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> > Just an update foranyone wishing to travel toZimbabwe:
> >
> > I've spent 3.5 weeks there - am writing this from Bulawayo,
actually. It
> > is quite safe here - I've been hitching my way around as well as
taking
> > buses, and no problems. People are very nice, the cities actually
> > appear safer than Kenyan or TZ cities and with an exchange rate of
650 to
> > a US$ on the black market, Zim is pretty damn cheap as well.
> >
> > And Mana Pools is possibly the best game park I've visited in Africa
so
> > far (Amboselli, Masai Mara, NAkuru, Samburu, Serengeti, Ngorognoro,
> > Tarangire, S Luangwa, MAtusadonha being the others).
> >
> > Hope this helps - if you have additional questions, please feel free
to
> > email me at vkalia00 at yahoo dot com (I dont check the email on
this
> > account).
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Vandit