I only realised this as an African I took my first overseas trip to UK and Austria. It struck me just how much light and how little open spaces there are in Eur

I only realised this as an African I took my first overseas trip to UK and Austria. It struck me just how much light and how little open spaces there are in Europe (compared to Africa). It is possible to drive a 100-200km without seeing a single electric light where I am from. I remember once sitting next to an Englishman as the plane landed at Victoria Falls airport. He remarked that the plane looks like it is going to land in the bush. I realised then that there is no building apart from the airport building for 20 km. So when you look out the window as the plane comes into land all you see is bush. South Africa is, of course, a different story.