"Pat Anderson" wrote in message
news:IVW4lLAoS4qGJwqu@aicuk.demon.co.uk...
> In message , Hans-Georg Michna
> writes
>>'Quick trip' to Africa proves to be a resounding success
>>
>>Wildlife viewing, stunning geography and unique people make
>>jaunt to Kenya
>>
>>Christopher Clark, Vancouver Sun
>>Published: Saturday, July 28, 2007
>>
>>To be honest, like most people, I would not have thought of a
>>quick trip to Africa when planning for a vacation. By quick I
>>mean eight days with my feet actually on African soil. Add three
>>days to get there and back and you have 11 days away.
>>
>>My two other trips to Africa were both a month in duration. So,
>>I will admit that I viewed this as a bit of an experiment to see
>>if the long travel time between Vancouver and Africa would be
>>outweighed by my experiences. Most of the people I mentioned
>>this trip to determined that I was a bit crazy. No one is used
>>to hearing the words quick and Africa in the same sentence. It
>>was pointed out to me that a more proper use of the term would
>>be to say "I am off for a quick trip to Kelowna."
>>
>>Well I just recently returned from my "quick trip" to Africa and
>>I am glad to say that it was a resounding success. One of the
>>keys to making this short long-distance holiday work was finding
>>an itinerary that covered many places that were not too far
>>apart. The other was selecting Kenya.
>>
>>Article continues at:
>>http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/travel/story.html?id=0c75df8b-0c
>>24-43af-b039-38c4d3832b52
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>>[Had to laugh at, "Kenya is an amazing little country ..." Guess
>>the guy hasn't looked at a map. Besides, I don't agree with him.
>>I've tried different safari durations and invariably liked the
>>longer ones more. Nothing shorter than two weeks ... Hans-Georg]
> Hans Georg,
> I couldn`t go to Kenya for less than two, or better still, three weeks to
> Kenya! Over the years I have met people on aeroplanes who were going out
> on business for a week, this is a different thing entirely.
> On a different note, I read today in the Daily Telegraph Travel section
> that crime in South Africa is so bad that people are going to Kenya,
> Tanzania, Zambia and Namibia instead, the correspondent said that Kenya
> relies on safaris whereas South Africa has much more. In fact Kenya has so
> much diversity, such as lakes, mountain, coast, as well as safari
> destinations.
> Pat.
> --
> Pat Anderson
hi Pat...all my elderly relatives who were ex-pts in kenya in the 1960's but
now living back in the Uk are very concerned for me to visit Kenya on
account of how dangerous it is for tourists ( more specifically, Nairobi).
Im pretty savvy about being street smart ( ie dont walk around with
expensive gear,cameras,jewellery,watches, follow the crowds,use cabs etc),
so im not overly afraid, but I have heard that Nairobi is almost absloutley
a no-go area after dark.
how true is this?
Thanks :-)
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