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As you know, Zimabwe is still ruled by the disastrous Robert Mugabe (though the power is shared with Morgan Tsvangirai). And whatever you think about Mugabe, there is no doubt that he has driven this beautiful country into a deep dark hole.
So my question to you is:
Would you travel to Zimbabwe at this time?
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Zimbabwe has recently replaced it’s disastrous own Zim Dollar with the more stable (massive understatement) American Dollar and South-African Rand. The reason is, as you all know, the apparently infinite inflation that has driven the local currency into a deep hellhole. So the question is if this change is going to help Zimbabwe become the bread basket of Africa as they once could call themselves? And as a traveler, there are other interesting questions popping up as well: Will this make it easier to travel in Zimbabwe? Will the money you spend in Zimbabwe benefit the people or the corrupt government? How can you make sure your spending helps Zimbabwe get back on track?
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For several African countries, travel and tourism is one of their largest industries and source of income. This means that when you travel in Africa, you have a great impact on the host population’s life and the local community’s economy. It is therefore important that you pay extra attention to what choices you have and what decisions you make. The main question is: What can you do to make sure that the money you spend at your destination actually stays there and pays off as much as possible for the local population? How can you support the African economies by traveling responsibly?
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Will Soccer Tourists Disturb this Peace?
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By July 2009 this blog should be up and running, featuring self experienced stories from travels on the African continent, thoughts about tourism in Africa and commenting on news from the African countries. The site is at the moment still going through major design and layout work, so that on the grand opening on July 1st, it will be the best looking Africa blog in the world!! Soon after it will have the best content as well!
So come back on July 1st to check out the new and revolutionizing AFRICA TRAVEL blog. In the mean time I suggest that you warm up your appetite for travel on the 4 Season Travel Blog..! -another creation of mine
Thank you!
