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Re: Update on my volunteer experiences with African Impact
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
{Quote}Grant - I dont fully agree about our OPs attempts to bring something of the London Olympic...

Re: Update on my volunteer experiences with African Impact
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
{Quote} IMO Africa has way to many orphanages. {Quote}

What do you plan to do about it then?
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RE: Hiking the Great Wall of China
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Jan 2, 2013
Hmmm maybe not all of it haha. I guess you tend to underestimate the sheer size of some places.
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Hiking the Great Wall of China
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Jan 2, 2013
Hi,

I am thinking about taking a trip to China next year and thought it would be a good idea t...

G Adventures?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Jan 2, 2013
Has anyone done an overland tour with the company G Adventures, particularly one of their China t...

Update on my volunteer experiences with African Impact
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
Hello all,

Some of you may remember my thread about African Impact at the beginning of the yea...

RE: Spending Money in East Africa?
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 30, 2013
Hi Wigstan,

The project I am working on is called Kenyan Teaching and Orphanage Project so I'l...

RE: Spending Money in East Africa?
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 30, 2013
Well I changed some GBP into Kenyan Shillings this morning and got 5000 Kenyan Shillings, so not ...

RE: Spending Money in East Africa?
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 30, 2013
Thanks for the replies.

Orion-Mike: Yes the national park fees and safari fees are being paid ...

Spending Money in East Africa?
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 30, 2013
I am soon going to be visiting Kenya, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Malawi and Zambia, and have ...

Re: Taking a medical kit containing needles and airport security?
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 31, 2013
Great, thanks guys. That's one less thing to worry about!

Taking a medical kit containing needles and airport security?
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 31, 2013
I have been advised to take a sterile needle kit with me in addition to my general first aid kit ...

Re: African Impact - Volunteering
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 31, 2013
Seriously give it a rest already! This topic has gone on for far too long now with certain people...

Re: African Impact - Volunteering
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 31, 2013
You know, when I first started this thread and was getting negative comments from Skunkman44, I r...

Re: Malaria tablets and other medication?
in The Lobby » Health, Jan 24, 2013
Thanks. I will look into it further and if need be I'll ask my GP.

Question about Work Permits for Volunteer Work in Kenya
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 31, 2013
Hi,

I have read lots of information on here with regards to work permits but I can't seem to f...

Re: African Impact - Volunteering
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 31, 2013
{quote}Hi Travelgirl - glad you have found a place that you hope will deliver. Just to put our go...

Malaria tablets and other medication?
in The Lobby » Health, Jan 24, 2013
I have got a 7 and a half week supply of Malaria tablets (Malarone to be precise) and wondered if...

Re: African Impact - Volunteering
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 31, 2013
Glad to see that my thread is still popular ;-)

AndreJames - I have already sorted out my volu...

RE: Vaccinations and Anti Malarial Advice
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 31, 2013
Thanks guys for all the info.

"Nutraxfornerves" - thanks for the links, I will have a read thr...