Travel to Africa. Enjoy fun off-roading adventures, warring tribes, dangerous animals and the kind of situations that will make you appreciate life. It’s like Australia, but with voodoo and without the easy-going attitude.
We’ve written about pink lakes here before, but there’s no reason Australia should get all the glory in pink-laked glory. Roughly 10km northeast of Senegal’s capital city of Dakar, lies the pink lake, Lake Retba. As the case with Lake Hillier, Lake Retba’s pink color stems from its tiny inhabitants. The lake’s high salt content …
Seychelles is an island nation that until recently has been forgotten about as a world-class destination. Set in the middle of the Indian Ocean 1000 miles off the east coast of Kenya, the archipelago is formed of 155 islands that hold a world that time has forgotten. Each island has it’s own little story to …
So you’re thinking about an island getaway but you want something a little bit more off the beaten track than the Maldives. At the same time, you don’t want to spend two days flying to the South Pacific so where should you go? Well, there are many islands to compare, but Mauritius vs Seychelles is …
Tsavo East National Park is one of the oldest and largest parks in Kenya. It was first opened in April 1948 and covers a huge 13,747 square kilometers. It sits halfway between the coast and Nairobi in an area that was once referred to as the Taru Desert. It has been referred to as one …
Kenya is one of the world’s favorite safari destinations and it has a number of national parks that are well worth a visit. They cover a range of diverse environments, each one unique in its own way and all are teeming with wildlife. You won’t have time to visit them all, here we are going …
Kenya is one of the top safari destinations in the world and is full of wildlife and diverse landscapes. There is everything from mountains and savannah to deserts and tropical beaches, Kenya really does have it all. It’s an amazing place to visit and over a 10-day trip, you will certainly see some of it’s …
Ethiopia is a land full of history, culture and beautiful environments. It’s a magical place to explore and an adventure you will never forget. Spending two weeks in Ethiopia is the perfect amount of time to see all the great bits of it and really take in the culture around you. There’s volcanos, mountains, ancient …
The Dallol volcano and Erta Ale are both found in the Danakil depression, one of the hottest places on earth, with temperatures often exceeding 45 degrees celsius. The Danakil depression sits 125 meters below sea level and is inhabited by a small population of Afar people who engage in salt mining. They have named the …
The Simien Mountains National Park is a world full of dramatic scenery and color. It’s a stunning setting, very unique with wildlife and awe-inspiring views. The park has been molded over the years by both nature and traditional agriculture and it’s the odd-shaped and diverse scenery combined with the unique flora and fauna that have …
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Ethiopia is a unique and relatively undiscovered country. Its wildlife, culture, diverse history, and religion make it an interesting place to explore. I’ve spent a lot of time traveling around Africa and Ethiopia is a place I will never forget. It feels like Africa and the middle-east had a child and made it a Christian. …
