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Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-19:6725696 2008-03-19T16:30:06Z 2008-04-18T17:42:06Z Lyds and Andy's Gap http://realtravel.com/member-m6538942-lyds_and_andys_gap.html <p><em>"But it was an experience and to be quite honest we learnt from it, we met some nice people who we will hope to keep in contact with and also appreciate the real side of nature."</em></p> <p>a entry by Lyds and Andy's Gap from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/sardinia_bay-eastern_cape-reviews-hotels-d6725639.html">Sardinia Bay, Eastern Cape.</a></p> <p>Finally a break from the strange world of seaview lion park!</p><p>We exited the park with the song of the great escape flowing through my head, it was a surreal experience, thats about the best thing i can really say. The lions were cute as were the other animals especially the Meerkats, but for poor old Lyds the snakes and spiders were not.</p><p>We should have known when we entered Seaview Lion Park that something was dodgy as Yvette, the Volunteer manager was heading off to church camp for a week, leaving a really nice guy called Bradley who had started the day we arrived all on his own. ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/sardinia_bay-journals-j6725696.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_2FVCqPzRWEmVnqdnGJQQSkYT6Ug_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/2FVCqPzRWEmVnqdnGJQQSkYT6Ug_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_2FVCqPzRWEmVnqdnGJQQSkYT6Ug_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=2FVCqPzRWEmVnqdnGJQQSkYT6Ug_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsardinia_bay-journals-j6725696.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/sardinia_bay-journals-j6725696.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-07:6819325 2008-04-07T12:50:01Z 2008-04-12T12:29:59Z Nancy17 http://realtravel.com/member-m5063438-nancy17.html <p>a entry by Nancy17 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cairo-egypt-reviews-hotels-d3069.html">Cairo, Egypt.</a></p> <p>Hello!</p><p>If I hear "Canada Dry" or "You walk like and Egyptian" one more time I am going to crack! What a place! Not for the good either. Not sure if it is Egypt itself or the fact that I am tired of traveling and not feeling 100%. First lesson I learnt, never have any expectations when traveling, you will just be disappointed in the end. Things started off okay. Had a easy time crossing borders. Had breakfast in Jordan, lunch in Israel and supper in Egypt, not bad for one day. When you stand in Aqaba, Jordan you have Saudi Arabia to your left with Israel and Egypt across the Red ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cairo-journals-j6819325.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_PgEkAmMJx9-OmVh6CcvaBfR3k1k_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/PgEkAmMJx9-OmVh6CcvaBfR3k1k_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_PgEkAmMJx9-OmVh6CcvaBfR3k1k_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=PgEkAmMJx9-OmVh6CcvaBfR3k1k_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcairo-journals-j6819325.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cairo-journals-j6819325.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-09:6830587 2008-04-09T18:26:13Z 2008-04-09T18:37:58Z GinaAcrossTheOcean http://realtravel.com/member-m6652635-ginaacrosstheocean.html <p><em>"Put Long Beach in Morocco, give the hippies an Arabic accent, and you have Media!"</em></p> <p>a entry by GinaAcrossTheOcean from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/media-kenitra-reviews-hotels-d6830351.html">Media, Kenitra.</a></p> <p>So this weekend was the 12th century anniversary of the city of Fez. I had planned on traveling to Fez to see some amazing culture and celebrations. Then I realized, there would be about half a million people there. It will be crowded, I'm not even sure what kind of celebrations there will be...And I've been to Fez like 10 times already! My decision also might have something to do with the fact that I was invited to watch the national moroccan surfing championships in Media, near Kenitra. That's a cultural experience too! Oh well, I'll go to the next celebration 12 centuries ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/media-journals-j6830587.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_qu0SSfSQ90WBIsmAAzvjJMW-aD4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/qu0SSfSQ90WBIsmAAzvjJMW-aD4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_qu0SSfSQ90WBIsmAAzvjJMW-aD4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=qu0SSfSQ90WBIsmAAzvjJMW-aD4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmedia-journals-j6830587.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/media-journals-j6830587.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-09:6830027 2008-04-09T14:42:57Z 2008-04-09T14:44:26Z Nicole Brianne http://realtravel.com/member-m6382610-nicole_brianne.html <p>a review of Everything Up To Now 4-9-08, a thing to do in <a href="http://realtravel.com/cape_town-south_africa-reviews-hotels-d5079.html">Cape Town, South Africa</a>.</p> <p>Sorry it's been so long and this is so long...internet access has been scarce lately! So here it goes!