From: Monica - 30 October 2007
Dear Janet,
This is wonderful!! Thank you very much for including me in your mailing. We loved Tafika, ALL the staff and really enjoyed Mkasanga. It was such a pleasure to met you all ... read more | |
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From: Lynn Keating - 21 October 2007
Hi Janet Our time at Tafika was fabulous -each day a new adventure and the people who served us were wonderful and the people we met were great. I have great pictures of the children at school an ... read more | |
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From: Dan and Fran Arnold, USA - 20 October 2007
It was great to be with you again, and our fond memories will sustain us until we can return. Haven't "talked" to Nick and Kate to hear how the rest of their stay developed, but know they had fun... ... read more | |
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From: Mike and Fiona Collett, UK - 19 October 2007
Dear Heather,
Thank you for your message. We are just beginning to surface after the long flight home and all the unpacking etc. We had a thoroughly good time at Tafika. It more than lived up t ... read more | |
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From: Tim Groucher and Julie Campbell, UK - 15 October 2007
Hi Janet and co Back home for a few days now, but wish we weren’t! Had a great time with you guys. As promised to Ernst, please find attached poor photo of ‘white’ Mwaleshi kudu. Tell Ernst my f ... read more | |
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From: Evalyn Bemis, USA - 11 October 2007
I wish I was still at Tafika. David and I felt that Tafika was the highlight of our African visit. The staff and guides, the hospitality, the wildlife, and especially our visit to Mkasanga, were truly ... read more | |
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From: Paul de Vuyst, Belgium - 09 October 2007
Please transmit our very warm congratulations to ERNST JACOBS for his magificent color paintings : this the true mwaleshi we have seen and enjoy with ERNST in 2005!!!
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From: Kristina Sorensen, USA - 08 October 2007
We just got back from Mozambique and had a great time everywhere we went. We just loved staying with you and will be back someday! Thanks, Kristina ... read more | |
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From: Fred Frankel, USA - 07 October 2007
Janet - I just wanted to thank you for reserving my seats for my return trip home. They were excellent!! Lots of leg room for the long trip home made the long journey home much more comfortable. < ... read more | |
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From: Lois and Ron McCutcheon, USA - 03 October 2007
Hi Carol, John and the whole wonderful gang! Thanks for your e-mail--our stay with you was awesome--we'll never forget Tafika and all of you. Thanks for beautiful memories. The trip home was lon ... read more | |
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From: Joyce Ho, UK - 02 October 2007
Dear Heather,
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get organised with pictures. I've tried to include slightly less usual shots of Tafika that guests might take so do excuse the lack of serious ... read more | |
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From: Alison and Patrick Crawaford, Australia - 01 October 2007
Thank you We had an exceptional time with Remote Africa and you will hear from us soon about next year, Particular thanks to Greg and Ernest. Allison and Patrick ... read more | |
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From: Henry and Elizabeth Hofer, Switzerland - 30 September 2007
Dear Tafika team, Just arrived and we found your mail. We had a 6 hours delay at Johannesburg and our trip home during more than 30 hours in this case.
But full with memories of a very pleas ... read more | |
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From: Michel Bolesse, France - 27 September 2007
Dear Carol and John ,
Hello from Paris ; I am back to France for only one week and Africa miss me already . I want tto hank you once again for the very enjoying stay that I had in Tafika . S ... read more | |
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From: Loredana Meroni & Maurizio Ferrari - Italy - 24 September 2007
We wish to thank you and all the staff at Mwaleshi where we stayed (guides, rangers, cooks...) for the wonderful time we spent in Zambia during our September vacation.
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From: Paul and Charlotte de Vuyst, BELGIUM - 22 September 2007
Congralations for this magnificent elephant dinner you had with JEFF & LYNN!!! I am always so happy to read such amazing news from TAFIKA! Hello Carol john & all of you! CHARLOTTE & PAUL. ... read more | |
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From: Margaret Pridding, UK - 21 September 2007
Could you pass on my heartfelt thanks to the Tafika team for the wonderful holiday which I spent with you recently which well exceeded my expectations in every respect: such knowledgeable guides who ... read more | |
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From: Russel Johnson, UK - 14 September 2007
Hello Janet,
I thought that I would let you know I have finally left the Valley, continuing my photographic adventures in Zimbabwe and Botswana. I would just like to thank you all for a wonder ... read more | |
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From: Verity Smith, Ultimate Travel Co, UK - 12 September 2007
Dear Janet,
Thank you so much for having Rob and me to stay, I’m so sorry I haven’t emailed you sooner, it all went so quickly towards the end of my stay.
