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Podcast #026: Apartheid
Welcome to Episode 26 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This week’s podcast episode is all about…
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The Sani Pass
Bloody obvious with hindsight, but let me just reiterate the point, so no other backpacker tries the same stunt. If…
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Five Days in Lesotho
I only had five days in Lesotho, but it was enough to let me see that it’s a particularly beautiful…
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Apartheid and discrimination in South Africa
When I mentioned about Apartheid on my Twitter timeline, I assumed it was a reference that everyone understood and could…
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Perceptions of Soweto
Soweto. South West Township. Somewhat boring name, but those six letters encompass so much about recent South African history, and…
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South Africa: Overview
So, I didn’t spend that long in South Africa, maybe a week in total, but I travelled across much of…
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Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe is the largest ruined civilisation you have never heard of. Part of the ruins in the Valley complex…
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The Matapos and Cecil Rhodes
It’s hard to talk about Africa and not mention colonialism; its effects down here in Southern Africa were a bit…
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A Day Trip to Chobe National Park
Botswana – cue images of hippos, elephants, and crocodiles, easily visible on a luxury safari. When places like Mole National…
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A Day Trip to Victoria Falls, Zambia
To most people, the name “Victoria Falls” conjures up an image of a vast cascade of water, a loud and…
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Livingstone: The Town, The Man, The Tree
The heat hit me as soon as I stepped off the plane. Tentatively hopping across the airport tarmac like someone…