</p><p>3/31/08</p><p>We got up today and started the drive to Durban. On the way to where we stayed we stopped at the Indian Market. It was a huge building with probably close to a hundred different stands selling all kinds of African souvenirs. We spent a couple of hours browsing the stands and making purchases. After the market we drove out to where we stayed…oh my! It’s called a Backpackers place and was very…sparse. We split up and stayed 4 to one room and 5 to the other…except they ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cape_town-reviews-a6830027.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_9mGCbfQXusjmHzscthqmyPOVOjk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/9mGCbfQXusjmHzscthqmyPOVOjk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_9mGCbfQXusjmHzscthqmyPOVOjk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=9mGCbfQXusjmHzscthqmyPOVOjk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcape_town-reviews-a6830027.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cape_town-reviews-a6830027.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-06:6815318 2008-04-06T15:13:55Z 2008-04-08T15:06:23Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/lake_manyara-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d1236327.html">Lake Manyara, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Safari Day OneMarch 28, 2008, Lake Manyara National Park</p><p>(Matt)</p><p>We woke up at the Chinese Restaurant, had breakfast, and were picked up by our guide, Andrew, and the safari's cook, Joseph. Both were very nice and good at their jobs. We also met the other two Americans who are accompanying us on the safari, John and Nathan, a father and son duo from San Francisco who had just climbed Kilimanjaro. We all hit it off right away, and I think everyone was relieved to have gotten paired with people who, at the very least, were going to be low maintenance and interesting to talk to for ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/lake_manyara-journals-j6815318.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_L20alNGTt56Wie6VxsaZ1y0NT7s_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/L20alNGTt56Wie6VxsaZ1y0NT7s_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_L20alNGTt56Wie6VxsaZ1y0NT7s_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=L20alNGTt56Wie6VxsaZ1y0NT7s_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Flake_manyara-journals-j6815318.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/lake_manyara-journals-j6815318.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-02:6793228 2008-04-02T12:42:10Z 2008-04-08T14:56:44Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/arusha-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5324.html">Arusha, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>March 26, 2007Anecdotes from Arusha...and Swahili 101</p><p>(Matt)</p><p>Arusha, Tanzania is the principal place where you arrange safaris in the Northern part of the country. Our guide book states that "Arusha is the worst place in Tanzania for street touts and slick tour operators who prey on the gullibility of newly arrived travelers by offering them safaris and treks at ridiculously low prices." We were out in the streets today and can vouch for that statement, but this condition may be exacerbated by the fact that the high safari season is coming to an end within the next week.</p><p>Our ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/arusha-journals-j6793228.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_JC-AoGwygybvj8gEPJOBu52NHP8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/JC-AoGwygybvj8gEPJOBu52NHP8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_JC-AoGwygybvj8gEPJOBu52NHP8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=JC-AoGwygybvj8gEPJOBu52NHP8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Farusha-journals-j6793228.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/arusha-journals-j6793228.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-06:6815412 2008-04-06T15:20:57Z 2008-04-08T06:23:04Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater-arusha-reviews-hotels-d1058772.html">Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha.</a></p> <p>Safari Day FiveApril 1, 2008, Ngorongoro Crater</p><p>(Amber)</p><p>After sleeping one last night in another precariously perched tent (hyenas and some hoofed animals were with us all night - and a local with a machine gun for a necklace was walking around to keep out buffalo) in a gorgeous location, we woke and watched the sunrise over the Ngorongoro Crater.</p><p>We ate and headed into the Crater for what....if I could rank them....was perhaps the most moving day of the safari. In four short hours, we saw the what had become standard by the dozens...elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebra, lions, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater-journals-j6815412.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_JuD9UZyJycB.wxJBjdTIYwNW6gs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/JuD9UZyJycB.wxJBjdTIYwNW6gs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_JuD9UZyJycB.wxJBjdTIYwNW6gs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=JuD9UZyJycB.wxJBjdTIYwNW6gs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fngorongoro_crater-journals-j6815412.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/ngorongoro_crater-journals-j6815412.