Africa Travel Blogs - Page 8

I’ve been feeling that restlessness which I’ve always associated with tiredness. Paradoxically, the more restless I feel, the more I feel the urge to bolt out from wherever I am. I’ve been tossing around some ideas as to where I would go for a very mini, tiny, Lilliputian break. I was thinkin…

We went to Elmina the first day after we arrived in Ghana and spent a night there. From what I've seen in Ghana and heard of other countries, Africa's roads leave a lot to be desired. The current Ghanaian president, John Kufuor, has made improving the roads one of his major goals. They were wor…

When I was in 5th grade I dressed up as an Egyptian princess for Halloween. I had the coolest (and my most favorite ever) costume, and my mom made it from scratch. It was a white sheath dress with a gold collar that even had fake gems glued on. There was a wraparound skirt that clipped in the front…

Flying into antananarivo is something different, it's high up and hilly and there is rice fields everywhere, pockets of houses spread out against the earthy brown backdrop.   'Tana' itself is a hustle and bustle of a third world capital, a LOT of people everywhere: animals , people and re…

this blog talk about sahara desert ....Imagine the ocean it was very strange because it so bigger.But the desert it the same !!!!each time i think to the sahara it always the same picture in my mind only the immencity!!!!!this place make me feel dreaming because it was so wonderfull and so calm in …

By this time Pavel, Ed, Mariel and I were good friends.  Three days on the felucca required the 6 of us to get along very well or it could have been ugly.Pavel had been up and down the country already and he was heading off from here to another land.  His flight was early next morning so …

So today was gorilla day.  The purpous of my whole trip.  I was up early......really early for me.  4:30am.  I was sooooooooooo tired.  I fell asleep in the transport for the two hour journey to the Congo.  I woke up eventually because the roads were so bumpy.  Ev…

  I went travelling around Lake Victoria in East Africa one main site on this tour would be to see gorillas in Rwanda. My knowledge of the country before hand was very limited - basically I knew it used to be a Belgian colony in the old days but mainly what I knew was about the genocid…

My first trip outside Europe! I have never dared to fly. I am a bit claustrophobic. So many travel dreams but so little courage. During lunch, I booked, without thinking, a trip to Egypt. As a result: the next 5 months, I am nervous. My husband laughs at me, he has already traveled so far, b…

I have written two reviews about our boat trips but at least some basic information should be included here. A couple of tour agents had their “office” (…which consisted of a single desk) in the courtyard of the hotel. The agents would wander around the hotel facility and try to sell …

A selection of my photos made in Kenya and Tanzania

It was November 2001, just two months after the 9/11 WTC drama. The western world was in shock, the people afraid. At the time, stock went down, Arab-phobia became a word and nobody dared to fly. It was also the best time to travel. Moreover, it was the time of year we went to Egypt. We flew in…

Small World is the biggest charity event in Lagos, Nigeria. It is spearhead by a british women’s group (pardon my cluelessness to the official name of the group). Since 2006, the Philippines participated in this event and the proceeds of this charity goes to the pet project of the Filipino Commun…

After meeting up with my friend Matt in JFK airport, we flew on Royal Air Maroc to Casablanca as a layover before our final destination of Dakar.  We really enjoyed Air Maroc because it was comfortable and there were the perks you used to get on U.S. airlines.  During our 8+ hour flight, …

On Tues night got back to Marrakech, after a very very lond drive through the atlas mountains and jebel range - was amazing though!!