How To Make A Plan For A Trip To Africa

How To Make A Plan For A Trip To Africa

Africa is the number one destination for people from European countries who would love to enjoy game trips, mountain climbing, kayaking, bungee jumping, surfing, fishing and other kinds of sport that one might think of. The reason why Africa inspires so many people is because of the history and stories told by the first settlers to Africa. Great stories have been written about Africa by the explorers whose names gave names to the countries they first set their foot on.

Africa history has surpassed borders because its endowed with so much natural resources from , gold, dynamite, limestone, diamonds, oil, fluorspar, ,quarries all to name but a few. Before the coming of the colonialist Africa had not been able to fully utilize their natural resources. But after scramble for Africa there was a mad rush for every resource that had not been fully tapped. One major development that occurred is the introduction of currency. Some of the old currencies used are now being preserved at national museums around various countries.

Africa has come a long way. One can say that though civilization did scathe many Africans in a bad way, there was absolute change that took place. Africans were forced to abandon their mode of dressing and took up formal clothes. Only some few bush men still don’t wear clothes preferring to cover their skin with hides. These tribes offer visitors a reflection of how Africans lived before embracing civilization. Now Africa is developing fast like other world countries more so countries like Kenya, South Africa, Botswana, Ghana and Egypt.

Dickson is the Chief Tour Guide and one of the Directors of Adventure Africa Expedition, he has traveled in many countries in Africa where he built the spirit of adventure and discovered nature hidden wonders in especially tailored walking trails like in Kisoro in Rwanda and Bwindi in Uganda both for Gorilla tracking. For more information on his work please visit http://advenafrica.com/index.htm

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360° Panorama (South Africa)

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360° Panorama (South Africa)
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Image by Martin_Heigan
360 degree panoramic photograph at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden in Poortview South Africa.

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Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa [Detail]
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Image by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg

To see the full image go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/4690804881

Posted June 11, 2010

The site of the June 11 opening game for the 2010 World Cup, Soccer City sits in Johannesburg’s Soweto Township. Previously named the FNB Stadium, the facility underwent an upgrade for the 2010 World Cup games. The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite captured this natural-color image of the stadium on May 14, 2009, while upgrades were apparently still in progress. Shaped roughly like a rectangle with rounded corners, the stadium sports high walls that cast long shadows toward the southwest.

Capable of seating 94,700 spectators, Soccer City is nevertheless dwarfed by nearby slag piles left over from decades-long mining operations. The slag heaps hold massive dumps of crushed rock discarded after gold extraction. Gold-bearing rock layers were originally discovered in this region in the late nineteenth century, and gold mining long powered South Africa’s economy.

On the opposite side of the slag piles from Soccer City is Diepkloof, one of several settlements comprising Soweto. The roughly circular-shaped settlement shows a street grid typical of residential areas, with small, closely packed houses. East and northeast of Soccer Stadium are clusters of much larger buildings characteristic of an industrial park.

Although vegetation appears in this image, it is relatively scarce, and much of the ground appears in shades of beige and brown, either sparsely vegetated land, or earth upturned to prepare for construction. One exception is the green golf course immediately east of Soccer City.

For most of its history, Soweto did not have parks or paved roads. A product of apartheid, this township was designed to house black laborers who worked in the nearby mines or other industries in Johannesburg. After his release from prison, Nelson Mandela gave his first speech in Johannesburg in the stadium now named Soccer City.

NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen, using EO-1 ALI data provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 team and the United States Geological Survey. Caption by Michon Scott.
Instrument: EO-1 – ALI

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South Africa: Around The World Art #019
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Soweto Football [Soccer] Match South Africa

The most widely played sport in South Africa is soccer. There is fanatical support for the nation’s club teams – the most famous of Which are Kaiser Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.

The Johannesburg club Kaiser Chiefs were founded in 1970. Such is their support around the country, that all their away games are said to be like home matches.

By 2010 they hope to become the first team in South Africa to own their own stadium when the 55,000 Seater Amakhosi Stadium is completed:

www.kaizerchiefs.com/Amakhosi.asp

Orlando Pirates are another Johannesburg club. Formed in 1937 in Orlando East, Soweto the Pirates are one of South Africa’s oldest football clubs.

The Pirates versus Chiefs derby matches are said to be amongst the most fiercely-contested in the world.

The club’s pledge honours the rights of women and children:

www.orlandopiratesfc.com/default.asp?cId=17087

Mucho thanks for The Soul Brother’s original image