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-06:6815400 2008-04-06T15:18:47Z 2008-04-08T06:05:53Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5414.html">Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Safari Day TwoMarch 29, 2008, Serengeti National Park</p><p>(Matt)</p><p>The first night of the camping safari, which was located in the town of Mto Wa Mbu (River of Mosquitoes) was not that great. We did not set up our own tent, as we did during the next nights, and we were unaware that someone had tied open the exterior flap of our tent. The rains came, and they came hard. While the interior flap was zipped, the water poured into our tent and flooded it, slowly at first and then more quickly as the night went on. I would have gone out to fix the problem had I known what it was.</p><p>We were ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-journals-j6815400.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_IOgDSslE39aAZ3GfKbvdSLKWPSo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/IOgDSslE39aAZ3GfKbvdSLKWPSo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_IOgDSslE39aAZ3GfKbvdSLKWPSo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=IOgDSslE39aAZ3GfKbvdSLKWPSo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fserengeti_national_park-journals-j6815400.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/serengeti_national_park-journals-j6815400.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-07:6822046 2008-04-07T19:17:39Z 2008-04-07T19:17:39Z GinaAcrossTheOcean http://realtravel.com/member-m6652635-ginaacrosstheocean.html <p>a entry by GinaAcrossTheOcean from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/casablanca-morocco-reviews-hotels-d4304.html">Casablanca, Morocco.</a></p> <p>Well I know this entire travel blog is out of order, but I'd like to go back and talk about the engagement party I attended while I was here in Morocco. It was definately the most cultural event I have attended, and I want to remember it! First of all, I was invited by my roommate Sofia and her boyfriend Hamza. The party was for Hamza's sister (also named Sofia) and her fiance to be. First of all, we travelled to Casablanca where Hamza's family lives. Sofia and I stayed with her Great-Aunt and Uncle. They are such nice people, and they cook ALOT of food. WOW Pastilla!! It is ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/casablanca-journals-j6822046.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_DaxnAiYt8aAxOujw4SKzKh54BY4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/DaxnAiYt8aAxOujw4SKzKh54BY4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_DaxnAiYt8aAxOujw4SKzKh54BY4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=DaxnAiYt8aAxOujw4SKzKh54BY4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcasablanca-journals-j6822046.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/casablanca-journals-j6822046.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-01:6790810 2008-04-01T22:39:57Z 2008-04-07T19:13:57Z Captain America http://realtravel.com/member-m3436979-captain_america.html <p><em>"And with one massive ostrich head but, it’s all over, I´m another forgotten victim of wild Africa"</em></p> <p>a entry by Captain America from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/capetown-south_africa-reviews-hotels-d4388874.html">Capetown, South Africa.</a></p> <p>I love peering down as I fly over a new country. I take mental notes of the mountains, gorges and rivers below, at 30,000 ft it all seems so conquerable. Despite over 20 hours of travel, my final flight from Jo-Burg to Cape town was pure adrenalin, impatiently starring down at the southern tip of the great African continent that awaited me. Aside from the historically brilliant treatment of of our respective black communities, Captain America knew of little that bonded S. Africa to his native land...but it was time to find out.</p><p>My guide to Cape town was none other than Ms. Rayne. Rayne’s ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/capetown-journals-j6790810.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_vCoHxijs-gLoz-Ylds9Iq4.-7Mc_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/vCoHxijs-gLoz-Ylds9Iq4.-7Mc_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_vCoHxijs-gLoz-Ylds9Iq4.-7Mc_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=vCoHxijs-gLoz-Ylds9Iq4.-7Mc_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcapetown-journals-j6790810.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/capetown-journals-j6790810.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-19:6725764 2008-03-19T17:35:45Z 2008-03-25T09:23:41Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/stone_town-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d1058778.html">Stone Town, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>March 17-25, 2008Zanzibar, Tanzania</p><p>(Matt)</p><p>We have found paradise. As I write this blog, please visualize that I am lying on a bed that sits on the covered patio of our white beach bungalow facing the most incredible blue ocean in the world. The branches of the palm trees around the bungalow rustle lightly in the breeze while clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean gently wash up on the blindingly bright, white sand of the beach as the tide sleepily rolls in. This chalk-white sand can be seen glowing up through the turquoise waters for miles and miles off shore. Local children are ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/stone_town-journals-j6725764.