Monday, October 31st, 2011
Today there are about 100,000-240,000 Herero people living in Namibia, mostly in the central and eastern parts of the country. In fact, the present-day town of Gobabis, was formerly known as Hereroland. And the Herero language is still taught in …
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Last May the GoErinGo! Fund made a $350 donation to the Laos Literacy Project on behalf of Big Brother Mouse, a local Lao organization that provides books to children.
Even more importantly, over 150 Adventure Philanthropists – you readers of …
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Zulu is the most widely spoken language in South Africa, so I thought I’d pass along a few useful phrases:
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
It is estimated that 318 million people live in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.25 a day. In 1998, the World Bank classified 61 countries as low–income (poor).
But by 2001, the number of “extremely poor” nations …
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
It’s dangerous to travel the roads around Africa – and don’t I know it!
It’s not unusual to see car and bus crashes all along the highway due to a deadly combination of overcrowding, speeding, bad roads, and bad driving.…
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
South African is a crime-ridden society. The murder rate in the country is 52 per 100,000 – that’s 8 times higher than in the United States. And the country leads the world in rape against women.
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Speaking to Sam last night, she said she received my postcard from Zambia. On it I wrote: “This is my favorite place! It’s fabulous! You would love it too!”
Apparently, I write the same exact thing on every postcard I …
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Not only do I love to travel, I love to read about travel. Good travel writing is escapism at its finest – whether at home or on the road. I especially like to read about a place while I’m in …
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Known as the “Kingdom in the Sky,” Lesotho became a country in the early 19th century. Completely surrounded by South Africa, Lesotho was formed when its legendary King, Moshoeshoe the Great, skillfully played invading forces – Dutch, British and Zulu …
Monday, October 10th, 2011
On my last trip to Africa five years ago, I solo-ed it across the Kenya–Uganda border in one of the zanier journeys in my life. (Read the 3-part article called: How I met my African Mother, the Smuggler).
You’d …