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 Kruger spat us out into the Limpopo Province, tucked in the northernmost corner of South Africa. We had entered Kruger in an entirely different province, that’s how big the park is. The Limpopo Province is named after the mighty Limpopo River, which frames the province and serves as the natural border between South Africa and […]      Part I: The Plan Kruger National Park. The mother of all parks. Almost 400km long and 160km wide, housing all African mammals, big and small, amid a kaleidoscope of picture-perfect African backdrops. No trip to South Africa, or indeed to SouthernAfrica, could be complete without a visit to Kruger National Park. Naturally, I had to […]  Before you, an African savannah, lined with tall, yellow grasses and dotted with prickly acacia trees. To your left, a river zigzagging through the bush, and off in the distance, a burning red sun beginning to dip below a patchy green hilltop. You adjust the focus on your binoculars and squint a bit more, trying […]  Lately, my blogs have taken on a bit of a preachy tone, as I attest the value and virtues of travel. Well, folks, sorry, but this entry shall be no different. I’m on a roll, here, with these travel lessons, which are, if nothing else, making me more self-aware and appreciative of all that travel has […]  One of the things that many travelers talk about is culture shock. I, myself, have never experienced it in its full-blown, debilitating form. But I have also not ever traveled the way I currently am, from nature reserve to national park, and desert to isolated coastal beach. I haven’t been in a city in months…. […] |
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