Quote: (12-17-2012 08:09 AM)Seadog Wrote:
I've read a lot of other people's reviews, and they all basically say that half the quality of the trip will be determined by how cool the people you are with are, and how good the guides are. One good thing about the long trips like this is that they are actually the sum of 2-4 smaller trips. So people will be coming and going at a few points which can act as a bit of an insurance policy against shitty ppl. The common factors though are people generally are satasfied, and there are generally more women than men.
Honestly I wouldn't mind being around the same ppl for a solid 2 months. My life now is full on transient due to work, rarely in the same place for more than a week, so any long term relationships (even with good people or guys in a non gaming sense) are impossible.
I could certainly handle Africa on my own, but I think it would be a little more expensive, more troubles, and I wouldn't have as much access to places as the people in the know would. Camping on the savanah would be cool, and doing it on my own I'm sure I'd manage to set up in a frequently used elephant run.
Whats the AIDS situation like in Africa? Well rather I know what it is, but how does it play into your gaming mindset?
Regarding the SWPL people there(rant ahead), I'm in America for an XMas for a cruise with the family, been here 3 days and this whole country annoys me now in a way like it never did before 16 months in Indonesia. Everyones fat, they have more oportunity than 95% of the world, and its just rule after rule after rule to maintain the nice safe way of life. You're treated like cattle, shuffled through the turn style, here is the designated "fun having" zone, move it along. I saw a 8 yo in a stroller at the airport in Washington wearing a crash helmet. In Asia he'd be driving a motorbike without one, driving 4 of his brothers and sisters. All the rules, and the don't go beyond this line because the doors open outwards and you're not smart enough to figure out how to not get hit by them is really starting to get to me.
16 months in Indonesia! I've been there before a long time ago and plan on going back. A very diverse country. Can you tell us about your experience of the country? Thanks!