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Mt. Kilimanjaro – Tanzania. I’d never given much thought to my lungs. Their synchronized expansion and contraction. The seamless and automatic exchange of gases. Silent, heaving, spongy bags filled almost a thousand times an hour with sterile, conditioned air; exhaust…
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Langebaan – Western Cape, South Africa. August and September are flower season in South Africa’s West Coast National Park, which borders the coastal town of Langebaan. Just an hour’s drive to the north of Cape Town, it makes for a…
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Blyde River Canyon – Mpumalanga, South Africa. Nearing the end of a two-week road trip through South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, we drove through the stunning Blyde River Canyon, along its Panorama Route. With only a few exposures remaining on…
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Great Zimbabwe – Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Visiting Great Zimbabwe was a dream come true. It helped that we were the first to arrive at the site, so early that the morning fog still hung low over the ruins. As we scampered…
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Danamombe Ruins and Matobo Hills – Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. No visit to Bulawayo should be without a day trip to the surrounding countryside. The natural beauty, archaeological sites, and solitude are unmatched. To the south of Bulawayo are the Matobo…
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Victoria Falls – Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. In the Tonga language, the massive water fall on the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia is named Mosi-oa-Tunya–“the smoke that thunders”–for the spectacular cloud of mist that shrouds it during the rainy season….
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