Africa Travel Blogs - Page 9

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, …

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…

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

First of all we got to the airport, and I went through the metal detectors like 4 different times, before I realized I had a condom in my small pocket.  The foil was setting the damn thing off!  It cracked me up!  So then we get into our flight, which had a ton of duct tape on …

That is what I'm feeling. I wait FIVE YEARS for 'The Last Five Years' to be performed in Perth... FIVE YEARS of listening (and singing along) to Sherie Rene Scott belting out her side of the story, FIVE YEARS of simultaneously swooning over and wanting to smack the character of Jamie for being such…

Resumen fotográfico (y en breve escrito) de 11 días en Marruecos. Un viaje en solitario que resultó ser más que especial

Tras haber estado viajando toda la noche en un autobús infernal, con el aire acondicionado a tope pese a que hacía bastante frío fuera y con el chofer deleiteándonos con cinco minutos de música a todo volumen cada hora, me imagino que para hacer el sueño más agradable al personal, por fin ll…

No matter how prepared for a trip you think you are, you are never quite prepared. It's normal, all travellers are the same. These were the things running through my head as I rushed around town the morning of my departure to Tanzania. I didn't have my currency, I didn't have the all important choc…

The two weeks have gone very fast. We experienced so much. I think it's a big difference to be in a developing country than just speak about it. Unfortunately I had to take the most picture out of the bus because the driver couldn't stop for everyone. Anyway the most people didn't like it when we w…

Camels, ,Kasbahs,Souks,Couscous.....I must be in Morocco...;-) Our first day in Casablanca ,Morocco and we are on our way to the Mosque of Hassan II , which is in close proximity to the Corniche seaside.I feel like a "pea"(an excited pea, no less) in the middle of this grandeoise square. What an a…

We started very early this day, as we have quite full itinerary of exploring this city. It was around 7.30am and i can feel how mystic it was when we drove within the city, especially when we passed of what they called "City of Death" it's huge complex of cemetery in the middle of the cit…

The Rainbow Nation is a country with a big diversity of people, climates and environments. With 11 official languages, 9 of which are African (the other 2 are English and Afrikaans), this country also has a large Indian community.This diversity of people is one aspect that I really appreciated in S…

after an epic 3 day battle with the travel gods my journey proper could begin, and it started pretty well with a bonus view of the waterfalls from the plane just before landing in Zimbabwe. I was meant to spend 3 days here on the Zim side of the falls and meet the overland truck here, but after wan…

Back in Zambia - grass has grown to tunnels, rainy season, flooded pitch, Kaniki cup,    Lots of visitors... One of the visitors is Stephen Freid, the director of ITeams Africa, or maybe all of ITeams.... don't really know.  He was talking to us last night about the situation in K…

Over the course of 2 days, my friend Robin and I traveled by rickety, run-down bus on the hottest, dustiest ride I think either of us had ever experienced.  Our journey began when we left Tambacounda and headed to Bamako to stay with our friend for the remainder of the trip.  This entry c…