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World Traveller: 7 Continents, 90 Countries, 871 Days Overseas

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Category: World Trip 2006
An epic 153-day world trip visiting twenty-four countries – South Africa; Swaziland; France; England; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Czech Republic; Austria; Switzerland; Italy; Vatican; Monaco; Spain; Finland; Russia; Belarussia; Lithuania; Latvia; Estonia; Canada; USA; Hong Kong; China I traveled between 29 March 2006 and 28 August 2006.
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Wednesday 12 April 2006 Highlights: Seven hour nature hike, exploring bushman caves Some people on the tour really enjoyed the fireplaces in the rooms last night; I think some wood was missing from outside my room reflecting how keen people were to keep their fires going. Today was all about the 7 hour nature hike.…
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Tuesday 11 April 2006 Highlights: 4WD drive to our remote accommodation Unfortunately no dolphins decided to say good morning to our group. This it might have been the result of a drunken party in the area 🙂 We headed off to Durban for a quick stop. I spend most of our time here with…
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Monday 10 April 2006 Highlights: Zululand High School performance, Witch Doctor predictions We started today with a visit to a local Zululand high school and village and the students put on a dancing performance during a morning assembly. Anika was pulled onto the ‘stage’ and showed us all she really could dance (didn’t sing…
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Sunday 9 April 2006 Highlights: First sighting of a black rhino What a huge day!!! After a night of learning a new card game called “Kings in the corner” (thanks Jan), we got up early for a walk in the forest around Lake St Lucia. Actually we walked across the lake since it was…
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Saturday 8 April 2006 Highlights: The stunning countryside, it’s good the be the King (of Swaziland) Today we left Kruger National Park and passed through the tiny Kingdom of Swaziland. Our guide Jan told us that the King, his father and grandfather have over 600 kids. The King gets to pick a new wife…