Hi everyone After my little nap this afternoon, we met and had tea in the lodge and then left for our afternoon game drive. We were informed by our ranger, Darren, that there had been an elephant kill (by another elephant) in a neighboring park and the main pride of 15 lions that roamed our park had gone to have themselves a feast and unfortunately wouldn't be gracing us with their presence for at least a week. So unfortunately the chances of us seeing lions is slim and none. This is definitely a little disappointing, but such is life. We did [View Full Entry]

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Same answer as usual. The answer is of course yes, but HOW deadly are they? Not at all. We had lions within arms reach and a Leopard within leaping range of our heads. We are very much taking it easy today. We skipped the morning Game Drive with the intent of doing tomorrow's before we head to Swaziland. The intent was that we would sleep in, but I punched out of bed before sunrise as the wildlife outside began its excited pitch at first light. So I sent the Game Driving party off and dutifully brought coffee back to the cottage. [View Full Entry]

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So, are the roads as deadly as they say they are? As I said before, ALL roads are deadly, especially those that you take for granted. That said . . . Alexandra We had what hopefully will be the most eventful episode of the trip this morning. Near Sandton is a township called Alexandra which is as rough as they come. We went a different way to the highway this time, which got us lost in the middle of Alexandra. Some people think there are some bad spots in America . . . my friends, Parsons Avenue, Little Creek, Over the [View Full Entry]

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brrrr - it is f*ing cold in switzerland ! i am back in cheese&chocolat country since friday the 11th and i am still struggeling with the adaption! far too much people, far too much noise, far too cold - but it is nice to chat with friends where you do not have to explain yourself... the plain in joburg left 2h too late, therefore i missed the connecting flight to berne so i had to fly to geneva and then with the train to biel. i finally arrived after a 23h travel. my sister fetched me from the train station and [View Full Entry]

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Can you believe it? 2 days later and I already have a new entry! Got a phone call yesterday ... DRC visa is in! I guess I'm legit. Met with Etienne and Erick yesterday to figure out exactly what is going on and to plan out the next few weeks. So ... I leave Hands Village sunday morning to catch the Citybug back into Joburg ... Meet Erick when he gets off his flight from Cape Town ... Hazy patch ... End up on a bus to Lusaka, Zambia ... Wait for Marc Myburgh in Lusaka ... Get a ride to [View Full Entry]

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Hello all! Just got an email from Helen Holly Hoff this morning instructing me to write more often for you ... so strap on the safety harness cause here we go. Quick note: I was up until 130 in the morning last night going through wedding photos so I may or may not make much sense ... and go on irrevelant tangents ... or just pass in and out of consciousness. I guess I should be the one getting the harness out. Alright .... Since I last wrote there have been plenty of exciting events that have taken place ... most [View Full Entry]

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Right on ... Africa Still here! It's my one month anniversary today! Not bad ... pretty good I guess. Since my last entry I: -Had my 21st Bday -Started my own garden -Dealt with the biggest spider I have ever seen -Went to a mall that rivals Chinook Centre in size (this is where I bought a new phone) Now you can choose if you wish to continue reading... Alright ... my bday! Super awesome! Some of the guys I'm working with took me out for dinner and some drinks. Had an awesome time and got some awesome gifts! The place [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone! First off ... my bad. I realize it has been 3 weeks and I haven't updated this since I left Canadia. Lets Move on... AFRICA! After a journey that took me 2 days, my entire iPod battery, a few pints of beer, and 2 sleeping pills I arrived here in South Africa. I'm staying just north of Neilspruit, a super developed little city with a gigantic mall to it's name. Look it up on a map. I'm not even sure what to write because I have been here 3 weeks already! Hard to believe. I arrived a few days [View Full Entry]

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Montag 21.9.2009 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARA (mis gotteching wo scho 8i isch)! nun, es ist montag halb 2 am Nachmittag und es hat sich immer noch nix getan... abgesehen davon, dass ich 2 weitere mails gekriegt habe. Die eine lodge will mich asap interviewen - africa time, das kann dauern... - und die andere lodge in mosambik wird sich ende woche entscheiden... die lodge in mosambik tönt ganz gut. Ist eigentlich aber keine lodge, sondern ein luxury tented camp, welches auch wilderness trails anbietet! Wäre super dort zu arbeiten, aber dann habe ich ein weiteres problem mit nem visa. Aber so weit [View Full Entry]

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wie der titel dieses eintrages sagt: ich bin immer noch am warten ! seit meinem letzten blogeitrag vor 2 wochen hat sich nix geändert, ich habe immer noch keinen job... 5.9.2009 bin um 9 uhr aufgestanden, frühstück gegessen und mit 2 deutschen backpacker girls gequatscht. um 11 uhr sind wir zusammen in die riverside mall gefahren und dort habe ich turnschuhe kaufen wollen, aber leider keine gefunden... nelspruit ist ja jenste mal grösser als hoedspruit (235'000 einwohner; Mpumalangas provinz hauptstadt - habe keine ahnung wo die alle wohnen, denn es kommt mir definitiv nicht grösser vor a [View Full Entry]

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