Nairobi

Nairobi...crime (but it's reputation--Nairobbery--seems worse than the reality), chaotic traffic, glue-sniffing-AIDS-orphaned street kids. Too many safari pushers and people just hanging out. Excellent shopping, good food, a shortage of live music, lots of 20 somethings. Cybercafes, cellphones and security guards...

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Kenya Safari

Three days in Maasai Mara (scenic blend of rolling, open savannah, animals galore View image a day at beautiful Lake Nakuru (4 million flamingos View image, buffalo, white and black rhinos) and biking through Hell's Gate Park(cliffs, dramatic gorge with...

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Busua Beach

Busua is about 4 hrs west of Accra and features one of the most picturesque stretches of sand in west Africa. There's even a little 2 palm tree island out in the cove that, according to locals, was a gift...

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The Plan

Leave Mali November 23, 2003......

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Lariam pill #117

Hi all. I arrived in Lome, Togo (via Air Senegal from Bamako) on Nov 23. Togo's on the coast, Francophone, 5 million people, 100 Peace Corps Volunteers, same friendly dictator for the last 30+ years. Lome has good restaurants, cheap...

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