Entrance to the Royal Kraal

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May 31st 2010
Leaving Maputo I get to experience travel like an African lady. After I offer a little bit of my Coke to a thirsty looking young boy, around five years old, he decides that I am a preferable travel companion to his mother and insists on standing between my legs as we are about to leave. This can't be very comfortable so I pick him up and drop him on my lap and for the next four hours do what women ... read more

Africa » Swaziland » Ezulwini Valley

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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