Ethiopia is a country apart as a travel destination, there’s simply no doubt about it. During the past fortnight, I’ve borne witness to more intense experiences in this fascinating country than anywhere in the world … period! The moment you step outside the hotel there’ll … …

In case you’re wondering, dear reader, I can report from Addis Ababa that Ethiopian women are beautiful indeed. The local ladies are famed throughout the world for their otherworldly beauty, and strolling through the streets of the capital leaves one in no doubt the ladies … …

My eyes filled with tears fit for overflowing as I began to process the shocking information at the Kigali Memorial Centre. The genocide exhibition leaves one consumed with an overwhelming sense of anger, frustration and outrage, as visitors slowly come to grips with the tragedy … …

Anyone fancy tracking animals through near impenetrable forest in teeming rain, while climbing steep slopes with slippery mud up to the ankles, and surrounded by nasty stinging nettles that will get ya for sure every time there’s a fall? Well, if the final destination results … …

When a traveller jumps on the back of a boda boda for a ride through central Kampala, he or she is taking life into one’s own hands, pure and simple. The centre of town features a chaotic meeting point of vehicles, all jostling for an … …

The predators of the Masai Mara despatch their prey with extreme prejudice. Here in Kenya’s world famous national reserve there is no mercy for prey animals, if a predator has even a sniff of an opportunity to kill and eat. This is nature at it’s … …

Believe it or not the title of this blog is is considered a compliment in Kenya. After all, here in Kenya they figure if you are fat you are prosperous, and if you are old you have survived. It’s difficult to argue with the logic … …

The Serengeti Plains of Northern Tanzania offer unrivalled safari experiences for African wildlife enthusiasts like myself. The annual migration from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara national reserve in Kenya is the stuff of legends, where up to a million wildebeest and a quarter of … …

East Africa is one of the great travel destinations, drawing upon a centuries old tradition of trading with the outside world, and still having a culture that is so unique, and so African. Here in Tanzania there are the beaming smiles, the Swahili zest, the … …

The seaside town of Essaouira is hippy central man. So if you’re hoping to peace out away from the hustle and bustle of the Medinas in the big smoke, why not mosey on down to this gorgeous little place to chillax, and get some much … …