Africa

Wow! Thank you so very much for your excellent response about all the places that you have visited in Africa. I would love to see Cape Town, the Garden Route and Mauritius. I imagine the the Comoros was a delightful honeymoon destination. I would adore it there I am sure. I have been to the Seychelles and loved the beaches there. It must be quite wealthy compared to most other African countries. Your life sounds very interesting Violet Dreams. You are lucky to have been born in sunny Durban and had trips in your childhood to Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Thanks for saying your opinion about how South Africa is these days. I looked at a list of the world's richest and poorest countries a couple of years ago. I was surprised to see where South Africa was on that list.

OOps, after all that I forgot. South Africa used to be a very rich country - what with the gold, diamonds, etc... and about 15 or 20 years back it was a country on the verge of being 1st world. It was a truly great place to live - this said after spending a couple of years exploring the world. Sadly, in the last 10+ years it has rapidly lost ground and is rapidly (if not already there) heading towards officially becoming a 3rd world country again. This I find very sad as the people and the country have so much to offer and are wonderful people ... they just really need to sort out the crime level and the internal fighting between all the different African tribes and then go from there. Unfortunately, that is not an easy task since there is so much corruption in the Government and the Police Force - makes it hard for the law abiding citizens who do still live there. Please note everyone - this is my opinion and I am entitled to it, no matter what you believe. You too are entitled to your opinion. I haven't written this to start a political discussion/argument. Violetdreams

Yes, I would be jealous of your friend. It must be interesting and rewarding to work in Africa. I am a primary school teacher and when my children are grown up it might be worthwhile for me to work there. Safety is important when traveling in a remote area. The Masai tribe were so friendly, curious and welcoming. The pair of lions I saw looked so laid back and it was a joy to take photos of them. Stopping by a tree I wondered why and there was a leopard asleep in the branches. I hope that you go one day and have an excellent time.

Yes I really hope so too! x

Yes, I have been to Tunisia and found it more Arabic than the rest of Africa. I hope that you go to Ghana one day. It is a shame when war starts up in an African country. I would like to go to South Africa to see Cape Town then go up to Zambia to see the Victoria Falls and then go over to Mozambique to see its palm fringed beaches. Thanks for your excellent response.

Thank you! Hope you get to travel more in Africa too. I have an old work mate that is from Ghana, and that moved there with his family from Norway a couple of years ago. We have an agreement that I am going there to see him. I hope I wil be able to. Another work friend has already been there and found it wonderful.

I flew home from Kenya and got a superb view of the pyramids from the air. Wow! I would love to go back and see them from ground level next time. I have always fancied going to Madagascar to see the lemurs. I would love to go to Cape Town and I have heard it is safe there compared to Johannesburg. Malaria is a possible danger in Africa is some localities. I hope that you go to Egypt and then to Madagascar. One of my friends had her honeymoon and she has photos of her husband and her in Madagascar. It looks beautiful there.

Hello my friend Williamjisir. It is interesting that your boss worked in Ethiopia. It had a famine when I was a teenager sadly. I hope that you will go to work overseas at some stage of your life. I think it would be amazing to walk home and see elephants walking along or giraffes grazing. Thanks for your lovely response.

I hope that you go to Kenya and Uganda one day. I loved it there, seeing the wild animals and meeting the friendly poor but happy local people. It is interesting to meet other travelers and talk about where they have been to. I watched a documentary on television about illegal immigrants. They travel up through Africa to Libya and pay a boatman to take them to an Italian island. However if they are unlucky they will be caught by the Maltese. Some men were on a boat that sank and they jumped on a tuna net. The Italian government pitied them so allowed them one year in Italy. One of my friends went to the Canary Islands and he saw a boat load of illegal immigrants coming in. This is unusual because in that part of the Atlantic there is good security.

Hi Green Line. I hope that you go to Africa one day because there is much to see. It is an amazing experience to go on a safari to see wild animals, the market places have excellent souvenirs and the local people are fascinating to meet. Yes, I commented that 19 out of 20 countries are in Africa (the poorest in the world). Nepal is in Asia and countries there like India and China seem to be becoming more wealthy. I must have been wonderful when you visited India. I would love to go there.