Sondzela Backpackers Rondavel

Swaziland & Mpumalanga

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July 8th 2005
Driving into Swaziland in the late afternoon the scenery seemed rather forlorn. Dusty fields of brown stubble, sparce mud-brick homesteads and little sign of life. We drove through Manzini, the country's largest town, and were dropped off at the Legends backpacker hostel which we could see immediately was of the more basic variety. On the upside, our friend Dorian with whom we had spen ... 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