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When I was in Dakar for a work meeting, I had the chance to take a cultural excursion with my colleagues and the natural choice was Ile Gorée. As a small island just 3.5 km from the mainland, it had been used as a hub for the competing European powers during the...
The vast savannah and prolific wildlife in Masai Mara were breath-taking and I brought so many unforgettable memories back home. The feeling is truly something to be experienced than to be expressed. The national reserve offers much more than the famous Big 5. While...
There was once a straight road from Cairo to the Siwa Oasis, but the desert had other ideas. Wind and sand wiped away any hopes of such convenient travel and that road is closed off today. The only way to Siwa now is up to the port of Marsa Matruh, and then down again...
I'm out of bed early and packing the motorcycle to head further south from Springbok. My next destination is Cape Agulhas, which means a longer day of riding. About 700 kilometres (460 miles). There was a time when I'd think twice about doing a ride of this...
The old Afrikaans gentleman says to me - "Ah, so you're going up into Africa". I'm intrigued by what he's just said. I reply, half-jokingly - "Aren't we in Africa; right here, right now?" He said nothing, just smiled back. Back on...
Ever since my first safari in South Africa, on each subsequent safari, I have been so bold as to have a particular animal that I hope to see and I tell my guide (knowing, of course, they have no control over what wildlife chooses to present itself). So on my recent...
My African Journey Begins, and I'm Feeling Rather Sick I've just been to the nearest travellers' medical centre and started a round of vaccinations in preparation for a road trip across southern Africa. The vaccination program covers Rabies, Typhoid,...
Kenya Airways Customer Service Counter "“ Nairobi Airport, 6:00 a.m. "Good morning. I've just arrived on the delayed flight from Antananarivo in Madagascar and need to rebook …" "Welcome to Kenya, sir. I hope you have a wonderful stay in...
A Yòrubá Engagement Preparing for the event Rain fell before our Yòrubá engagement. Not hard but just enough to give us a few minutes to collect ourselves and observe the world through tinted windows. A few feet away uninvited cameramen stand in the light rain...
During the exciting and colourful 50/50 celebrations in Swaziland last month, King Mswati III made an historic announcement that the country's name would change to 'The Kingdom of Eswatini'. Meaning "place of the Swati people", Eswatini reverts to the...
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