Ok, it must have been ages since I started a thread in good ol' CBH. And I didn't even realise it's been almost 11 years since I was here, my goodness!
Anyway, yeah I'm wondering if any of you good folks here have any experience travelling in Africa, or know of anyone who has?
I'm going to East Africa for my internship this summer, should be spending about two months there. It's an agricultural commodities / supply chain company. I'm told that I'll be posted to Tanzania, and travel around a bit to a few other countries.
While I'm really excited about going to somewhere so exotic, I can't help feeling rather uneasy too. Hearing about violent crime in Africa and how unsafe it is to be there is making me really worried, since I'm ethnically Chinese so I'm practically a walking target there. Would be glad to receive any form of advice. Thanks in advance.
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Brugle HG Alumnus
posted 03-27-12 11:54
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Tryhard is a Pharaoh: Game Help forumer who lives in Africa and gets around, but I don't know if he has been in East Africa. You could try sending him an email (or leaving a message in that forum).
Eswen Pleb
posted 03-30-12 18:53
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I think he's from south Africa though ...
Czech Centurian Pleb
posted 06-05-12 12:53
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Hey DX
Tryhard would probably know more about travelling in Africa than me. He mentions Central Africa and other parts he has traveled to.
I just live in South Africa, haven't traveled further north than Namibia.
I know in Mozambique there are communities were foreigners live with security and such.
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Duan Xuan Pleb
posted 06-11-12 15:35
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Goodness me, I forgot about my thread! A belated thank you folks, for your advice.
I've already been in Africa for a month now. I was in Tanzania, just came over to Uganda on Saturday. So far my experience has been largely positive. The people are mostly friendly, and I guess the novelty of being in an African country is keeping me interested and on the lookout for new things to do.
I am planning to do something really crazy this weekend. I'm signing up for a one-day trip to do whitewater rafting and bungee jumping - both rather extreme activities in which I've absolutely no experience. It'll be one heck of an event to remember in my life though.