Category 1a: Oooh what an amazing view!

Category 1b: Oooh what an amazing view! But there's a guy blocking it...

Category 2a: Flora & fauna

Category 2b: Flora & fauna. And also people.

Category 3a: People, with or without silly expressions

Category 3b: People, with or without silly expressions, but with drinks

Category 4a: Arts, architecture and engineering

Category 4b: It is, indeed, a continent with history and contemporary politics

Category 5: Travelling

Category 6: Misc

Category 7: Contributed by others

 

         
 

Category 1a: Oooh what an amazing view!

 
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  Cape Town seen from Table Mountain Devil's Peak Going up the cable car  
   
  View from Table Mountain Rock on! Cliff at Cape  
   
  A Cape of some good hope Table Mounting boiling over Buffalo Bay had a certain lack of buffaloes  
   
  Cintsa Howick Falls Kolkgate Potholes  
   
  Kolkgate Potholes Blyde River Canyon was somewhat misty Good morning Boma  
   
  Gweru Antelope Park Gweru Antelope Park Gweru Antelope Park  
   
  I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with... R I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with... MBR Vic Falls as seen from a motorcycle  
   
  Motorcycle? It's a chopper baby. A chopper. Gorge-ous  
   
  Victoria falls. Heavily so. Victoria keeps falling The main falls  
   
  Roaring like a thunderstorm. Check out the lo-res video Bridge over troubled water Sunset on the mighty Zambezi  
   
  Scenic pee stop. The blue thing is Lake Malawi Mountains surrounding the beaches of Lake Malawi Dar-es-Salaam as seen from the water  
   
  The Indian Ocean caught the setting sun Sunset from Zanzibar Paradise on Zanzibar  
   
  Zanzibarian paradise Ngorongorongorongorongoro A crater  
       
    Serengeti    
         
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Category 1b: Oooh what an amazing view! But there's a guy blocking it...
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  'I really should get a haircut.' 'There. Isn't this better?' I decided to put the caption in the actual photo  
   
  If I'm cycling again, am I recycling? On ruin's edge I am the Lizard King!  
   
  Martin regretted not bringing a towel. The clothes line thing took forever. Without an exit visa, Martin had to go through extreme measures to get out of Zimbabwe 'Sir, please come look at my bonsai water fall. Looking costs nothing.'  
   
  The hordes of sandflies on the other side of the lake had already spotted tonight's hapless victim Martin decided to hide in the shadows so as not to ruin another 'Ooooh-what-an-amazing-view'-photo 'Is my hat on right?'
'Sure. It's not on backwards or anything. Honest.'
 
       
    A unique shot of a grazing Moeritherium, believed to be extinct for 20 million years. A unique shot if it wasn't for the annoying Swede blocking it.    
         
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Category 2a: Flora & fauna
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  Did you know: The rock dassie's closest relative is the elephant. It was decent enough, but Jack wanted to check out a few more apartments before he signed anything This species of penguin is called Jackass penguin. Let's just call these two Belle and Sebastian.  
   
  The Antarctican tourists are bloody everywhere nowadays Baby baboon bouncing boldly on back The only type of tree in Africa the locals don't have a million uses for  
   
  Buffalo. Now drink up! Look Mr Frodo! Olyphaunt! Vervet monkey  
   
  This is a female. You can tell by the shape of the forehead and the thin tusks. Also the lack of penis. Horses by the river The laziest animal ever  
   
  These were busy days for the firebrigade. Too many kittens caught up in trees Lions on an anthill Time for a drink  
   
  Mmmm... ostrich... Totally tuskless Wildebeest  
   
  Kudu. Or possibly donkey. Hippie Lions Beatnik Lions  
   
  Time for lunch Mmmm... fast food... Tantor walked just a few metres from our tents  
   
  Rhinosauruses... saurusis... sauri... ah, rhinos Hey look, a bird! More rhinos  
   
  MBR EMBR Be sure to wash separately first time  
   
  Lizzie getting ready for the gay pride parade 'What about second breakfast?'
Check out the lo-res video of fiendish felines here
Zambezi hosts not only booze cruises, but also crocodiles  
   
  That's not a cloud, that's a swarm of flies Sometimes bush pees can be risky business Baobab tree  
   
  The one to the left is Meg, to the right we have Jack Thompson Twins. Or rather triplets Marabou is a brand of chocolate. Also a stork.  
   
  Flamin' goose 'Gaah, I'll never drink again. Your turn to order pizza! Lionesses gossiping  
   
  MBL Ngorongoro plains Gnu  
   
  Dirty Hyena A giraffe The same giraffe  
   
  Hey, it's that blue balled monkey again! Hiding hydrophile hippos A landhippo  
     
  Embracing the vulture   Which is the most religious fowl? -The birds of pray!  
         
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Category 2b: Flora & fauna. And also people.
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  Elephant and Martin Lions and Martin Seb, Martin, Russ, Bella, Rowie and Jodie with the lions  
   
  Last one to let go wins the lion Everyone was standing in line to rest a while on the comfy anthill. But Leona took her time. The elephant trainers were well trained  
   
  Martin on elephant Look! Tantor has a human-shaped growth on his back Everything's OK!  
   
  After the bath, Tantor still hadn't gotten rid of the German and Swedish parasites Aaaah, they're so cute! ...and so are the lion cubs.  
     
