Africa
A couple years ago, I was walking along the Seine in Paris, and noticed that a bridge and the stonewalls by the riverbank were covered by huge eyes in black and white. I found it fascinating, but I unfortunately forgot about it. Big mistake, since the artist behind it is one of the most inspiring street artists of our time. Yes, I’ve heard about Banksy, but believe me when I …
Once upon a time, there was a little girl living in an old riad, within the red solid clay walls of the Medina in Marrakech.
Her days were filled with school tasks, with helping her mom and her aunts with light chores and playing with her little brother. In the evening, after dinner was served, she would sit on the lap of her grandpa and listen to his stories.
But once the …
With all the recent press on Somali pirates and Kenyan killings, even the toughest wannabe G.I. Jane traveler could be forgiven for being more than a tad cautious about travelling through East Africa.
The country is probably known for three main things: big-game safari, amazing marathon runners and The Lion King. However, there is a host of differing cultures and religions within this one vast country; from the smog-filled bustle of Kenya’s …
Ahh Africa. So wild, so beautiful, so cultural; it’s an experience as soon as you get off the plane! East Africa is known for its wildlife, stunning scenery, Mount Kilimanjaro and safaris on the savannah, but where could be better to sleep than a place that is both luxurious in comfort with the added factor of beautiful animals in their natural environments? Only Giraffe Manor. And they do it …
Ladies, this post is not going to be about Rock’n’Roll. There’s Rock bars, Rock restaurants, Rock Hotels, Rock Museums and a boat that rocked. But have you ever heard of a restaurant on a rock? Well, I at least know of one. The Rock Restaurant was built on a tiny rock in the ocean in Zanzibar, Tanzania. This lovely place is situated near the shore of the Michanwi Pingwe beach …
Travelling is fun, exciting and eye-opening. However, at times it can also be very, very exhausting. So what do you do when you’re halfway through your holidays and realize you can’t possibly spend another day trapped in a car that seems too small, while the weather is too hot and the journey too long?
When my friends and I recently embarked on a road trip through Egypt, we naturally wanted to …
As there are a lot of travel contests going on right now, where you can win trips to Kenya or a journey through Europe by train, and after Caro’s success winning the Norway Challenge, I decided to participate in a contest myself. As I think photography is one of my strengths, I chose the iExplore Photo Safari Contest because you can win another trip to Kenya. The trip includes a …
For a long time I’ve admired the work of David Miller. He writes in his personal blog and on the Traveler’s Notebook about commodification and codification in travel writing. Often times people tend to romanticize and essentialize about place and don’t recognize that their experience in a place is just that, uniquely theirs. By recognizing our own experience we can both value it for its personal meaning and allow the …
