Five Places You Should Visit In Africa Before You Die

As I was going through this article on the

Forbes Website by EmperorDIV .I found it breathtaking.Realising that Real Nature is in our motherland Africa.

He talks of  the movie, ‘The Bucket List’. If you haven’t seen the film, the story line goes something like this: On realising they’ve got only few months to live, two terminally ill men embark on an around-the-world vacation to exotic destinations they never had the chance to visit.

These are the top five places as Concluded after watching the movie.


Make sure you visit at least one of these places before you make the journey home.

1 . The Annual Wildebeest Migration

Location: Serengeti, Tanzania & Masaai Mara, Kenya
The annual wildebeest migration has often been referred to as ‘The Greatest show on Earth.’ Every year, two million wild animals – wildebeests, buffaloes and zebras – leave Serengeti in Tanzania in a united force to the northern plains of the Masaai Mara Conservation Area, located hundreds of miles away in neighboring Kenya. The animals go in search of fresh grass and water, defying national barriers and enduring attacks from crocodiles in the high waters and carnivorous beasts in the fields. It’s a breathtaking spectacle better experienced than imagined. Each year, tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world flock to the Serengeti and Masaai Mara to savour the experience.

2. The Great Pyramids

Location: Gaza, West of Cairo.
Built between 2700-2500 BC as tombs for Pharaohs, the great Pyramids of Giza remain Egypt’s most renowned landmark and heritage site. The Great Pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu is the largest of the lot and one of the original Seven Wonders of the World.  Khufu’s Pyramid was constructed with 2.3 million stones each weighing 2.5 tons and covers 13 acres.

3. Ngorongoro Crater

Location: Ngorongoro, Tanzania.
The world’s largest volcanic crater, Tanzanians refer to the spectacle as ‘Africa’s Eden.’ The crater was formed about 3 million years ago when a giant volcano of about 19,000 meters in height collapsed as the magma beneath it exploded. Today, Ngorongoro Crater is the permanent home of over 25, 000 wild safari animals including lions, tigers, rhinos, hyenas, zebras and elephants, providing one of the best game viewing sites in the world.

4. Victoria Falls

Location: Zambia & Zimbabwe.
Located on the Zambezi River, the Victoria Falls is the most powerful waterfall in the world. Its perimeter measures 100 meters high and 1700 feet long. The magic of the waterfall comes into play when the tranquil waters of the Zambezi River run into the edge of the Victoria Falls chasm on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border. The water plunges 100 feet to the bottom, creating towering mists and roaring sounds. As a result, locals fondly refer to the waterfall as “Mosi-oa-Tunya” which translates as ‘The smoke that thunders.’

5. The Sahara Desert

North Africa
With frequent sand storms, dust devils and a generally unfriendly climate, the Sahara is not much of a vacation destination, but you can dare to visit anyway. The world’s largest desert, the Sahara stretches 5,000 kilometres across Northern Africa and occupies half the area of the African continent. In area, the Sahara is as big as the United States and larger than Australia. Despite its dryness and intense heat, the desert reportedly has occupied villages.

The World's Happiest (And Saddest) Countries

What is happiness? Charles Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, wrote, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” John Lennon had a different take: “Happiness is a warm gun.”
Whatever happiness is to you, there’s some conditions under which it most readily blossoms. You need enough money to acquire a puppy or a gun, and enough free time to exalt in its warmth. You need the peace of mind that Big Brother isn’t about to come around the corner and take your gun (or puppy) away from you. And because fun things are even more fun when shared with others, you’ll be even happier if you have a family that encourages your passion, or at least a local chapter of the NRA or Kennel Club to hang out with.

 

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Legatum Institute

Legatum Prosperity Index.
In its recently released 2011 index, billed as an “inquiry into global wealth and well being,” Legatum ranks 110 countries on their overall level of prosperity. These countries comprise 93% of global population and 97% of GDP.
View the 20 happiest and 20 saddest countries here.
At No. 1 for the third year in a row: Norway.
What’s it got that the rest of the world doesn’t? For one thing, a stunning per capita GDP of $54,000 a year. Norwegians have the second-highest level of satisfaction with their standards of living: 95% say they are satisfied with the freedom to choose the direction of their lives; an unparalleled 74% say other people can be trusted.
Cynics say Norway’s ranking is a fluke, that it’s a boring, godless (just 13% go to church), homogeneous place to live, with a massive welfare state bankrolled by high taxes. Without massive offshore reserves of oil and gas that it exports to the world through state-controlled Statoil, Norway’s GDP would be far smaller.
Natural resources help: Australia, which ranks third, is benefitting greatly from selling its coal, iron and natural gas to China. And yet some of the most resource-reliant nations, like Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, are far down the list. There’s clearly more to it than oil and ore. Joining Norway and Australia in the top 10 are their neighbors Denmark, Finland, Sweden and New Zealand. Equally small and civilized Switzerland and the Netherlands are also up there. Rounding out the top 10 is the United States at 10th and Canada (sixth).
What do these nations have in common? They are electoral democracies, for one. People are naturally happier when they feel like they have a say in how their countries are run. They also have abundant civil liberties (consider decriminalized drugs and prostitution in the Netherlands), though if your happiness is a warm gun you’ll be happier in the U.S. than in Europe. There are few restrictions on the flow of capital or of labor. Legatum’s scholars point out that Denmark (No. 2), for example, has little job protection, but generous unemployment benefits. So business owners can keep the right number of workers, while workers can have a safety net while they muck around looking for that fulfilling job.
Legatum’s researchers note that Australia’s rise from fifth in 2009 to third place exemplifies these positive traits. The Aussies have abolished trade protections, freed labor markets, reformed strict immigration laws and become one of the world’s most flexible economies.
Of perhaps utmost importance, nearly all the nations in the top 10 are adept at fostering entrepreneurship and opportunity. Legatum’s researchers concluded that a country’s ranking in this area is the clearest proxy of its overall ranking in the index. This means low business startup costs, lots of cellphones, plenty of secure Internet servers, a history of high R&D spending and the perception that working hard gets you ahead. The U.S. stands out with a fifth-place rank in entrepreneurism and first place in health, thanks to the world’s highest level of health spending, great vaccination levels, clean water, plentiful food and beautiful scenery.

