Africa Tour
Tools and Allies
Allies
Harlan Wallach - Traditional Computer Artist, Web Consultant Extraordinaire, Extortionist
Sigrid Wallach - Travel Researcher, Trip Planner Extraordinaire, Wife
Andrea Dobbe - Travel Consultant for Nature Encounters - Los Angeles, California
Barbara Wallach - Travel Consultant,Principal at Best Value Cruises, Mom - Skokie, Illinois
Oracle Corporation - Employer, Grantor of Extended Leave of Absence, and Loaner of Laptop (Ostensibly to keep in touch during leave.)
Tools
Electronic Stuff:
Toshiba T4800CT Laptop with one battery (good for about two hours between charges)
Intelligent Angia PCMCIA FAX/MODEM Card
Quadrant CardCam PCMCIA Video-In Card
Sony CCD-TR700 Camcorder
NetScape Evaluation Copy - (When I want it to look pretty.)
Spry Internet In a Box V2.0 - (When I want it to work.)
Compuserve/Spry Internet Account - (For the road.)
MobiusNet Internet Account - (For home)
Outfitters:
Sharper Image - Various Products (Bags, Power converter, other stuff)
REI - The hat (and other safari clothes)
Books:
Zimbabwe and Botswana - The Rough Guide (This is the one we used most.)
Zimbabwe, Botswana & Namibia - Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit (Nice Celcius/Farenheit conversion chart)