Goin' solo...nothing like it! (A trip report collection)
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Solo to Chile...and back to the Peruvian Amazon for a bit. I just had so much fun on this one!
http://www.fodors.com/community/sout...rip-report.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/sout...rip-report.cfm
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Forgot to post this one also to Peru. Also the Amazon near Iquitos, plus Trujillo/Chiclayo (by bus!)
http://www.fodors.com/community/sout...orth-coast.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/sout...orth-coast.cfm
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First half of this 2-week trip was solo:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...jugendstil.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...jugendstil.cfm
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Here's my trip report to the Czech Republic, Krakow, and Frankfurt - May, 2010.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...-report.cfm?86
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...-report.cfm?86
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here are some threads from my solo trip to Italy in August 2007:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...gano-milan.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...last-night.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...gano-milan.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...last-night.cfm
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Here's my latest solo trip; I actually went with a (small) group this time: 5 Germans, 1 other American, and me. (And that includes the guide and driver.) I finally visited the US West:
http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...stward-who.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...stward-who.cfm
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I had forgotten about this thread, Amy!
here is my latest solo trip report from two months ago, to Peru for my big birthday:
http://www.fodors.com/community/sout...chu-picchu.cfm
here is my latest solo trip report from two months ago, to Peru for my big birthday:
http://www.fodors.com/community/sout...chu-picchu.cfm
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Yes, I, too had forgotten about it! Here are three TRs from my recent round the world trip:
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...-excursion.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...an-sojourn.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...-sri-lanka.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...-excursion.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...an-sojourn.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...-sri-lanka.cfm
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I almost always travel alone, mostly appearing in posts at
http://autolycus-london.blogspot.com/
but one or two also at:
http://www.slowtrav.com/uk/notes/walk_stonehenge.htm
Hadrian's Wall:
http://www.slowtrav.com/tr/tripreport.asp?tripid=1057
Barcelona:
http://www.slowtrav.com/tr/tripreport.asp?tripid=1185
Montreal:
http://www.slowtrav.com/tr/tripreport.asp?tripid=1148
http://autolycus-london.blogspot.com/
but one or two also at:
http://www.slowtrav.com/uk/notes/walk_stonehenge.htm
Hadrian's Wall:
http://www.slowtrav.com/tr/tripreport.asp?tripid=1057
Barcelona:
http://www.slowtrav.com/tr/tripreport.asp?tripid=1185
Montreal:
http://www.slowtrav.com/tr/tripreport.asp?tripid=1148
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Hi Amy. I realize your trip report on South Africa is quite old but as I lived there for three years I wanted to just correct your use of the word Bantu as you would insult any South Africa using that word. Bantu is the word the white ruling class used for any black south African of any of the 10 or so ethnicities. There is no bantu language or tribe. Zulus are the largest, followed by Xhosa, Sotho, pedi, Venda, etc.
I loved the country but left because of fears for personal safety and a slow and unreasonable civil legal system.
Kim
I loved the country but left because of fears for personal safety and a slow and unreasonable civil legal system.
Kim
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Kimwhits, I really appreciate your information. The term "Bantu" was definitely used by white and black South African guides alike; perhaps it's due to the recognition that most non-South Africans have of the term in reference to languages such as Swahili and the early so-called "Bantu migration"?
My apologies to any whom I've unwittingly offended; I wonder if it's become a "reclaimed" word in some areas?
It is indeed a beautiful country and must have been hard to leave, but I can understand the personal safety concerns.
My apologies to any whom I've unwittingly offended; I wonder if it's become a "reclaimed" word in some areas?
It is indeed a beautiful country and must have been hard to leave, but I can understand the personal safety concerns.
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Forgot to post the links to last year's fall trip:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...ne-baltics.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...d-bulgaria.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...rn-balkans.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...o-budapest.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...ne-baltics.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...d-bulgaria.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...rn-balkans.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...o-budapest.cfm
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Apparently I forgot to add my various solo trip reports:
China 2010:
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...d-in-china.cfm
Antarctica 2012:
http://www.fodors.com/community/crui...antarctica.cfm
I never did actually finish my Athens and Istanbul or Egypt trip reports, whoops!
China 2010:
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...d-in-china.cfm
Antarctica 2012:
http://www.fodors.com/community/crui...antarctica.cfm
I never did actually finish my Athens and Istanbul or Egypt trip reports, whoops!