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_1ZWmSw55tYkOtCq9x.FB0LMm2dk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/1ZWmSw55tYkOtCq9x.FB0LMm2dk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_1ZWmSw55tYkOtCq9x.FB0LMm2dk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=1ZWmSw55tYkOtCq9x.FB0LMm2dk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fstone_town-journals-j6725764.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/stone_town-journals-j6725764.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-24:6744409 2008-03-24T11:34:44Z 2008-03-25T09:21:23Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/jambiani-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d6744401.html">Jambiani, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>March 19–22 2008Jambiani (village on the east coast of Zanzibar)</p><p>(Amber)</p><p>After two nights in Stone Town, we arranged for a van (which we shared with four other tourists and an assortment of other locals) to pick us up and take us to the east coast of the island on our third day. The ride was only about two hours, and it was really awesome to watch the world go by. We passed through several areas that were populated, although I don't think you could really call them villages, and it looked like the same drill on a smaller scale.....women carrying stuff on their heads, mud huts, oxen ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/jambiani-journals-j6744409.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_gb3zF34m54tghTJ4GdyRwPs.mTY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/gb3zF34m54tghTJ4GdyRwPs.mTY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_gb3zF34m54tghTJ4GdyRwPs.mTY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=gb3zF34m54tghTJ4GdyRwPs.mTY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fjambiani-journals-j6744409.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/jambiani-journals-j6744409.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-19:6725741 2008-03-19T17:27:02Z 2008-03-24T16:56:33Z Matt and Amber http://realtravel.com/member-m5265986-matt_and_amber.html <p>a entry by Matt and Amber from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5329.html">Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>March 16, 2008 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania</p><p>(Amber)</p><p>After saying bye to our family at the Hotel Belleclaire on Manhattan's posh Upper West Side, we hopped in a cab to head to JFK airport and tried to mentally prepare for the next leg of the trip. We really hadn't given this part much thought since we booked our tickets, and now we would be in Africa in less than 24 hours. We decided we might take a look at our guide book on the plane, so that we at least had a semblance of a plan when we landed in Dar es Salaam and faced throngs of touts vying for our attention.</p><p>After about ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-journals-j6725741.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_secOtmNxrJQ58Ae8aB.Ydnzf.pM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/secOtmNxrJQ58Ae8aB.Ydnzf.pM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_secOtmNxrJQ58Ae8aB.Ydnzf.pM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=secOtmNxrJQ58Ae8aB.Ydnzf.pM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fdar_es_salaam-journals-j6725741.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/dar_es_salaam-journals-j6725741.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-19:6726000 2008-03-19T22:43:11Z 2008-03-19T22:43:11Z chamonixjuris http://realtravel.com/member-m6725858-chamonixjuris.html <p>a journal by chamonixjuris from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com//d-1001-africa">Africa.</a></p> <p>we were planing for our travel since a year and in last mounth we decided to go to morocco north africa as the door for our next travels to africa .</p><p>we went on our own and entred from tanger 4days on the way to ruch first land behind the sea . tnager : a fabelous city and nice view from tanger to asilah where we spent 1 night the second night in bousslham 35 km further the south . the next morning we took the road to chawen the blue town nice painting on the walls poepl were friendly and warm in that area . a night in chawen then a night in meknes 2 days in meknes includ a visit to ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/africa-trips-i6726000.html">[Read full journal]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_Ig59ce5xFdEZ3zFlC6oz-WC5HRo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/Ig59ce5xFdEZ3zFlC6oz-WC5HRo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_Ig59ce5xFdEZ3zFlC6oz-WC5HRo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=Ig59ce5xFdEZ3zFlC6oz-WC5HRo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fafrica-trips-i6726000.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/africa-trips-i6726000.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-01:6625212 2008-03-01T21:58:33Z 2008-03-16T22:30:03Z Shans http://realtravel.com/member-m4888512-shans.html <p>a entry by Shans from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/marrakech-morocco-reviews-hotels-d1008987.html">Marrakech, Morocco.