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Haha. Trying to line up my travel plan for this year. :)

Yes, I figure it'll take 4 weeks from SG to Mera and back. Have u been there b4?

Am planning to climb Aconcagua in Dec 2012. Any Csers who have been there and done that??? Would love to hear your personal account and get some practical information e.g. trekking operator, cost, gear rental etc. :):):)

Hi, if you're keen and have some trekking experience, perhaps we can form a group to go together. It's more economical this way. :) I'm keen on MERA peak (6654m), which will take about 25days (from SG and back) and about SGD4000 (including air tix). I've been on Everest Base Camp/Kala...

Battery drains faster at lower temperature. Suggest you buy a couple of batteries as backup. Third-party Li-ion batteries are quite cheap on eBay (usually by Hong Kong or ShenZhen dealers). When I went Everest Base Camp, which was like -10 to -20 deg celcius, I brought along 2 spare batteries...

Security situation in Kenya doesn't look good recently. Two bomb explosions rocked Nairobi this week, suspected to be the work of Somali militants to revenge against Kenya for sending its troops into Somali.

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Kenya: 5 days Uganda: 4 days Rwanda: 3 days Tanzania: 22 days (of which 6 days were in Kilimanjaro and 5 days in Zanzibar) Masai Mara safari was booked in Nairobi the day before the safari trip. I called up the safari operator (not sure if I can reveal the name here; PM me to ask for the name...

48. Lake Buyonyi in Uganda, near Bwindi 49. The Virunga volcano range spanning Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo.

Just back from a backpacking trip to these four countries. The highlights of my trip are: 1. 3-day safari in Masai Mara 2. Tracking mountain gorillas in Bwindi 3. Visiting Kigali Genocide Memorial and Hotel des Mille Collines (aka "Hotel Rwanda") 4. Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro on 6D Machame route 5...

43. Crown cranes in flight 44. Crown cranes catching insects 45. Hyena. It was injured and was lying by the road side. 46. A dead lion 47. Blue sky day

Next was a full-day safari in Ngoro Ngoro. Ngoro Ngoro crater is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. It is one of the world's largest volcanic crater and a multitude of animals live on the crater floor throughout the year. 39. Ngoro Ngoro entrance 40. Cheetah does not prey on adult...

Next stop was a half-day safari in Tarangire National Park. 34. Lines of safari land cruisers waiting to enter the park. 35. Tarangire is well-known for its huge baobab trees 36. Lion cub growling. 37. Lioness mum showed the cub how it should be done. 38. Zebra and her foal (which is...