{"id":17865,"date":"2023-04-04T21:36:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=17865"},"modified":"2023-04-04T22:26:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T22:26:16","slug":"africa-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/africa-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa, Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>After nearly two decades of African safaris, I\u2019ve learned some things. <span><i>This is how I see Africa.<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It\u2019s a place where you can drink too much whisky at night, and not feel it the next morning.<\/li><li>It\u2019s a place where you can get blood on your hands and feel no need to wash it off.<\/li><li>It\u2019s where you can forget there are things like televisions, air conditioners, and governments.<\/li><li>It\u2019s a place where you\u2019ll discover your cowardice and courage, because every man has both.<\/li><li>It\u2019s a place where you might be trusted or shunned, and living up to the first is as hard as living with the latter.<\/li><li>If you leave there, and don\u2019t want to return, you can be assured it\u2019s a place you do not belong. If you do belong, it will never release its grasp on you.<\/li><li>A hunter\u2019s business in Africa is killing, but the killing of time may take precedence. And African time is not modern time \u2014 it passes slowly, but in an instant.<\/li><li>In a single day on an African safari, you can experience every emotion from love to hate, and from pride to prejudice. An African safari is about living life &#8211; all of it &#8211; to its fullest.<\/li><li>Africa is a drug with unpredictable side effects. It\u2019s best administered under the care of a skilled professional hunter.<\/li><li>Africa will possibly make you frightened of what you have become, but more than likely it will make you something you need to be.<\/li><li>Take what Africa gives you. If you try to force her, she will break your heart, your spirit, your soul, and maybe more.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:66.72640382317802%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AF-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AF-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AF-1.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1000&#038;ssl=1 1000w\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"750\" data-id=\"17867\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17867\" data-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AF-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" 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