Penny Walker travelled on our 'Bulgaria - Flowers of the Balkans' holiday and submitted this entry to our writing competition.

When, on your first evening on a different continent, a Giant Anteater joins you during dinner, you know you are set for a very special trip.

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The South Luangwa National Park in south-eastern Zambia is one of Africa’s very finest wildlife sanctuaries. Watered by the Luangwa River, the park is home to African Elephants, Hippos, Lions, Leopards, Thornicroft’s Giraffes, colourful flocks of Southern Carmine Bee-eaters and a staggering diversity of other wildlife. But the area is also home to many villages and communities who depend on the park and the permanent, and predictable, waters of its river.

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