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TravBuddy.com: Skywander's 5 Months in Southern and Eastern Africa travel blog</title>
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<description>Start off from 10 weeks in Namibia for a 10-week Expedition. Then, travel around the Southern Africa and Eastern Africa.</description>
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<title>Hong Kong !! I am back.</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:01 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Hong-Kong-travel-guide-987450">Hong Kong, Hong Kong</a>, Dec 05, 2006</p>
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After 16 hours of flight, i reached the Hong Kong International Airport safely. As i did not inform anyone but my brother about my early return, i ...</p>
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<title>Transition Flight</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Dubai-travel-guide-565786">Dubai, United Arab Emirates</a>, Dec 05, 2006</p>
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<title>Go home</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:54:43 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Nairobi-travel-guide-1018681">Nairobi, Kenya</a>, Dec 04, 2006</p>
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<title>Back to Kenya</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Nairobi-travel-guide-1018681">Nairobi, Kenya</a>, Dec 02, 2006</p>
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<title>Back to Addis</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:48:12 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Addis-Ababa-travel-guide-948983">Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</a>, Nov 30, 2006</p>
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<title>Historic Circuit - 3rd Stop</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:13:11 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Gonder-travel-guide-948985">Gonder, Ethiopia</a>, Nov 28, 2006</p>
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<title>Yalew Ayker Kassie</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:55:16 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Gonder-travel-guide-948985">Gonder, Ethiopia</a>, Nov 28, 2006</p>
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This hotel is easy to be missed as the guests are mostly local. However, if you ask the kids for a cheap hotel, they may take you here. It has a co...</p>
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<title>Historic Circuit - 2nd Stop</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2006 08:48:26 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Lalibela-travel-guide-948981">Lalibela, Ethiopia</a>, Nov 25, 2006</p>
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Lalibela is very nice. I love it. The rock-hewn churches are stunning. It&apos;s a real holy place.</p>
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<title>Historic Circuit - 1st Stop</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Axum-travel-guide-948984">Axum, Ethiopia</a>, Nov 23, 2006</p>
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Interesting city with well-furnished house and ancient heritage site.  However, the hasslement here is quite serious. It always wore me out to ha...</p>
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<title>Ethiopia</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Addis-Ababa-travel-guide-948983">Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</a>, Nov 20, 2006</p>
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<title>Back to Nairobi for the flight to Ethiopia</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:18:02 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Nairobi-travel-guide-1018681">Nairobi, Kenya</a>, Nov 19, 2006</p>
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<title>Kampala for transit to Nairobi</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 05:21:09 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Kampala-travel-guide-1198819">Kampala, Uganda</a>, Nov 18, 2006</p>
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<title>Mountain Gorillas Trekking</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ruhengeri-travel-guide-1160916">Ruhengeri, Rwanda</a>, Nov 16, 2006</p>
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<title>Preparation for Mountain Gorillas Trekking</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:50:42 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Ruhengeri-travel-guide-1160916">Ruhengeri, Rwanda</a>, Nov 13, 2006</p>
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<title>Kigali</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2006 00:48:10 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Kigali-travel-guide-1160833">Kigali, Rwanda</a>, Nov 12, 2006</p>
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<title>Back to the busy city - Kampala</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 04:23:52 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Kampala-travel-guide-1198819">Kampala, Uganda</a>, Nov 10, 2006</p>
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<title>Bujagali Falls - The White Nile</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:04:06 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Jinja-travel-guide-1198751">Jinja, Uganda</a>, Nov 09, 2006</p>
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Headed to the famous spot for water activity in Jinja - the Bujagali Falls. It&apos;s a nice place with very nice campsite. It&apos;s a good place to stay ...</p>
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<title>Jinja...the Source of Nile</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:59:33 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Jinja-travel-guide-1198751">Jinja, Uganda</a>, Nov 07, 2006</p>
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The source of&amp;nbsp; Nile is actually..nothing but a couple of small  &quot;spinning&quot; waterholes....haha..but the people here are very nice....and  mos...</p>
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<title>Kampala</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:49:21 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Kampala-travel-guide-1198819">Kampala, Uganda</a>, Nov 04, 2006</p>
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Dunno why i do find Kampala is an interesting African city. People and traffic are everywhere at anytime. People are always busy for sth..maybe wor...</p>
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<title>Scandinavian Express to Kampala via Nairobi</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 05:02:06 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Nairobi-travel-guide-1018681">Nairobi, Kenya</a>, Nov 03, 2006</p>
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This is the longest bus ride i have ever experienced...it totally took me 28 hrs to get to Kampala....6 hrs delayed....</p>
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<title>Marangu Village</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:09:01 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Marangu-travel-guide-1310115">Marangu, Tanzania</a>, Nov 02, 2006</p>
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Marangu is a village located right below the Marangu route of Mt. Kili. Most of the people work in Kili. and stay under Kili. The place is nice a...</p>
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<title>Back from Mt. Kili.</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:39:23 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Moshi-travel-guide-1198380">Moshi, Tanzania</a>, Oct 30, 2006</p>
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Taken a good rest in the Hotel (included in the price)....good dinner....the most proper one i have ever tasted in my whole Africa trip.    
