Country: Kenya Location: Samburu National Park, Samburu County Time of Travel: May 2008 An early crisp and cold morning started the day at the Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi. The oldest hotel in East Africa opened …
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Magic of Marataba
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Country: South Africa Location: Marakele National Park, Limpopo Province. South Africa Travel Date: April 2015 Driving 4 hours North West of Johannesburg after a 20-hour flight from Mumbai was one of the craziest things I …
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Although the Sun appears to “rise” from the horizon, it is actually the Earth’s motion that causes the Sun to appear. The illusion of a moving Sun results from Earth observers being in a rotating …
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Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a …
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Although the Sun appears to “rise” from the horizon, it is actually the Earth’s motion that causes the Sun to appear. The illusion of a moving Sun results from Earth observers being in a rotating …
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