</a></p> <p>First glimpse of Morocco, from the plane, sand dunes everywhere. Quite a sight for a westerner, as deserts come few and far between. It was pretty neat. Too bad we never quite made it to those dunes…no camel treks for us on the cold winter days of December. Ok ok, so cold is a relative term (as it was not comparatively) but, we still didn’t quite make it into the Sahara desert this time around. Oh well.</p><p>Well, first things first, now that I am writing this so late from when we actually left the country, you know we made it out alive (some may have been worried after those bombings in ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/marrakech-journals-j6625212.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_VxR0xCr0aETv4nyGhl.XEi3vtvY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/VxR0xCr0aETv4nyGhl.XEi3vtvY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_VxR0xCr0aETv4nyGhl.XEi3vtvY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=VxR0xCr0aETv4nyGhl.XEi3vtvY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fmarrakech-journals-j6625212.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/marrakech-journals-j6625212.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-01:6625327 2008-03-01T22:04:59Z 2008-03-14T15:56:31Z Shans http://realtravel.com/member-m4888512-shans.html <p><em>"Watch your toes!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Shans from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/fez-morocco-reviews-hotels-d45078.html">Fez, Morocco.</a></p> <p>“Balek!” We quickly learned that balek means Watch out! In an instant, we pushed our backs against the hard walls of the tiny pathways inside the chaotic and crazy medinas in Fez. I turned around to see a DONKEY, man on top and goodies hanging off his sides, pushing through the tiny alleyways completely full of bodies carrying their own goods. I swear I really thought there was no way that animal was getting through without taking someone’s toes off. That what happens when you allow a whole city to meander around the tiny streets of the enormous overwhelming outdoor market that is ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/fez-journals-j6625327.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_c3zbZfYdJw6HmsgsRsHRQdmZKJk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/c3zbZfYdJw6HmsgsRsHRQdmZKJk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_c3zbZfYdJw6HmsgsRsHRQdmZKJk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=c3zbZfYdJw6HmsgsRsHRQdmZKJk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Ffez-journals-j6625327.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/fez-journals-j6625327.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-07:6150852 2007-12-07T09:31:45Z 2008-02-27T17:48:05Z Annette and Dave http://realtravel.com/member-m5908258-annette_and_dave.html <p><em>"Looks like the dog's dinner."</em></p> <p>a entry by Annette and Dave from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/nairobi_area-kenya-reviews-hotels-d905202.html">Nairobi Area, Kenya.</a></p> <p>Decided to do more than look around Nairobi and bathe in the bath temperature pool at the Stanley today.</p><p>Up at the crack of dawn for a tour out to the Nairobi National Park (Nairobi is the only capital with its own national park on the doorstep), the Elephant orphanage and the Giraffe Sanctuary.</p><p>We negotiated with a local tour company for a car and driver for the day (8,000 KS)and started at the national park about half a mile out of town. This is a true bush park. The animals fend for themselves and the laws of the jungle apply.</p><p>We saw giraffe, zebra, warthogs (in the ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/nairobi_area-journals-j6150852.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_YBlGs4av5JLJQpXidcGETs7mD6A_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/YBlGs4av5JLJQpXidcGETs7mD6A_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_YBlGs4av5JLJQpXidcGETs7mD6A_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=YBlGs4av5JLJQpXidcGETs7mD6A_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fnairobi_area-journals-j6150852.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/nairobi_area-journals-j6150852.html tag:realtravel.com,2006-03-27:1152344 2006-03-27T13:15:02Z 2008-02-15T14:48:14Z terry http://realtravel.com/member-m508638-terry.html <p><em>"Travel hints"</em></p> <p>a entry by terry from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cairo-egypt-reviews-hotels-d3069.html">Cairo, Egypt.</a></p> <p>Here are some travel hints from my wife and I for people travelling to Egypt:</p><p>1. If you book a tour, check alternative airlines to the one offered in the tour package. With tours you often arrive at night and begin the next day early, while you are still jetlagged. Find a flight with reasonable arrival and departure times. Do not go through Paris if you can avoid it, Charles DeGaulle Airport is the transfer airport from hell. If you can't avoid it, make sure your flight arrangements leave enough time to transfer, because you will probably have to transfer terminals. The airport is ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cairo-journals-j1152344.