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Day 132 - Swaziland, Ezulwini - The Big Five
Oh my goodness. Got up SUPER early, like 4am early... well the alarm went off at 4.10 I refused to budge until 4.30am leaving me with 15 minutes to look presentable and make tracks to main lobby where we were to wait for park ranger dude to show up with jeep to take us on our safari of Kruger (140R (US$14) pp for 3 hours - not bad. Leaves either …
Mbabane et le Swaziland
... les parties du Jour de
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le Royaume du Swaziland est le dernier pays dirigé par un monarque absolu: par exemple, lorsqu'il y a des élections pour élire un gouvernement, le peuple élit ses candidats et c'est le roi qui choisit parmi les élus lesquels siégeront effectivement... vive la démocratie... 55% de la population, incluant le roi, fait partie d'une Église chrétienne qui permet la polygamie... de fait notre jeune guide nous a appris qu'elle était la fille ...
Walkin' In the Rain In Swaziland
... to the restaurant, so we had to make a detour to go way around him. Hippos are very dangerous and kill more humans than any other animal here.
We didn’t realize how far down hill the walk was when we left here but realized how steep it was coming back. However, it felt really good to work up a sweat.
One of the men that work’s here came around 6:00 in the evening ...
They're HERE!
... felt like I had come in and changed everything and I felt like they were kicking me out of the one thing that I was doing well. Its worth pointing out that this is exactly the kind of situation that Peace Corps wants us to avoid and I had walked right in to it. The parents were worked up; I was on the verge of tears. It was a mess.
In the midst of all of this, with me feeling like a failure, Thulie spoke up. It started when I asked her what she would do if ...
A small country with a big culture
A small country with a big culture
The little known country of Swaziland was never on our list of must see countries in Africa, but while we were in the area, we thought why not. Although we ended up only spending a couple of days there, due to a strict time limit, we had a blast. We came out of the Swaziland realising that it might be a small country, but it has a big culture.
We based ourselves in the Ezulwini Valley, ...
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