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Average priced "General Tip & Advice" in Zambia
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Africancrab says:
I visited Zambia on three different occasions all for pleasure and had a great time there. The legal tender is called "Kwacha"
The Kwacha is divided into smaller denominations called the "Ngwee". Ngwee is a Bemba word for "dawn," which kind of alludes to the Zambian nationalist slogan of the "new d…
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Average priced "General Tip & Advice" in Angola
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Africancrab says:
I visisted Angola as part of my college road trip on the trans sahara road way. My friends and I only stayed a night but managed to change enough escudos to buy dinner and pay for a guide to Namibia and Botwana. The Escudo is Angolas legal tender.
I don't recall the exchange rate since we had Tan…
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Africancrab says:
Seychelles is an epensive holiday destination and an expensive place to live too. While it's legal tender is not known as widely as many other currencies, it is a strong currency and is the accepted medium of exchange. Foreign curreny is accepted in the Seychelles and will be exchanged into Rupees a…
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mickeyd302 says:
The ferry from Hurghada to Sharm-El-Shiekh costs 250 Egyptian Pounds (about $45 US as of 12/07). While I bought my tickets the day before, tickets could still be purchased before boarding. Overall, the ferry is very comfortable and there is plenty of room. Movies are shown during the trip and ther…
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Africancrab says:
When I toured South Africa in 2002 with Don, we had to exchange our Ugandan shillings into Rands. We did this from Uganda because it was much cheaper buying the rand than the US dollars and then changing dollars into rands.
Initially I wanted to have the money changed in Cape Town, but I found ou…
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Cape Town
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#156 of 175 general tips & advice in Africa
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masonlacoste says:
As a backpacker Cape Town is one of my favorite Cities. Although the public transport is lousy and at night it is dangerous to walk the streets alone the vibe makes up for the down falls. S. Africa has an interesting history and is loaded with adventure seeking trips. All of the hostels in S. Sfri…
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osgoodst says:
The Medina is the reason people come to Fes. A Medina is a walled part of a city, that was built to be a maze; today the confusion serves as a great tourist function while in the past it served as a way to confuse invaders.
If you enter the medina be sure to know the name of the hotel. You wi…
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wiedemann says:
The Pyramids at Giza are a must see when traveling to Egypt.. I would assume this is obvious for most travelers, but it can really be an amazing sight.. To get into the Giza Pyramids & Sphinx it costs about 25 EGP/$5.00 USD if you are a student... and about 50 EGP/$10.00 USD if you are an adult.. Re…
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Very cheap "General Tip & Advice" in Tunisia
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gejah says:
If you travel in tunisia it is cheap and easy to take a louage. (exept during the rammadan)(short story: It is hard to get a Louage when it is about 5 รณ clock in the afternoon. Everyone wants to go home so they can have their dinner when the sun is down. Normaly the tunisian woman are quiet silent …
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Cheap "General Tip & Advice" in Egypt
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feelingfaint says:
I have only been to Cairo, but two things I can think of to do with them in the capital:
1) The pyramids. The kids would love to ride on the camels if they ride with you on it. Two adults can ride on one, so a parent and child can do it. If you chose this, rent a camel from the camel stalls because…
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Juliette
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#161 of 175 general tips & advice in Africa
Expensive "General Tip & Advice" in Kenya
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jultjuh says:
Hi Alygally..
Iv'e been to Kenya, rally it's a dream coming true.
(sorry for my enlish, it's not so good) maby you should read my blog about kenya then you get to know what I did in kenya..
the most beautifull things to see in kenya are : Masai mara, It's like 4 hours in a bus (with every safari…
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jbo says:
October and November, along with December and January are definitely the milder temperature months for travelling to Egypt. It never really gets properly cold, although a jumper in the evening is likely to be handy at times. The one thing you have to remember about Cairo itself is that the very heav…
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mickeyd302 says:
I decided to take the night train to Luxor. With the nice tourist night train you have two options -- either share your cabin or pay extra to have one all to your yourself. Sharing the cabin cost $60 for each while getting one to yourself cost $80. I found taking the train to be a little on the e…
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Cheap "General Tip & Advice" in Burundi
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Africancrab says:
Like Rwanda, Burundi uses Francs because of the French influence during colonization. The Burundi Francs also called the Amafaranga is the legal tender. I used the Burundi francs during my tour of Rwanda and the mountain gorilla tracking which covered a total of two weeks in Rwanda and Burundi.
B…
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Africancrab says:
It's been over ten years since I traveled through Addis Ababa's Bole airport. The first time I went to Addis Abba on business and the second time I was on my way tot he US. This airport is nothing compared to others I have traveled through. But it gets the job done. I would not want to spend a two h…
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