Kenya stands up at Position 102nd out of 110.
Best ranking 82nd in personal freedom.
Worst ranking 109th in Economy.
GDP/Capita(PPP) $ 1725.09
Average Life satisfaction 4.3 of 10.
And that's our Pride as Country Kenya.

Ten Business Tips From Kenyan Multi-Millionaire Chris Kirubi

Chris Kirubi is a complex man. One of Africa’s richest and most successful businessmen, he’s that rare blend of Donald Trump, Jeffrey Sachs, Richard Branson and American music star DJ Khaled, in African skin. In business, he’s got the cunning and clout of Trump, the economic intellect of Sachs, the rebellion of Branson, and the musical inclinations of hip-hop act DJ Khaled.

                                           Chris Kirubi with Richard Branson

Here’s the reason why: In between running one of Africa’s largest privately held business conglomerates, delivering countless keynote lectures during frequent international economic gatherings, writing a weekly business column for a daily newspaper and mentoring young Kenyan entrepreneurs, Kirubi still finds time to make cameo appearances in Kenyan hip-hop videos, movies, and even hosts a rock show on Capital FM, a Nairobi radio station he owns. He’s the DJ!
Kirubi sits atop one of East Africa’s most successful business empires. His business interests are varied and far reaching. He is the chairman and founder of privately-held Haco Tiger Industries, East Africa’s largest manufacturers of some of the continent’s leading consumer brands in stationery, personal care and home care products. He also owns the International House, one of Nairobi’s landmark skyscrapers, and holds the largest stake in Centum Investments, a leading private equity firm listed both on the Nairobi and Uganda Stock Exchanges, among other holdings.
The Harvard-trained tycoon is one of the most tech-conscious and social media-savvy businessmen on the continent. He keeps a Twitter and Facebook account, blogs frequently, and was reportedly one of the first people in Kenya to own an iPad.

I actively follow the wealthy tycoon on his Twitter @ckirubi, where he gives his largely youthful followers tips on business, success and life.

Here are ten business success tweets in his own words, unedited:

“One of the ways I believe you can find meaning of your life is by creating a strategy that you can use through your journey. You need to keep the purpose of your life, front and center as you decide how to spend your time, talents and energy. Remember that without a purpose, life can be hollow.”

“Visualize your past victories while visualizing and anticipating future victories. Planting the seeds of positive expectancy in your mind is the best way to reap.”

“One of the most important lessons that has made me be a better employer and businessman is pointing out people’s strengths. I have come to learn that the praise of others may be of use in teaching us, not what we are, but what we ought to be. Enjoy your afternoon.”

“If you understand an idea, you can express it so others can understand it. However, if you can’t explain it, you don’t really understand it; and you cannot invest in a business you don’t understand. So friends, do your research well and understand the idea or concept you want to execute before investing in it.”

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day…but because I want to achieve my purpose and make a difference in society, I will stop focusing on the frightful things I see when I take my eyes off my goals and instead fix them there. With that said, I’m off to my meeting.”

“One of the most important lessons I have come to learn over the years is that you can’t do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and be in business tomorrow. You must keep learning new methods and ways of doing things to keep abreast with the world’s ever changing trends.”

“Business is always a struggle. There are always obstacles and competitors. There is never an open road, except the wide road that leads to failure. Every great success has always been achieved by fight. Every winner has scars….The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will-power to develop themselves. So choose to be among the few today.”

“Whatever opportunity you decide to take should be in line with your vision. When I look at the opportunities that come my way, I often ask myself, will it add value to a business or individual? If I cannot add value or contribute to some sort of growth then I will not take it.”

“To prosper soundly in business, you must satisfy not only your customers, but you must lay yourself out to satisfy also the men who make your product and the men who sell it…So if your not doing too well in business, you should consider the above.”
 
“One of the most important lessons I have come to learn over the years is that you can’t do today’s job with yesterday’s methods and be in business tomorrow. You must keep learning new methods and ways of doing things to keep abreast with the world’s ever changing trends.”