Getaway

SALUTE TO THE SETTING SUN

Forget the notion that David Livingstone discovered Victoria Falls, and don’t presume that Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders) belongs to the Batonga people, or any other people for that matter. The first to bask in the glory of this waterfall were baboons. It is theirs, it forever will be; the sanctity of this mellifluous marvel is held in their highest esteem.

Walk on

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