Thread by @THISisLULE

As promised (especially to @IamBeyaki ) here’s a choose 1 thread for your time wasting pleasure.

Theme: African vacation

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1. First, get ready to travel. What hair are you wearing on vacation?

2. What’s your general vacation aesthetic?

3. Choose your first destination

4. Where will you be staying?

5. What’s the first thing you’re doing after you get there?

6. You’re excited to try out some local/traditional dishes. What you ordering first?

7. How about some street food?

8. Feeling brave? Try a local delicacy that may be outside your comfort zone

9. The locals are very welcoming and allow you to witness some traditional performance art. What you watching?

1. Masai warrior dance (Kenya)
2. Gule wamkulu (Malawi)
3. Eyo masquerade (Nigeria)
4. Danse des jongleurs (Ivory Coast)

10. Visit a major African historical site

1. The pyramids at Giza (Egypt)
2. The Door of No Return (Ghana)
3. The Cradle or Humankind (South Africa)
4. The Great Zimbabwe ruins

11. See one of Africa’s natural wonders

1. Lake Malawi
2. The Okavango Delta
3. Mosi Oa Tunya
4. Mt Kilimanjaro

12. Go on an adventure!

1. Bungee jump over Vic Falls
2. Climb Kilimanjaro
3. Do the Dakar rally
4. Go whitewater rafting on the Nile

13. Maybe you’re not an adrenaline junkie but you still deserve a little adventure

1. Swim in Devil’s Pool (Vic Falls)
2. Fly over the Skeleton Coast (Namibia)
3. Camp Out under the stars (South Luangwa, Zambia)
4. Ride a camel (Morocco)

14. You’re on safari. Which of the big 5 are you most excited to see?

15. Choose a great African natural phenomenon to witness

1. “Flying” Great White Sharks (South Africa)
2. The Sardine Run (South Africa)
3. The Epic Bat Migration (Zambia)
4. The Great Migration (Kenya and Tanzania)

16. Africa has the world’s best beaches. Choose 1 to visit

1. Anse Soleil (Seychelles)
2. Kande Beach (Malawi)
3. River No. 2 Beach (Sierra Leone)
4.Nungwi Beach (Zanzibar)

17. That’s enough nature for now. Visit a major Africa city

1. Luanda
2. Nairobi
3. Cape Town
4. Lagos

18. Visit a major urban tourist attraction

1. The African Renaissance Monument (Dakar, Senegal)
2. The Nelson Mandela Capture Site (Howick, South Africa
3. Holy Trinity Cathedral (Addis Ababa)
4. The Great Mosque of Djenné (Djenné, Mali)

19. Time to check out some of the nightlife. What you wearing for a night out?

20. You do some shopping on the last day of your vacation. Which souvenirs are you buying for friends back home?

Fin.

Bonus: here’s an article about Malawi and Zambia’s nyau/gule wamkulu tradition

When The Ancestors Dance magazine.africageographic.com/weekly/issue-1…