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Life & Death on the Zambezi

July 10, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Africa: part 4 of 4 Evans Muyeye is 28 and a sixth-year guide at Shackleton’s Tiger Fishing Lodge near Mwandi, Zambia. Prior to becoming a fishing guide Evans spent two years working in a bakery. When I asked what he did at the bakery he replied, “I baked.” Cha-ching! I apologized for such a dumb […]

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Filed Under: Africa (a 4-part series)

Mwandi, Zambia & the Sooka Community School

July 8, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Africa: part 3 of 4 Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, pours its magic thundering elixir of life near the four-corner border of Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia. When based near the falls at the Elephant Hills Hotel in Zimbabwe, I spent two mornings playing a round of golf. Unimpressed […]

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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe: 10 Tips for Dealing with Shopkeepers

July 4, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Africa: part 2 of 4 Victoria Falls, upriver One of the seven natural wonders of the world, Victoria Falls churns out clouds and rainbows as fast as local villagers weave baskets and carve wood figurines. It is a remarkable sight: the wide, slow, meandering Zambezi River — Africa’s fourth largest — suddenly pouring over a […]

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Filed Under: Africa (a 4-part series), Sales

Toro Yaka, the Big 5, and Falling Out of A Safari Truck in Rural South Africa

July 3, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Africa: Part 1 of 4 Balule Reserve, northeastern South Africa “Toro Yaka” means “My Dream” in Northern Sotho, a local South African dialect. It is also the name of a small and nearly perfect bush lodge located in the heart of the Balule Reserve, which encompasses 38,000 hectares (about 95,000 acres) adjacent to famed Greater […]

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Filed Under: Africa (a 4-part series)

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