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Torres del Paine is among the biggest of Chiles national parks, occupying almost 600,000 acres (242,000 ha) of land in the south on the border with Argentina. It is also among the most important, receiving a significant proportion of domes Like any American, traveling occasionally is just what I love doing and I bet you share the same stuff with me. But traveling does not mean that you would be safe. Escaping from our job and other stressful activities is just something that w
As the tears begun to roll down my face and all i could hear around me was a loud commotion and the faint sound of police sirens in the distance, my instant reaction was to run with the crowds to what i hoped would eventually bring safety. Rubbing my eyes whilst running i could just about make out the legs and shoes of people running in front of me, where we were running to i don't know but i sure as hell wasn't going to hang around to find out what everyone was running from. As the crowds began to spread out i caught my breath by resting on a seat just around the corner from where we had all been running. I had no idea what had happened but i recognized the smell of tear gas and assumed it was that that had been making my eyes water. I didn't hesitate any longer in the street and saw fit to walk quickly back to my hotel on the other side of Nairobi. When i got to the hotel i asked the receptionist what all the commotion had been about and they told me that it was the local university students protesting against the police for killing one of their fellow students unlawfully. Before all of this happened i had been enjoying a holiday in the East African paradise that is Kenya. I had recently finished my safari and was spending a few days like most holiday makers in Kenya do in Nairobi, visiting the local markets and the local attractions to finish off the trip. The last thing i expected was to find myself in the middle of what seemed like a riot that was completely and utterly out of control. I realise before you travel anywhere in the world it's a good idea to check with your countries foreign office about any problems in the country you are traveling to but there was certainly no warning of this and no way i could have avoided it. I would certainly have to say that before traveling to any major city in Africa, avoid large crowds of people just in case the situation does turn nasty and keep your wits about you. In this part of the world the mood amongst people can chance rather quickly and it's certainly not advisable to be in the middle of it should it turn violent.What i find so amazing is that just a few blocks from the protests in Nairobi several other tourists who were on safari with myself were shopping at a popular street market just a mere two blocks away and whilst i was trying to rub the tear gas from my eyes, running away from the police they were going about their business buying souvenirs for family and friends as a memento of their holiday completely undisturbed. I will say that if you plan to go on a Kenya safari or a Tanzania safari then ensure you contact the Foreign Office before you travel just in case there is a situation of civil unrest as the last place you want to be on your holiday is in the middle of a protest.
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