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_SGFrg181ccnh86O34oi65eMuSR4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/SGFrg181ccnh86O34oi65eMuSR4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_SGFrg181ccnh86O34oi65eMuSR4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=SGFrg181ccnh86O34oi65eMuSR4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcairo-journals-j1152344.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cairo-journals-j1152344.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-05:6491855 2008-02-05T01:47:14Z 2008-02-05T01:47:14Z little haxby http://realtravel.com/member-m3624101-little_haxby.html <p>a entry by little haxby from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/queen_elizabeth_national_park-uganda-reviews-hotels-d1027511.html">Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.</a></p> <p>Uganda may not be the first country you associate with African Safari destinations, but its Queen Elizabeth National Park and environs offer a wealth of opportunities for the adventurous traveler to explore. Not only does the 2,000 square mile park boast the Maramagambo Forest, the wild and beautiful Kyambura Game Reserve populated with all the animals you want to see, it also shares borders with diverse and vitally important Parks, most in the neighboring ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/queen_elizabeth_national_park-journals-j6491855.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_OeyrVY6bydYvFolOGdL7aMfmWHI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/OeyrVY6bydYvFolOGdL7aMfmWHI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_OeyrVY6bydYvFolOGdL7aMfmWHI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=OeyrVY6bydYvFolOGdL7aMfmWHI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fqueen_elizabeth_national_park-journals-j6491855.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/queen_elizabeth_national_park-journals-j6491855.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-29:6458629 2008-01-29T18:41:38Z 2008-02-04T22:54:34Z 6 Joaly street http://realtravel.com/member-m6430827-6_joaly_street.html <p>a entry by 6 Joaly street from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cairo-egypt-reviews-hotels-d3069.html">Cairo, Egypt.</a></p> <p>The Egyptian Museum Housed in a an impressive fortress of a museum and guarded by eight lanes of bloodthirsty cars and buses lays the awe inspiring collection of the Egyptian museum. The layers of metal detectors add to the ominous expectation but are nothing next to the sight that greats the visitor upon entrance to the museum itself. There arrayed before them in no apparent sense of order, is a grade indoor courtyard presided over by a huge pharaoh and wife and cluttered with sarcophagi, sculptures, and mosaics. The madness does not stop here however for the tumble down, roughly ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cairo-journals-j6458629.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_4OOOfGTmoKFHtHTWCN.z5xjrMXs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/4OOOfGTmoKFHtHTWCN.z5xjrMXs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_4OOOfGTmoKFHtHTWCN.z5xjrMXs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=4OOOfGTmoKFHtHTWCN.z5xjrMXs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcairo-journals-j6458629.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cairo-journals-j6458629.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-04:6488246 2008-02-04T14:57:40Z 2008-02-04T15:25:46Z Annette and Dave http://realtravel.com/member-m5908258-annette_and_dave.html <p><em>"Did I mention the sand?"</em></p> <p>a entry by Annette and Dave from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com//d-1156-namibia">Namibia.</a></p> <p>I'm sure I've mentioned before that Africa is a big country but the one time when you really start to realise it is when you get into the desert. Mile upon mile of unrelenting sand and scrub, scorching heat and sunshine.</p><p>On the plus side, it tends not to rain much either.</p><p>After the joys of Swakopmund we headed for the Namib desert which is on the west coast of Namibia, stayed overnight at a place called Sessume and got up at the crack of dawn (or rather just before) so that we could drive 50 km to the imaginatively named Dune 45 to see the sun rise.</p><p>We'd expected glorious ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/namibia-journals-j6488246.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_OAV9tlXnBbJzBx1ZUjfEEgznbNU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/OAV9tlXnBbJzBx1ZUjfEEgznbNU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_OAV9tlXnBbJzBx1ZUjfEEgznbNU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=OAV9tlXnBbJzBx1ZUjfEEgznbNU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fnamibia-journals-j6488246.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/namibia-journals-j6488246.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-24:6429984 2008-01-24T12:23:33Z 2008-02-04T13:28:51Z Annette and Dave http://realtravel.com/member-m5908258-annette_and_dave.html <p><em>"Moved to tears - and not just by the seals."</em></p> <p>a entry by Annette and Dave from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/cape_cross-erongo-reviews-hotels-d1094798.html">Cape Cross, Erongo.