Grounds from the balcony

South Africa to Zimbabwe Day 12

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August 27th 2010
Africa in comfortFriday, August 27. The two-hour flight from Joburg to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe (Zim) is uneventful. We load onto two large vans and head for Stanley and Livingstone Hotel which turns out to be a series of separate one-bedroom bungalows designed to look on the outside like native huts complete with thatched roofs. The place is meant to capture the opulence and comfort ... read more

Africa » Zimbabwe » Victoria Falls

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The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded ... ... read more