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<title>Machame Route Day 5 - Uhuru Peak 5895m</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:36:55 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Kilimanjaro-travel-guide-1308797">Kilimanjaro, Tanzania</a>, Oct 28, 2006</p>
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It was a tough climb to the summit. I was very exhausted by the thin air. Fortunately, i had no big trouble other than mild nauseau and slight he...</p>
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<title>Machame Route Day 1</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2006 05:23:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Moshi - Base of Mt. Kilil.</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2006 05:00:04 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Moshi-travel-guide-1198380">Moshi, Tanzania</a>, Oct 21, 2006</p>
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Take more rest ..have better meal...prepare for the challenge.
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<title>Back to Dar - prepare for the bus trip to Moshi</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:50:09 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Dar-es-Salaam-travel-guide-1198215">Dar es Salaam, Tanzania</a>, Oct 20, 2006</p>
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<title>Zanzibar - Stone Town</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:48:42 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Tazara Express From Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es salaam</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:38:13 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Dar-es-Salaam-travel-guide-1198215">Dar es Salaam, Tanzania</a>, Oct 15, 2006</p>
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Tazara Express is cool and Student Identity is the coolest. With 50% discount for student, i enjoyed the train ride for 52 hours. The railway and...</p>
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<title>Tazara Express from Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es salaam</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:28:11 PST</pubDate>
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To get a ticket on Tazara Express is a tricky thing to do. You might be told that the ticket for First-class are sold out at the Tazara Express off...</p>
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<title>Back to Livingstone and head to Lusaka</title>
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<title>Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe side</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:08:10 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Victoria Falls - Zambian Side</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 22:09:37 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Zambezi Water Rafting</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:20:11 PST</pubDate>
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  I am glad that i did not miss this excellent White Water Rafting in the Zambezi River. The 23 rapids all have its own unique descriptive and in...</p>
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<title>Zambia - Livingstone </title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:14:26 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Livingstone-travel-guide-1220400">Livingstone, Zambia</a>, Oct 07, 2006</p>
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My last Intercape ride took me out of Namibia to another southern african country - Zambia.I came to Livingstone just for examing one of the seven ...</p>
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<title>Get back from Etosha National Park</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:49:43 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Windhoek-travel-guide-1203199">Windhoek, Namibia</a>, Oct 04, 2006</p>
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We have seen Loads of Springbok and Zebra, and a interesting &quot;porn show&quot; from the king of forrest - Lion with his lady.Oryx....it&apos;s my favourite</p>
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<title>2nd Day in Etosha</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:41:25 PST</pubDate>
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<title>Etosha NP - &quot;Chico&quot; Tour</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Namutoni-travel-guide-1202141">Namutoni, Namibia</a>, Sep 30, 2006</p>
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Instead of joining a tour, i rented a car with 2 other travellers and organized our own &quot;Chico&quot; tour to the Etosha National Park. Etosha NP is famo...</p>
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<title>Back to Namibia</title>
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<title>Back to South Africa</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:24:51 PST</pubDate>
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Cape Town. Here i come.&amp;nbsp; Cape Town is a nice city to stay with international people, energetic streets, pristine scenery, but risky nighttime....</p>
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<title>Back to Windhoek City Centre</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:25:45 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Windhoek-travel-guide-1203199">Windhoek, Namibia</a>, Sep 13, 2006</p>
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Busy for the whole morning for applying VISA in Zambian Embassy. And, being annoyed by the Namibia Home Affair Office for extending my VISA. </p>
