: Head into …
Think You Can’t Afford a Safari? Think Again!
So smack at the top of your dream trips list is an African safari, yet whenever you flip through whatever travel magazine it is you subscribe to and see the prices listed for safaris, you whistle through your teeth, take a deep breath, and then renew your membership to the local zoo. Sure, seeing lions, zebras, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, and other creatures roaming freely across the plains of Africa would be awesome, but you just can’t justify throwing a huge …
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