https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 05:18:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa/page/2#post-729759 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:10:07 +0000 DigAPony 729759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Cool, I stayed mostly in Rabat but spent a long weekend in Marrakech! Some family friends acted as our guides, otherwise I would have been crazy lost. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa/page/2#post-729409 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:45:50 +0000 BKCaribBaby 729409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I spent four months living in Cape Town, South Africa for a grad school internship. Afterwards, I took a group backpacking tour through parts of Namibia and Botswana and ended up at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. I've also been to Morocco, which counts too, right? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa/page/2#post-729396 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:42:27 +0000 Cherrybee 729396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been to Egypt! But the bit we were in is technically in Asia not Africa!! How awesome is this picture - it looks really desolate but our hotel was just down the road!! </p> [attach=2581/13/mlih2s.600x450.WP_001510.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa/page/2#post-729339 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:20:55 +0000 tequiero21 729339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Would love to visit at least one country in every continent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa/page/2#post-728940 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:04:36 +0000 yoursilverlining 728940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’ve never been but am dying to go. I really want to go to Egypt for our 5th anniversary, but we’ll see what state it’s in politically before we go. Definitely want to take LO to Africa as well someday; probably a safari, or to Egypt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa/page/2#post-728751 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:11:59 +0000 Alivoo01 728751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, but it's on my bucket list of places to go visit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728731 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:04:42 +0000 LuLu Mom 728731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never been, and never really had a desire to go until reading some of these post! Sounds like a place that I might have to add to my list! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728706 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:53:37 +0000 looch 728706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just once, to Egypt. We couldn't work out the timing for a Kenyan safari, but when DS gets older, it is for sure on our list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728694 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:49:33 +0000 SleepyMonkey 728694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, we've been to south africa and i loved it! trying to figure out when we can go back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728669 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:34:10 +0000 mrsbookworm 728669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been to South Africa, Zambia and Botswana. I'd go back in a heartbeat! I've already been talking to my husband about how we should take our son on safari when he's 8+ and he's not even born yet : ) Can't wait to go back! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728532 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:33:53 +0000 spaniellove 728532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DigAPony: We spent a few days in Marrakech last year. Staying in the medina was such a great experience! I loved learning how to really pay attention to where I was so I didn't get lost - we use GPS so much here that we never care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728520 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:06:49 +0000 Sweet T 728520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never been but would love to visit the Giraffe Manor in Kenya! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728516 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:55:25 +0000 illumina 728516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only Morocco- what a beautiful country! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728260 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:59:10 +0000 DigAPony 728260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I spent a summer living in Morocco.</p> <p>@spaniellove: Hey! What brought you to Morocco? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728257 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:58:53 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 728257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: We once had a Karin family in the hospital that had no contacts (on a weekend), it took us an extra day in the hospital to identify what language they spoke and obtain the phone interpreter. I've worked really hard to be able to try and hear the differences between the two, so that won't happen again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728247 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:55:21 +0000 MamaCate 728247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lived and worked there for two years after college. I do hope to get back there when we can take the time to have a really good trip. </p> <p>@matador84: @Mrs. Jacks: I worked in refugee resettlement right after i came back and we had a ton of somali bantu then. it is such a cool opportunity to get to know so many different cultures! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728153 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:31:00 +0000 spaniellove 728153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been to Morocco...it's not what most people think of as stereotypical Africa but while I was there it hit me that I was in Africa! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728113 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:22:21 +0000 Ree723 728113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I am OBSESSED with Africa! I've only done safari in Kenya but I am dying to go back! The Masai Mara was the most amazing place and don't even get me started on how wonderful the people are. We are definitely going to take LO to Africa at some stage...hopefully in the next few years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728047 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:12:06 +0000 matador84 728047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: ah that cracks me up! i can't believe someone outside my little bubble knows the difference between karen and karenni. we have to use our students as interpreters often in special situations and they are AMAZING! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-728025 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:09:46 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 728025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: it is so hard sometimes to get a Karin interpreter... And then you do, only to find out that the family speaks Kareni and not Karin. Ah, the joys! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-727820 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:49:31 +0000 matador84 727820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: interesting! we used to have a ton of somailis, but now i would be safe to say there are more burmese and karen (a thai ethnicity) and overall less africans.</p> <p>it is really crazy when kids see each other and they knew each other back at the refugee camp in their country! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-727745 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:43:07 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 727745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: We are a large resettlement site too. Lots of Burmese, Ethiopian and Somali families. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-727738 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:42:50 +0000 matador84 727738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: i promise there is no place like it. we also have many refugees from camps in southeast asia...mainly thailand and burma. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-727723 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:41:26 +0000 shopaholic 727723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: wow! That is so interesting and sounds like an inspiring place to work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-727684 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:38:41 +0000 matador84 727684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: nearly all of them are refuguees. i live in a suburban area of texas that operates as a level II refugee center and works strongly with catholic family services. we have a lot of beef packing plants here and they give the refugees work so we have a lot of them.</p> <p>the stories they tell are amazing...and unbelievable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-727677 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:38:22 +0000 pastemoo 727677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Egypt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-727618 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:33:36 +0000 yerpie110 727618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was supposed to go on a two-week trip to South Africa but got pregnant with LO instead and had to cancel :( I hope to return at some point! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-727602 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:32:09 +0000 shopaholic 727602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I think it deserves a gold post thread of it's own! ;). DH had a dream about Mozambique once and ever since then I said that means we HAVE to go there someday!</p> <p>@matador84: that's so interesting! Do you have a lot of students from there because of some geographical reason? It just sounds so exotic! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-727538 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:26:15 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 727538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, on a school trip. I want to visit again and stay a much longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-been-to-africa#post-727534 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:25:43 +0000 hilsy85 727534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: we went to South Africa, Zambia, and Mozambique. We looked at that treetop place actually! Bit ended up staying elsewhere. And oh my goodness I have a million pics but don't want to thread jack...maybe if someone starts a honeymoon/travel thread :) </p>