Thursday, November 10th, 2011
There are only 790 mountain gorillas worldwide and they are only found in 2 places:
I went to …
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Wow – Mozambique is super fabulous – so much so that I wanted to return and continue hanging out for a few months! Alas – a return trip was not to be, but I still love this Caribbean-flavored African country!…
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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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.…
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 …
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 …
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
While camping out in the Okavango Delta, we were serenaded by our polers: the locals who propelled us through the waterways in traditional mokoro canoes.
After dinner, this small group of about 15 performed some traditional songs for us. One …
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
This is my second visit to Cape Town. It’s a physically beautiful place and a city rich in multitudes of cultures: from the current townships to the historic Cape Malay communities to the affluent sea-side residents. In short, there’s a …
Monday, September 19th, 2011
My first visit to Cape Town was as a graduate student, exactly 10 years ago. At the time, it struck me that not even a decade had passed since the country was under apartheid rule. It was amazing to me …