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| A Tanzanian Success Story |
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DATE: May 18, 2012
AUTHOR: mark
Stop the press! I have a good news story! No, please don’t turn away, to continue your scan for your daily digest of destruction, death and scandal, linger here a while, for I have a commodity more valuable than gold (even at today’s prices) and I am ready to share. You see I have a story of hope.
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| Kite surfing squirrels… |
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DATE: May 11, 2012
AUTHOR: mark
Na, they’re clever but come on! Just wanted to grab your attention as we’ve dates for group kite surfing coaching trips being confirmed as I type! Yes, guys – Luke’s back! |
| The View From Robben Island |
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DATE: May 10, 2012
AUTHOR: mark
When a tear duct is repeatedly blocked with the fine dust that rises from the smashing of limestone it will eventually cease to work. Even years later, when that time in the quarry is just a painful memory, still the tear duct will not work; it is impossible to cry.
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| Seychelles cont…….. |
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DATE: April 24, 2012
AUTHOR: steph
Given the choice of a ferry or a flight I would slip my bottom onto an aircraft seat any day and it only takes 20 minutes from Mahe to Praslin.
We arrived at the stunning luxury resort of Raffles. You would think that its hillside location would be its biggest attraction as the views from the open air Reception verandah are breathtaking. However there is so much more than just views here.
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| Happy days in Uganda |
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DATE: March 9, 2012
AUTHOR: mark
These weren’t fig leaves, but they certainly concealed a lot.
200kgs of muscle, stomach and a face marked by an ancient acceptance of what may be sat in the bush, chewing. Clad in a hair coat of absolute black, the peeling away of the screen of leaves by the bill hook of the tracker, who now crouched two metres from him, making the suppressed bass cough of greeting, left him unperturbed.
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| Seychelles get ready! |
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DATE: March 8, 2012
AUTHOR: steph
It’s impossible to write about the Seychelles without sounding over the top or be accused of trying to over sell these gorgeous islands. However the truth is that each one of the five Seychelles islands which we visited, of which there are over one hundred scattered nonchanantly into the Indian Ocean, just south of the equator, is simply just stunning!
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| Seychelles Escape (What a lovely surprise!) |
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DATE: March 6, 2012
AUTHOR: steph
All in a day’s work?
I looked across at my fellow travellers, Jane and Mehdi as a flute of champagne was gently placed in front of me and I lower myself into the seat which quite incredibly lengthens and reclines to horizontal position. A selection of magazines even W H Smith would be proud of, a menu choice to die for – freshly prepared by the on-board chef, mmmm I think I’ll take the fresh tuna please! Another glass of champagne this time accompanied with a delicious mini kebab to awaken my tastebuds, also prepared by the on-board chef.
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| Finding love in the funniest of places |
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DATE: March 1, 2012
AUTHOR: mark
Falling in love is, as many people have pointed out before me, a funny thing.
The first time: nervous, unexpected, exhilarating, bewildering and, on occasions, frightening. Intoxicating. My first African love flared in Tanzania in 1998; riding through the late June night atop a heap of rucksacks on the back of an ex-army truck, the full moon bright above me and woodsmoke softening the edges of the city night. Three months effectively sleeping rough in the miombo woodland of the Kilombero Valley changed much, forever.
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| Africa and The Great Wall of China |
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DATE: January 4, 2012
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The following morning a four hour drive north west took us into rural China and here the real work began as we all donned our trusty worn in walking boots and began the testing climb up Heaven’s Ladder. This steep narrow stepped part of the wall was a clever introduction into what lay ahead and shut all of us up as we concentrated on reserving our stamina and energy for the wall.
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| No Time For Christmas |
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DATE: December 15, 2011
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Our friends at the show have set jump a special ticket price for friends of African Space, offering advanced sale tickets at £4 per head – £6 cheaper that normal retail price. To book, either call 0871 230 7159 or book online at www.adventureshow.com quoting ‘AFRICAN SPACE’. We hope to see you there.
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