</a></p> <p>The last time we saw the sea was just before Christmas when we left the Indian Ocean behind as we departed Dar es Salam. Since then we've been through Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia and today we reached the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Cross in Namibia. I haven't worked out how far we travelled yet but what a journey! For some reason I was really quite moved at having made it across Africa, coast to coast. Must be the sun.</p><p>You can't visit this part of Namibia without visiting the seal colony at Cape Cross, the biggest seal colony of its kind in Africa. As we approached the smell was ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/cape_cross-journals-j6429984.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_BlhGkNAovxdGIGTgFo7MlfaeGHk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/BlhGkNAovxdGIGTgFo7MlfaeGHk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_BlhGkNAovxdGIGTgFo7MlfaeGHk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=BlhGkNAovxdGIGTgFo7MlfaeGHk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fcape_cross-journals-j6429984.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/cape_cross-journals-j6429984.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-30:6463265 2008-01-30T11:52:52Z 2008-02-04T11:24:00Z Four Explore http://realtravel.com/member-m5199332-four_explore.html <p>a entry by Four Explore from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/arusha-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5324.html">Arusha, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>By Dan</p><p>Arusha is a very pleasant town nestled against the base of Mt. Meru, which is sort of Kilimanjaro’s little sister as it rises above the African plain to a mere 15,000 feet. Its main claim to fame is as the starting point both for safaris in northern and western Tanzania such as the one we did, and hikers who are heading up Kilimanjaro, the 19,000+ foot peak about 50 miles to the northeast. Thus, the place is crawling with tourists, and is pretty well set up to cater to them. Arusha’s other main claim to fame is that it is where the Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal administered ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/arusha-journals-j6463265.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_m7IOQ7GXtmMtyximtnDal2caehI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/m7IOQ7GXtmMtyximtnDal2caehI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_m7IOQ7GXtmMtyximtnDal2caehI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=m7IOQ7GXtmMtyximtnDal2caehI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Farusha-journals-j6463265.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/arusha-journals-j6463265.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-01-20:6397072 2008-01-20T07:09:04Z 2008-02-04T05:01:45Z Rambling Retirees http://realtravel.com/member-m6106485-rambling_retirees.html <p><em>"The streets of Stonetown are very very narrow."</em></p> <p>a entry by Rambling Retirees from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5319.html">Zanzibar, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>January 18th our flight from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar left at 8:00 am. We took the Air Tanzania shuttle from the hotel. It was free versus $50.00 for a taxi. Our flight was 50 minutes. The view from the air was beautiful, with many reefs dotting the aqua marine waters of the Indian Ocean. Stonetown is a wonderful cultural experience. The religion is mostly Muslim and the people stop to pray many times of the day(and night). At 5:00 every morning prayers can be heard over a loud speaker throughtout the town. The streets of the town are very very narrow. Some are only a few inches wider ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-journals-j6397072.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_-6ncu6G.I3wIFv6yO0twYivJp-E_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/-6ncu6G.I3wIFv6yO0twYivJp-E_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_-6ncu6G.I3wIFv6yO0twYivJp-E_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=-6ncu6G.I3wIFv6yO0twYivJp-E_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fzanzibar-journals-j6397072.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-journals-j6397072.html tag:realtravel.com,2006-10-18:2582284 2006-10-18T15:30:43Z 2008-02-02T17:59:58Z Un Petit Tour http://realtravel.com/member-m2516035-un_petit_tour.html <p>a entry by Un Petit Tour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/zanzibar-tanzania-reviews-hotels-d5319.html">Zanzibar, Tanzania.</a></p> <p>Sophie: Notre dernière semaine au Kenya promettait d'être bien calme, vu qu'on avait prévu de la passer a Zanzibar, iîe magnifique au charme exceptionnel...</p><p>On a adoré Stonetown, petite ville principale de Zanzibar avec beaucoup de charme et de caractère.. Il semble que le temps s'y soit arrêté, et les petites rues étroites qui font penser à la Sicile, les mille mosquées (50 pour une si petite ville!) créent vraiment une ambiance très agréable... Le top, c'est quand même le marché aux multiples brochettes de poissons le soir, au bord de l'eau, un choix de dingue, un vrai regal! ! 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