Hippo

the end

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July 28th 2003
Well, this is it, the end of our trip. We arrived back in the UK on Saturday morning to grey skys and drizzle. I cant remember right now where we last wrote from , so I'll work my way backwards and when you come to somewhere you recognise, you can stop reading! We spent the last week in Johannesburg staying with a friend. We hired a car for the week, making it so much easier and cheaper to get ... 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