Africa
Burundi
Wedged between Tanzania, Rwanda and Congo is the tiny mountainous nation of Burundi. A turbulent history of tribal wars and factional struggles has left its scars on the beautiful landscape, and colonisation has only complicated the conflict. Civil war is synonymous with the nation and gunfire not uncommon in the capital, Bujumbura.
Avoid the extremes of […]
Burkina faso
Between Sahelian empires and coastal kingdoms, between Muslim and animist Africa, between Saharan desertscapes and southern waterfalls, Burkina Faso weaves many of Africa’s diverging strands into a fascinating and thoroughly seductive fabric. ln the markets, turbaned traders on camels mix with farmers on donkey-drawn carts in a colourful swirl of diverse ethnic groups. The Burkinabe […]
Benin
As the birthplace and the of one of West Africa’s most powerful kingdoms, Benin once had a historical renown that extended far beyond its borders. More recently the country has shrugged off Marxism to embrace to embrace democracy and capitalism with characteristic fervour. Visitors to surprising Benin will find remnants of the vast palaces of […]
Angola
For most outsiders this Sub - Saharan giant means bloody war, bloodier diamonds and bubbling crude - oil, that is. This, with its long, nasty marriage and messy split from Portugal has had more than a few labelling it an African basket case. But this land its people are not to be underestimated. Angolans are […]
Algeria
This pine - sized, sunny slice of Adriatic coast has been ground down for years by poverty and blood vendettas, but Albania now manages to pack a wild punch of traditional Mediterranean charm and Soviet-style inefficiency.lt’s a giddy of religions,styles, coultures and landscapes, from Sunni Muslim to Albanian Orthodox, and from idyllic beach or rocky […]
