Sugarcane industry! Could they pile this truck any higher?

Days 83-84... Swaziland

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April 15th 2007
We passed into the border of Swaziland and were astonished to see that virtually all road signage stopped immediatly! I don't know how people get around, as the maps are pretty primitive and inaccurate too! Still we did manage to get to our campsite within the Royal Hlane Game Reserve without too much drama. Our cabin was a very styley little thatch hut, with no electricity! But was very clean an ... read more

Africa » Swaziland

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Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured the monarchy (one of the oldest on the continent) to grudgingly a... ... read more