Ruaha River

Out of Africa (and tips for other travellers)

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July 16th 2014
We head home tomorrow and have had a most enjoyable and interesting month in Africa. Yesterday we walked alongside Victoria Falls which are far more spectacular than Niagara Falls, and we got very wet feet and trouser legs despite the voluminous rental raincoats. We also learned some of the history of the falls and that Dr. Livingstone married a Scots lass called Mary Moffat so perhaps she is a di ... 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