Best Western Hotel Acacia

... to a guy called Sparky.  After a couple rounds of cricket & some wine tasting, war broke out between my tour group, Acacia, and another group called Intrepid (who had been at most of the same campsites as us since Livingstone & were mostly ...

... a lot more to see than you would imagine. Immediately after leaving Learmonth Airport we found ourselves driving through wide expanses of acacia scrub dotted with huge termite hills. They come in all kinds of shapes and we had hours of fun trying to work ...

... , I mean pretty. Australian Shaun looked horrid in his spandex pants and tight top, but Kiwi Shaun took the crown as "Miss Acacia" with his lovely makeup, flowery dress and beard. The dinner that evening was our recently departed friend, Billy. Makes you ...

... to sing!! Flights were fine, had a bit of a delay at Sydney but we passed the time by commenting on the pilots and how all the women there we chatting them up :) important issue obviously :P caught a taxi to the hotel....passed out on the bed :D ...

... bag one will come tumbling past. "Excuse Me “people would go mad here. (Note: Excuse Me People are people common in Western Countries. They consider that coming out of their comfy homes means everyone must ensure they are not disturbed in any manner ...

... and then dinner, we were invited to Havurat Nigun Halev at Moshav Nahalal.  Nahalal was founded in 1921 in the western Jezreel Valley by veteran pioneers of the Second Aliyah.  Nahalal's ideology is similar to every other moshav ovdim's ...

... , of course, crap and I intended to take it to the hotel desk for negotiation. When we arrived (the hotel was not expecting me that early because Acacia had not contacted them with my details)they were very cordial. It was the cab driver that sought out ...

... the next few days. The first stop was Lake Manyara National Park, situated approximately 1500m above sea level and bordered by the western escarpment of the Rift Valley. A large proportion of the park is covered by the lake, however, the main type ...

... "tents" were good.  An insulated tent with comfy beds attached to a concrete en-suite section.  Sadly the meal was very Western - minestrone, beef & chips, pasta, tiramisu, etc.  This was a trait we found in most places - they seem to ...

... barbecues, stereos and industrial sized cooking pots. By the beach, a stage is set up with a DJ, blasting Africanized versions of Western pop songs. The crowds bop in time to the music, ample African hips swaying rhythmically, a mother rocking out with ...

... to be disappointed by the food. It was a pizza/pasta place where you could also have steaks and all manner of (mostly Western) things. Considering the almost depressing town in which it is situated, the restaurant was fantastic. Most of us opted for pizza ...