May 4, 2010, Posted by admin at 2:44 pm
In a land far removed from our ideas of being in Africa on a safari, is a place that lies quietly hidden in the extreme western half of southern Africa. This is a land of dry mountains and rocky plains, with no tar roads or well maintained gravel tracks. It is a place for the [...]
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December 21, 2009, Posted by admin at 4:23 pm
Everything was fine…we had been travelling about 3 hours in our vehicle, and had stopped to view a herd of elephant. After about 15 minutes we thought it time to move on, and started the engine. Nothing!
The driver tried again, still nothing. The battery seemed to have died, or perhaps the alternator decided now was [...]
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October 19, 2009, Posted by admin at 5:39 pm
Here’s the part where I tell you that after trekking Mt Kili, I jumped back in my Landy and continued off on some wild escapade into the African wilds. Well, I’m not going to, because I never did that.
But many adventure travellers do. And it really is a wonderful experience if you are prepared for [...]
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October 16, 2009, Posted by admin at 10:39 am
Not much can compare to a late afternoon thunderstorm in the bush… you can feel the atmosphere changing and this is noticed in the animals too. Life seems to grind to a halt when the clouds move over.
Suddenly the heavens open and the the thunder god arrives in all his might – his spears piercing [...]
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September 2, 2009, Posted by admin at 9:04 pm
Hello and Welcome to safarichatter.com, a place where you can read up on Industry news, share experiences of your trips into the African ‘bush’, or read up on interesting topics and stories that I’ve posted.
A casual forum for people with an interest in what’s going on in the world of Safariland… I’ll find stories on [...]
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