I really enjoyed staying at T ... read more | |
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From: Grace and Speed Newman, USA - 03 September 2007
Hi John and Carrol,
In 1997, the four of us stayed with you at Tafika (Newmans and O'Gormans) and then proceeded to a VERY remote bush camp (walking only), six hours away in a land rover, forgi ... read more | |
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From: Maggie Gales, Canada - 29 August 2007
Dear Janet, Carol, John, Jen, Bryan, Moffat, Isaac, and Greg
After we left we ended up at a camp further south for the night which provided the perfect contrast to tourism in South Luangwa. Out ... read more | |
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From: Julia Horscroft, UK - 25 August 2007
Another day nearer to coming back.
Had a few days to reflect and we both said what a really good holiday we enjoyed this year. Have ordered new binos, bird book and lined up factor 50 sunscreen ... read more | |
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From: Jane Clegg, Zimbabwe - 24 August 2007
Hi Carol Just a short note to tell you that I am amazed with Jacko's photos. They are absolutely stunning! He could give the intrepid twosome of Young Jumbo Williams and Mike Copps a run for their ... read more | |
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From: Ivor and Julia Horscroft, UK - 22 August 2007
Hello John and the Team.
Wondered why there was nobody to take us for a game drive at 5.30 this morning and then realised we were in our own bed!!!
Had a reasonable journey home: the san ... read more | |
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From: Diana, Robin, Alastair and Kristy Brooks, UK - 21 August 2007
Dear Janet,
We are all home safe and sound, but not enjoying the cold grey drizzle. England just does not seem to have had a propper summer this year.
Thank you all for making our stay a ... read more | |
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From: The Littlewood Family, UK - 17 August 2007
Dear Janet
Many thanks for your email - timely and most efficient - just like our trip to Tafika. We arrived safely on time at Heathrow but then with a few hours delay to get to Manchester - ... read more | |
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From: Marie-Jeanne and Charles Badault, France - 16 August 2007
Dear Janet,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful message.
We returned home safely last Friday morning with Charles's bag and mine:unbelievable,isn't it? When we arrived at Mfuwe,our pil ... read more | |
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From: Richard & Paulett McGhee, SA - 14 August 2007
Morning Heather,
Please pass on mine and Paulette’s heartfelt thanks to John ,Carol and the Team for an awesome “African” experience!! We will most certainly sell the concept to whoever we meet ... read more | |
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From: MARIANA GASCOGNE-LAGUT, France - 14 August 2007
Dear Janet and Tafika team,
Great to receive your message and I can tell you that I had a wonderfull stay at Tafika, thanks to your great company, exquisite food and wonderful discovery of the ... read more | |
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From: Sharon Bell, Australia - 07 August 2007
Thanks for your note, Heather. We just had the most amazing time and Tafika is a fantastic place. We hope to see you there again soon!