  'Wakey-wakey! Time to hunt some brekkie!'   Mischeck overcame his leophobia  
         
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Category 3a: People, with or without silly expressions
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  I really don't know how Aian spells his name, but I'm sure Alex does Seb and Bella were happily unaware of the dancing zombie eying their brains I have millions of dollars  
   
  The river of Sadness: Before The river of Sadness: After the river had washed the sadness away Sebulon enjoys his hammock  
   
  Bella enjoys Seb's hammock The guards were instructed to shoot poachers on sight. Jodie and Seb apparently didn't fit the description Russ and Martin with the poacher guards  
   
  Who wants to be a poker millionaire? Martin does. Jodie, Rowena and Belinda on the way to the heliride  
   
  Russell, Sebastian and Martin, also on the way to the heliride Up, up and away! Focus on the aerodynamics; streamline, mate, streamline!  
   
  A combined weight of some 170 kilos assured a speedy drop Jodie and Belle needed a little push Bloody show-off!  
   
  Booze Cruise #1: B & R before the Vodka Brown Blowfish Booze Cruise #2: Belinda and Josh, with Cyrus in the background  
   
  Booze Cruise #2: Karin, Juzzle and Row Now I can die happy: Martin surrounded by Lou, Justine and Yvonne Elsbeth (aka Ellie or Flea) and Nick  
   
  Piggy chefs Confused schoolkids 'Check out my dentures!'  
   
  Not so confused schoolkids Which doctor? The Witch doctor! Taking care of li'l sis  
   
  The correct way to celebrate St Patrick's day: Wear green and have a lovely lassie from the Emerald Isle by your side. Fish market consumers in Stone Town, Zanzibar Bart getting ready to go into Ngorongoro Crater  
   
  There's a cheetah somewhere in the grass, but the migratory israeli, pommie and kenyan are so much easier to capture on camera Mary, Rudy, Yvonne and Kim It's man against machine and machine against nature  
         
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Category 3b: People, with or without silly expressions, but with drinks
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  Sebbie, Binnie, Russie, Rowie and Tonie. Jodie is hiding. Stroh rum In Gweru Antelope Park  
   
  Booze Cruise # 1 Russ had used Bella's hair straightener Maybe the camera should've captured whatever these guys are looking at  
   
  When many cameras are around, it's hard to pose for the right one. Rowie got it, though. Booze Cruise # 2 Juzzle apparently opened the bottle in the wrong end  
   
  'You're my best friend' 'No, YOU'RE my best friend!' Cheers, big ears! Andy tried to hide  
       
    Bad taste party with the southbound gang    
         
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Category 4a: Arts, architecture and engineering
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  The first hostel on this trip: The Backpack, Cape Town An eatery at Table Mountain Lighthouse at Cape of Good Hope  
   
  Colourful Cape Town Very Edwardian Family hostels in the Township of Langa; before  
   
  Family hostels in the Township of Langa; after Buffalo Bay BP Port Elizabeth, weather fine  
   
  Cintsa in the jungle BP Ritz, Jo'burg View from the tallest building in the Southern hemisphere...  
   
  ...at least according to the locals Great Zimbabwe Ruins Great Zimbabwe Ruins  
   
  Great Zimbabwe Ruins Great Zimbabwe Ruins Great Zimbabwe Ruins  
   
  Great Zimbabwe Ruins Bushmen cave paintings Bushmen cave paintings  
   
  Paradise, Bulaweyo I can't remember what those guys called themselves, but Rowie bought their CD The witch doctor's private practice  
   
  Hut in Chitchimba Sunrise beach, Dar-Es-Salaam Wiring in Stonetown, Zanzibar  
   
  Karibou Inn, Zanzibar A door. Caption unnecessary, n'est-ce pas?  
       
    Karen Blixen's old home    
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Category 4b: It is, indeed, a continent with history and contemporary politics
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  I'm fairly sure I wouldn't place the electric and telephone node devices like that Shanty towns are still common The mine in which Mandela and his co-prisoners worked  
   
  Nelson Mandela's cell on Robben Island Schoolkids held a song and dance concert at a school outside Cintsa Hector Pietersen Memorioal in Soweto  
   
  Nelson Mandelas old house Maria showing the map of Great Zimbabwe ruins Inflation 1: If those are the prices on soft drinks, imagine what the booze costs!  
   
  Inflation 2: Millions of dollars were on the poker table Inflation 3: Tanzanian shillings are not quite as hysterical as Zimdollars, but still... Boats in Dar-Es-Salaam  
   
  Traditional Maasai clothing Traditional Maasai clothing Traditional Maasai clothing  
         
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Category 5: Travelling
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  Leaving Landvetter Leaving the Swedish sun Arriving at Cape Town Intl  
   
  Cape Town Waterfront Toni and the ATC truck Getting ready for game drive in Kruger  
     
  Tow, tow, tow your jeep...   On my horsey  
         
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Category 6: Misc
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  So, exactly what are you allowed to do? Just dessert: Poachers get treated exactly as ruthlessly as they themselves treat the wildlife Boozing up  
     
  That'll do, pig!   Zanzibarian seafood  
         
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Category 7: Contributed by others
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    Wait for it...    
         
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  Photos are mostly taken by me, except of course those I myself am featured in and those sent to me by my co-travellers. Thanks heaps to all contributors!  
   

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