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<title>My Expedition Ends Today</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:31:45 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Windhoek-travel-guide-1203199">Windhoek, Namibia</a>, Sep 12, 2006</p>
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Back to the&amp;nbsp;Windhoek&amp;nbsp;City Centre and stay&amp;nbsp;in Chameleon City Backpacker.</p>
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<title>My 3rd Phase in Tsintsabis - Treesleeper</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:52:05 PST</pubDate>
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My third phase is finally the community project. I went to Tsitsabis - a small town 45-min away from the Regional centre Tsumeb. The project is t...</p>
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<title>2nd Changeover</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:31:13 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Windhoek-travel-guide-1203199">Windhoek, Namibia</a>, Aug 19, 2006</p>
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<title>My 2nd Phase - Environmental Project in Sesriem</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:03:49 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Sesriem-travel-guide-1309577">Sesriem, Namibia</a>, Jul 31, 2006</p>
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The second phase of&amp;nbsp; my Raleigh Expedition is an envrionmental project in the famous tourist spot in Namibia - The Red Sand Dunes in Sesriem. ...</p>
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<title>3 hrs precious internet time back in the civilization</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:52:51 PST</pubDate>
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Just after the trekking phase of my raleigh expedition. The Trekking was excellent. </p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:02:59 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Windhoek-travel-guide-1203199">Windhoek, Namibia</a>, Jul 28, 2006</p>
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It was happy to go back to the Raleigh Fieldbase in Windhoek. Everyone was welcoming us. Having a shower was my at the top of my To-do list.&amp;nbsp;...</p>
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<title>Destination of Trekking - Cape cross (Seal colony)</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:58:58 PST</pubDate>
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After 18 days of trekking, we finally came to our destination on the Altantic Coast. Cape cross is also known as the seal colony as you can see a...</p>
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<title>My 1st phase - Trekking in Namib Desert</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:55:56 PST</pubDate>
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<p><a href="http://www.travbuddy.com/Uis-travel-guide-1203129">Uis, Namibia</a>, Jul 09, 2006</p>
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I have not expected to go on trekking in my first phase in the expedition. We trekked from the center of Namibia to the Altantic Coast - Cape Cross...</p>
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<title>My Expedition Starts Today</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:20:45 PST</pubDate>
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Raleigh Staff from fieldbase came to Cardboard Box to pick up those venturers like me. We arrived at Fieldbase in half hours.&amp;nbsp;        
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<title>The Day Before Expedition</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:56:23 PST</pubDate>
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Stay overnight in one of the Windhoek&apos;s good backpacker hostel - Cardboard box.&amp;nbsp;
        
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<title>Good memories always start with bad thing</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:47:09 PST</pubDate>
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I was supposed to take Intercape to cross from South Africa to Namibia. However, i got dropped off at the Namibia border due to my VISA. My first e...</p>
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<title>Transition Flight - First Stop</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:01 PST</pubDate>
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As a flight passenger,&amp;nbsp; you will be served with good &quot;sky&quot; meal. As an airplane, it will be served with luxury gas. I have to stay on the pl...</p>
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<title>Departure Day</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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Emirates Airlines - EK 0387 (Departs at 00:15)The above is the flight i will take to start off my big trip. It&apos;s, again, Emirates airlines, the a...</p>
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<title>Transition Flight - 2nd Stop</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:26:00 PST</pubDate>
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    Same as last trip, i have to stay in Dubai&apos;s airport for hours. I will take EK 0763 from this GOLDEN oily country to my destination - Johanne...</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:28:12 PST</pubDate>
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Stay in Backpacker Ritz for one night and catch the bus to Windhoek the next day

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