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From: Eli and Meda Donker, Netherlands - 06 August 2007
Dear Stephen, As I promised, some pictures from the most beautiful birthday in my life. Thank you so much !! We had a wonderful time by you, we will never forget each day of it. And we will co ... read more | |
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From: Monique Ballering - 14 July 2007
Yes, we enjoyed a very special holiday in Zambia. Looking back to everything we experienced, especially Mwaleshi made most impression on all of us. Such a remote place. The camp complete but very ... read more | |
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From: Gags and Mike Hynes, UK - 11 July 2007
Hello Heather and Janet and the rest of the team, I am missing S Luangwa desperately. I have visited many places all over the world but our experiences with you all at your camps have to be th ... read more | |
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From: Paul and Charlotte de Vuyst of BELGIUM - 06 July 2007
Carol,John,Janet & all of you;
We were so happy with you all during 14 days and for the 4th time, it was more and more difficult to leave the valley!! Our dream is to return in few months! ... read more | |
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From: Roger and Cheryl Bray, UK - 29 June 2007
Dear Janet et all
It is very strange to wake up one morning to the belching of hippos and the next to rain bucketing down on the Centre Court. Thank you again for your hospitality and good l ... read more | |
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From: Nigel & Jennie Humphreys, UK - 01 June 2007
John & Carol
John and Carol
Thankyou both so much for everything you did to make our stay so stunning (&the rest of the team too). We do appreciate your generosity,adore the place,love t ... read more | |
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From: Jane Clegg, Zimbabwe - 30 April 2007
At last I have had the opportunity to see the website! In Zim it is too slow, so I have had to wait till I got to Maputo. I have had a great hour reading everything. Jenny writes beautifully! We th ... read more | |
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From: PAUL & CHARLOTTE De VUYST - 20 April 2007
Thank you very much for the 19th april news and congratulations to John for opening the road, to all the team for rebuilding the camps and special salute to Stephen Banda! Happy to know about ... read more | |
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From: Chad Bohac, Chicago, USA - 09 April 2007
Dear Students and Teachers of Mkasanga School in Tafika
My name is Chad Bohac and I am from Chicago in USA. I am 18 years old and I'm getting ready to go to University in the fall. I played a s ... read more | |
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From: Michael Bohac, Chicago, Illinois, USA - 09 April 2007
Dear Mkasanga School in Tafika
My name is Michael Bohac and I am from Chicago, Illinois in the United States. I am 22 years old and I am finishing my last year at University. I am sending y ... read more | |
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From: Paul and Charlotte De Vuyst - 30 March 2007
hello carol and john
we like very much your excellent website and newsletter See you very soon in Tafika! ... read more | |
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From: Derek Uprichard - 23 March 2007
Hi Carol, Good to hear from you. Next time I'll address my response to you. Your photographic skills are excellant. Its the small things that intrigue me - such as the roadside shop in Tanzania ... read more | |
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From: Derek Uprichard - 22 March 2007
Hi John,
Thanks for great photos in your newspages.
Enjoyed the Zanzibar blog and photos - also really impressive (and scary) shots of the Luangwa in flood. Hope you sort out the camp pr ... read more | |
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From: Prof. Dr. Ir. A.J. Mouthaan - 16 January 2007
Dear John and Carol,
I looked at your web site (between the work) as had not done that for some years. Wonderful and fun to see how things have developed. Especially the school and health pr ... read more | |
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From: Duncan Love -River safari 2006 - 20 December 2006
A big hello to all at Tafika
It is great to catchup with the goings on, the web site looks good, lots of hard work put into it I'm sure.
I've attached a couple of pix that I thought you ... read more | |
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From: Claire and Peter Hall October 16-19th 2006 - 17 November 2006
Tafika was the highlight of a superb honeymoon. Thank you all very much. I appreciated the personalised Tse-tse flies and I am teaching Claire to pay similar attention. The Microliting was good as was ... read more | |
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From: Elizabeth Duff - 16 November 2006
Dear everyone still at Tafika,
It was so good to get your round robin e-mail today with all its news and pictures. I had fully intended to write long before this but there is always so much ... read more | |
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From: Vera & Tracy - 04 November 2006
Dear Carol and John
A belated message to say how much I enjoyed my stay, not only at Tafika, but also Crocodile and Chikoko. Tracy and I really had a great time and everything c ... read more | |
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From: Salli and Chris Deighton and Patricia Moss - 20 October 2006
Hi John, Carol and the rest of you at camp. Just heard about Noodles puppies, so hope mum and babies are doing well! great newsletter and what a huge boomslang. Hope to see you next year - ... read more | |
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From: Philip and Philippa Balfour - 18 October 2006
Dear John and Carol, Thanks for such a fantastic time at Tafika and Chikoko- we had really magical experiences in your remoter part of the valley. Perhaps Chikoko was the highlight for its pure re ... read more | |
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From: Liz and Lee Joslin, UK - 17 October 2006
Dear John and Carol
Liz and I have been back in the UK for a week so I thought it was time to express our gratitude for the time we spent in Remote Africa’s camps.
