Africa Archives - Esther Jacobs – the NO EXCUSES LADY: speaker, author, digital nomad Live without excuses. Write a book, have a successful business, or live a location independent life? Work with what you have, start NOW, and look for the opportunities. No excuses! Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:53:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://estherjacobs.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Logo-no-excuses-green-png-1-66x66.png Africa Archives - Esther Jacobs – the NO EXCUSES LADY: speaker, author, digital nomad 32 32 A long walk to freedom https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/a-long-walk-to-freedom/ Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:19:05 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=37048 Food for thought in Robben Island prison, Cape Town, South Africa. The first two times I visited South Africa, I did not go to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was kept as a political prisoner for 18 years. I had read his book [...]

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]]> Ten things I love about Cape Town https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/ten-things-i-love-about-cape-town/ Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:28:15 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=37051 I just spent 12 days in Cape Town for the #cocreateSA project of the Dutch Consulate. It was the fourth time I visited this amazing city: time to share the 10 things I love most about Cape Town.

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]]> Big five, small five, shy five https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/big-five-small-five-shy-five/ Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:04:53 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/blog/big-five-small-five-shy-five/ Africa is known for its 'big five': the five large wild animals you MUST see on safari: the lion, buffalo, elephant, rhino, and leopard. While traveling through Namibia, I noticed that the desert seems so empty and that there are hardly any sights in terms of wildlife. Until a local guide pointed out the 'small five': a collection of spiders, beetles, and lizards that live in the desert. Under his expert guidance and trained eye, the arid environment suddenly transforms into a world teeming with life!

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]]> South Africa (2001, 2006, 2007 and 2016) https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/south-africa-2/ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:19:19 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/blog/south-africa-2/ South Africa (2001, 2006, 2007 and 2016)

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]]> Tanzania https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/tanzania/ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:08:50 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/blog/tanzania/ Tanzania

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]]> Madagascar (2007) https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/madagascar/ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:51:05 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/blog/madagascar/ In 2007 I visited Madagascar. Read about my adventures in Dutch.

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]]> Namibia (2007) https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/namibia/ Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:11:02 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/blog/namibia/ In 2007 I visited Namibia. Read about my adventures in Dutch.  

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]]> Botswana (2007) https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/botswana/ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:43:10 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/blog/botswana/ In 2007 I visited Botswana. Read about my adventures in Dutch.

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