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The Purple T-Shirt Revisited
Two years ago, when I visited Madaba, Jordan on a weekend trip from Amman, I stumbled across something that left me speechless. I saw a young Jordanian boy walking down the streets of the city with a South Eugene Axemen T-shirt–the…
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Finding Paradise on the Shores of Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi has long been described as a sort of travelers black hole. It is a place where itineraries change and plans are forgotten as tourists become seduced by the beauty and tranquility of the water. During our few short…
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The Harare International Festival of the Arts
Our wonderful trip through Southern Africa involved careful planning, endless research, a large dose of wanderlust and a bit of luck. Sure, even without the extra bit of luck, we would have had a fantastic time, but arriving in Harare…
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Great Zimbabwe Ruins: The House of Stones
In 1871, German geologist Karl Mauch set off in search of the biblical city of Ophir—a place that once supplied the Queen of Sheba with an abundance of gold for the construction of the Temple of Solomon. And when he…
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Okavango Delta Mokoro Safari in Botswana
If you’re traveling overland across southern Africa, the vast waters of the Okavango Delta may come as a bit of a surprise. Like the outstretched palm of a hand, they fan out over northern Botswana—creating a patchwork of blue and…
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Things to do in Swakopmund: Three Day Itinerary
Described by my trusty lonely planet guidebook as being “more German than Germany,” the town of Swakopmund is a quaint mixture of Los Angeles and Bavaria that sits on the border between the vast, Namib Desert and the mighty Atlantic…