Tafika Really gre ... read more | |
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From: Richard and Jean Cook, UK - 17 October 2006
Hello John,Julie,Brian, Greg and everyone else at Tafika...including Noodles!
Well we've been back just over 3 weeks now but the memories of our wonderful stay at Tafika are still very fresh. ... read more | |
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From: Susan McDermott, Dorothy Stribling and Yancey - 05 October 2006
Dear John, Julie, Bryan, Cameron and Carl (and sorry we missed Carol) --
We are back just three days from our trip to Zambia and Botswana and we miss Southern Africa terribly!! Going to sleep ... read more | |
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From: Lyn Koopmans - 19 September 2006
Dear John and Staff, This was the most enjoyable camp I've experienced in the South Luangwa. The hospitality has been magnificent. All meals were superb, the chalets beautifully done and spacious, ... read more | |
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From: Clare Gerada, Simon Wessely, Maggie Blott, Da - 05 September 2006
Having recently returned from our fantastic trip to Tafika can I say on behalf of our family and the Willis's how much we enjoyed our stay at Tafika. I would like especially to thank Bryan for his tim ... read more | |
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From: Sue and Andrea, Seattle, USA - 01 September 2006
Remote Africa Staff have been FABULOUS!!
We would like to especially recognize Stephen for his outstanding job of guiding us through the bush.
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From: Claude and Rita Melde - 24 August 2006
Dear John,
Many greetings from Claude and Rita in Luxembourg! We still think Tafika was one of the best experiences in Africa so far. Hope to see you again. Would you like to have more of th ... read more | |
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From: Jane Meinhart & Margaret Ann Deitrich. - 18 August 2006
Hi there,
I thought I’d send you this fantastic report from Jane Meinhart & Margaret Ann Deitrich who stayed at your camps on our recent Africa Geographic trip.
Well done to everyone, es ... read more | |
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From: Jude, David and Oliver Tebbutt - 09 August 2006
Hi Carol & John,
I hope things in Tafika are okay. We have been back from holiday now just over one week, and it's been tough getting back to civilisation! I'd much rather be watching the ani ... read more | |
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From: Katrina and Dave Robertson - 09 August 2006
Hi all, Dave and I would like to thank you so much for the great time we had at Tafika. It was absolutely wonderful, we loved the safaris,getting so close to the wild life, the microlight and of c ... read more | |
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From: Gwyn and Leslie Pettit - 08 August 2006
Dear Tafika,
I have looked again at your website - I think you have added to it since my first visit. We have looked at it through the eyes of visitors who have never been to the Luangwa valley ... read more | |
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From: Peter Kelly, Canada - 31 July 2006
Carol my friend Curt came over for dinner and I wanted to show him where we are going to be staying in Zambia....... I saw your new website for the first time and I really like it. Very cool look, gre ... read more | |
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From: Graham and Tanja Davies - 24 July 2006
Just a note to say how much I enjoyed the holiday in Zambia. Graham may have sent an email already, but there is nothing wrong with double praise when deserved!
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From: Lily Schlosser, Denver, USA - 14 July 2006
We had so much fun! Yahoo! We loved the animals, the food, the people and Noodles, and hippos & lions, the trees and Brighton! Thank you so much for sharing your world with us! We will never forget t ... read more | |
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From: Graham Davies - 13 July 2006
Just wanted to say thank you for an unforgettable stay of 5 nights at Tafika and 4 nights at Mwaleshi. Tafika was excellent - the hosts (everyone in camp), the chalets, the game drives, the walks, the ... read more | |
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From: Carina Hibbit - 26 June 2006
Dear John, Carol, Jacko, Greg, Julie and All, All senses still zinging from incredible landi, walk, water and air safari at Tafika. Thank you so much for an unforgettable experience. Leaving a big ... read more | |
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From: Shane Jimerfield, Tucson, USA - 26 February 2006
FANTASTIC! I had a great time - very relazing. All your staff are super and Noodles was above my expectations. Thank you.
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