Perspectives from the “wilds” of Africa

The author describes the journey from Egypt to South Africa by road, and his observations of the cultural and environmental influences. The stops in Egypt were mostly associated with temples and constructions of the ancient Egyptians. The two most impressive engineering feats, deserving at least a mention, were the saving of the Philae and Abu Simbel temples. Both would have been lost to the rising waters of the Nile when the Aswan Dam was constructed. Part of the journey included a thirteen day trip covering a circular route from Johannesburg north to the Victoria Falls, southwest into Botswana through the Chobi and Moremi Parks, the Okovango swamps and the Magadigadi plains back to Johannesburg. These represent only a small sample of the parks which are readily accessible to tourists in Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa