Comments on: 12/17 Swaziland – Where We Guarantee You’ll Be Beaten With A Stick http://wheredaveis.com/?p=3081 Endorsed by a Pulitzer Prize winner, The Guardian and his Mom Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:53:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Barbara http://wheredaveis.com/?p=3081&cpage=1#comment-81009 Barbara Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:18:58 +0000 http://wheredaveis.com/?p=3081#comment-81009 Actually, I secretly wish you, David, not so much you, Mike, were beaten with sticks because that would result in the penultimate David story! Don't tell Jeanne. Actually, I secretly wish you, David, not so much you, Mike, were beaten with sticks because that would result in the penultimate David story! Don’t tell Jeanne.

]]> By: occula http://wheredaveis.com/?p=3081&cpage=1#comment-80859 occula Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:55:22 +0000 http://wheredaveis.com/?p=3081#comment-80859 This is a marvelous piece of narrative. I'm glad you weren't beaten with sticks, but wow. This is a marvelous piece of narrative. I’m glad you weren’t beaten with sticks, but wow.

]]> By: Dave's Dad http://wheredaveis.com/?p=3081&cpage=1#comment-80559 Dave's Dad Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:26:49 +0000 http://wheredaveis.com/?p=3081#comment-80559 To clarify, and to further demonstrate how far afield you and I were, what the guy with the machine gun at the gate of the king's kraal actually told me was "Take off your headdress." By which he meant the baseball cap I'd bought a week back at Umlani Bush Camp. I was absolutely sure at the time that we didn't want to be dancing in front of the king. But, yeah, at this remove, I keep thinking what a rare opportunity we missed. If we had lived, of course. Finally, I want to second the part about Swaziland in general being a gorgeous, welcoming country. And in case anybody reading this is interested in souvenirs from southern Africa, save your money for Swaziland. Some of the craft shops in the Ezulwini Valley, where we spent most of our time, are world class. To clarify, and to further demonstrate how far afield you and I were, what the guy with the machine gun at the gate of the king’s kraal actually told me was “Take off your headdress.” By which he meant the baseball cap I’d bought a week back at Umlani Bush Camp.

I was absolutely sure at the time that we didn’t want to be dancing in front of the king. But, yeah, at this remove, I keep thinking what a rare opportunity we missed. If we had lived, of course.

Finally, I want to second the part about Swaziland in general being a gorgeous, welcoming country. And in case anybody reading this is interested in souvenirs from southern Africa, save your money for Swaziland. Some of the craft shops in the Ezulwini Valley, where we spent most of our time, are world class.

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