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RIP RudiK

I was alerted to this post: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2325093

I've just spoken to his wife. He left us peacefully, but won't be forgotten easily. I had the honour to meet him & stayed with him & his wife for a few nights on my way back home from Botswana two years ago.

Anyone who didn't meet him missed out on meeting an incredible man!

Hoping to be in SA in a few months & have promised to catch up with his wife!

RIP Rudi, you'll be missed but never forgotten!

Very sadly

Kira

RudiK Profile

Edited by: Yersinia, to correct link

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flights gabon/cameroon - sao tome

Anybody current information about flights from Libreville or Cameroon to Sao Tome?

ziguinchor aeroport - zig airport

Hi

Is there somebody who knows the surroundings of Zig airport a bit ?
I am looking for Baboucar who rents out the cars, about 300 metres from the airport but before Lycee Djignabo on the road leading to town. I lost his email and phone number.

Il y a peut-être quelqu'un qui connait les gens un peut a l' environs de l'aéroport de Ziguinchor? Je cherche Baboucar qui fait la location de voitures, a peu pres de 300 metres de l'aeroport avant Lycee Djignabo.
Je suis perdu ses coordonnées

Merci

A safari in South Africa and Swaziland - a trip report

Hi folks,

I would like to invite you to read my trip report on a recent trip I took to South Africa and Swaziland. It focuses on game driving, culture, and food. Hopefully you will find it interesting!

Link: http://airwaysandtravels.com/2013/06/18/a-lion-here-a-rhino-there-a-week-between-south-africa-and-swaziland-where-the-land-is-beautiful-the-people-welcoming-and-the-food-astonishing/

Thanks for reading.

Edited by: robertocusato

Air Austral

Hi all,

Just a word of warning, Air Austral seem to be changing the dates of peoples flights without telling them. We were due to fly on the 29 August from CDG and had booked a Eurostar ticket to fit the flight plans accordingly.

It was only becase we checked to see what the prices would have been if we booked now that we realised the flight dates in general seemed to have changed. After calling the airline, we discovered that they had indeed changed the flight to the 28 August and were only telling July passengers at present (last week).

We have now been sent new tickets and managed to change our non transferable ticket with Eurostar (cheaper), but had we not have been curious on prices and been able to change our train so early on, it could have been quite an expensive ordeal that would not have been out fault.

So, check your tickets guys!

Thanks
Shelley more »

Visa in Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa

Hi!

I am going to Southern Africa for 6 months in total. I am flying to/from Cape Town. After 2 1/2 month in South Africa I am planning to go to Namibia for 3-4 weeks (volunteering) before I continue to Victoria falls/Zimbabwe, where I am meeting up with some friends. If I am taking Intercape I can only go to Victoria falls in Zambia, but it is still a lot cheaper than flying. And then I could see Vic falls from both sides before my friend arrive. Can I get visa on arrival to Zambia? How much does it cost?
After I meet up with my friends in Zimbabwe, we are thinking about going to Botswana and then into Namibia again? Can I then use the same visa or what do I do? After that we enter South Africa, and here I was told that I get 3 months tourist visa again. Is that true?

Hope that someone can help me and maybe suggest another way to travel between the countries. more »

Omo Valley to South Sudan?

Is it possible to make this journey, and if so, does anyone know the best route? Is it safe? And what are the visa requirements for South Sudan? Any insight is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

No Aussie Dollars in Maputo

I just thought I should warn fellow Aussies that we did not find anywhere to change AUD so bring US or rand with you to Maputo,great weather,staying at Mandal's guest house,great spot,cheers Carol.