Africa
Ghana
Ghanaians have plenty to be proud of. Their country was home to West Africa’s mightiest, gold-dripping empire; it was the first to drop colonialism and go it alone; it built the biggest artificial lake in the world; and it produces some of Africa’s best highlife music and most famous sculpture. Yet you won’t find a […]
Libya
The world is out: Libya is the latest travellers’ hotspot, and one of the last unspoilt places on the Mediterranean seaboard. Obscured from Western view for the last 30 years under the government of Colonel Mu’ammar Gaddafi, the country has recently begun courting international tourism. Ripe for discovery are Libya’s incredible hospitality, beautifull desertscapes, well-preserved […]
Morocco
Tangier, Casablanca, Marrakesh… just the names of these cities stir a hint of spice in the nostrils. Morocco has been thoroughly mythologised, and for good reason-the light is shimmering, the art extraordinary, and the region’s history comes alive in its medieval cities, Roman ruins, Berber Kasbahs and lslamic monuments. Lfyou can survive the touts it’s […]
Tanzania
Dig below the heat and dust, and Tanzania will take your breath away-literally if you dare to climb Kilimanjaro. The Great Rift Valley. Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Victoria, the Serengeti and Zanzibar are legendary. Fearless explorers, proud warriors and mighty beasts have roamed across this unassuming land, but history and politics have not always been kind […]
Kenya
Kenya beckons the traveler with a magical mix of incredible wildlife, rich cultural heritage, palm-fringed beaches and coastal towns seeped in Swahili history. Few places can rival Kenya for the safari experience, though these days your bg-game hunting will (thankfully) be restricted to capturing trophies on film. Nothing can prepare you for the incredible sight […]
Lesotho
Appropriately dubbed ‘the kingdom in the sky’, Lesotho is a mountainous country landlocked in the heart of South Africa. lts forbidding terrain and the defensive walls of the Drakensberg and Maluti ranges gave both sanctuary and strategic advantage to the Basotho (the people of Lesotho), who forged a nation while playing a key role in […]
Mali
From Bamako to Timbuktu, Mali has desert scenery that have you believing you’re on the set of Lawrence of Arabia. And there’s so much more, from the fringes of the Saharan desert and the great Niger River, to medieval mud-brick mosques and pink-hued sandstone villages. Malians are a proud and enduring people who have suffered […]
Djibouti
Djibouti’s strangely seductive blend of African, Arab, lndian and European influences is seasoned with a hefty dose of qat, the mildly intoxicating herb that is chewed by most males and sets the country’s pace to unhurried. The capital may belittle more than a minor port filled with peeling colonial buildings, but its streets are unforgettable, […]
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a visually stunning and fascinating place. There’s the grandeur of Victoria Falls, incredible wildlife, amazing ruins, the Zambezi River and the unmistakeable warmth and friendliness of the Zimbabwean people. You can spend the night in a tent listening to snuffling hippopotami in a nearby river, or dance the night away at a percussion […]
Eritrea
Perched on the horn of Africa, Eritrea is a tiny country with a strong sense of identity. Torrid deserts, fertile highlands of its borders. its richness and beauty did not escape the attention of the outside world and the country became a colony of ltaly for more than fifty years. Evidence of ltaly’s imperial rule […]
