Tropical idyll, home of world’s friendliest people
I was taken by a driver from a hotel where I made a booking. We drove through little villages along the sandy track, little palm-tree and bamboo houses of the local people standing amongst the green banana trees, hidden in the large green leaves, along th... more - travel report by
krisek
Great Zimbabwe, a rare ancient/medieval monument
When I arrived to Masvingo on a local bus from Harare, I went to the tourist information office to enquire how I could get to the Great Zimbabwe. The personnel was leaving for lunch, so I started speculating about hiring a taxi. As soon as I mentioned tha... more - travel report by
krisek
Setti Fatma and the wonderful Ourika Valley
I booked a place in a minibus for 200 dirhams in Marrakesh from Sahara Expeditions. We drove through mainly arid plains, but with some olive plantations for about 30km, a heat haze [the temperature was in the high 30s Celsius (high 90s Fahrenheit) in Nove... more - travel report by
davidx
A day on the river!
The country is at present experiencing political troubles; with some saying on the verge of civil unrest; but this shouldn't distract from the beauty that is Zimbabwe.
I had a friend who lived in London for quite a few years and returned to H... more - travel report by
mistybleu
Oh ancient of days...
To be honest I didn’t know too much about the country and arrived tentatively after a 2 ˝ hour flight; so some things I read was a bit of a shock:
• More than half the population is under 18 and more than 35% is under 14 • 99% of the po... more - travel report by
mistybleu
Canyons, Waterfalls and Pancakes
Mpumalanga, formerly part of the Transvaal, means ‘Place of the Rising Sun’, about 4 hours to the east of Johannesburg and Pretoria has a lot to offer and is definitely worth a stop over for a few days on the way to Kruger National Park. The landscape var... more - travel report by
bineba
Cabo Verde - islands to discover
600 kilometers from the western coast of Africa on the latitude of Senegal lies archipelago of Cabo Verde, forming insular Republic of Cape Verde – one of the poorest countries of the region. For centuries Cabo Verde has been well known to sailors f... more - travel report by
wojtekd
Traveller in Mahdia
Mahdia is on Cape d'Afrique, 50 km south on the coast from Sousse. It is sea-worn maritime town, with stone houses, flaking paint and utterly charming. It is much more laid back than Monastir and Sousse which both seem metropolises compared to this small... more - travel report by
marianne
Nairobi. The business heart of East Africa.
Nairobi is usually the first stop for travellers to Africa. Wellcome to Africa! It was not in my case cause I was coming from Uganda by the way. for me, after a couple of months in Rwanda and Uganda, Nairobi was like an injection of first world in Africa.... more - travel report by
daniserralta
Harar. Hyena feeding in a charming old town.
I was found by many official guides who wanted to show me the town. I was falling on my face, almost literally, and, as politely as I was able at that time, I made sure that they understood my physical state.
Anyway, an 18 year-old Teddy found me (... more - travel report by
krisek
