thirdworldcitizen: Tale of "undiscovered" Africa, savannah, safari a...

thirdworldcitizen: Tale of "undiscovered" Africa, savannah, safari a...: Let me paraphrase one of the famous quotes by an individual whose name I do not recall, it goes something like this "There is not...

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