Category Archives: Zimbabwe

Arrival Cape Town/ Ending the journey of a lifetime

Posted on April 12, 2010 by ~Anna

Finally the day came when my Africa Adventure ended—after 6 short weeks (9, including the 3 weeks I spent in Uganda), my overland trip was coming to a rather uneventful close. My face was glued to the window as we … Continue reading →

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Gilded: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Posted on March 5, 2010 by ~Anna

I’d come to the town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, hoping to experience some of the Real Zimbabwe–the Zimbabwe that I’d heard of from my clients at the human rights NGO and in the news. Victoria Falls, however, was not this; … Continue reading →

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Crossing to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Posted on March 3, 2010 by ~Anna

As I‘ve mentioned before, the majority of my work at the South African human rights NGO involved rights abuses committed against Zimbabwean refugees living in central Johannesburg. In the course of my work I got to know several of the … Continue reading →

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Traveling Off the Beaten Path/ Watching my bank account bleed dry

Posted on December 18, 2009 by ~Anna

I have to confess that I really haven’t really traveled off the beaten path before I began this yearlong adventure. When I was living in England I was able to travel a bit through Europe, but I never considered those … Continue reading →

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