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February 5, 2025
Morocco is a country of dazzling diversity… a chaotic and intense merging of cultures that will explode your senses. The best cities in Morocco to visit offer a fusion of traditions and lifestyles of the Ottoman, North African, and Arab cultures. In tourist hotspots like Fes, Marrakech, and Chefchaouen, visitors can explore the ancient Medinas, […]
November 25, 2021
Pristine white-sand beaches lapped by stunning iridescent turquoise water, vibrant culture, unique wildlife, and friendly locals – this is what you’ll find in Destination Africa off the east coast in the Indian Ocean. Tourists who are doing a safari in nearby Tanzania, Kenya, or even South Africa should not leave the continent without taking a […]
November 19, 2020
Cape Town, also known as “the Mother City” of South Africa, finds itself on several “places to visit” lists for 2014. And for good reason. It’s an exciting city, with lots of adventures and amusements. You’ll never run out of adventurous activities in Cape Town! Hike to the Top of Lion’s Head Lion’s Head is […]
August 31, 2020
Egypt, in the northeast corner of Africa, is one of the most fascinating places to visit in the world. Anchored by its world-famous archaeological attractions such as the pyramids at Giza, the Great Sphinx, and the Valley of the Kings, there are also many other places to travel in Egypt, legendary landmarks, museums, beaches, and […]
January 13, 2020
Shimmering turquoise surf gently lapping onto the shore, a tall coconut palm stretching out precipitously over the water, and craggy limestone boulders reaching into the periwinkle-blue sky. This is what you’ll find on the Seychelles best beaches and one of the reasons why the Seychelles is also known as “the Garden of Eden.” I’ve been […]
January 4, 2020
Tired and dejected after a delayed flight that caused us to miss our Costa Cruise Indian Ocean embark with a forced detour to Mahé, we arrived at our last-minute boutique hotel around midnight. The night air was black as ink and thick with dew. Dragging our luggage up the stairs, we plopped onto the comfy, […]
December 4, 2019
A subset of the Maasai, the Samburu tribe are semi-nomadic pastoralists in north-central Kenya. We had an opportunity to have a private tour of a small village while we were in with the Elewana Collection in the Loisaba Wildlife Conservancy. The tribal people were generally very friendly, and the visit, while fascinating was an eye-opening […]
December 3, 2019
Traditional Kenyan food is influenced, in part, by its African landscape. Cuisine on the east coast is infused with Hindu, Indian and Arab flair, due to their presence during the Colonial era. Alternatively, inland, the traditional styles of the indigenous tribal herdsmen have had their own band of influences. Each area of the country stamps […]
December 2, 2019
Nairobi is one of those intriguing cities that is constantly depicted in both fictional movies as well as real-time media reports. From the romanticized allure of Karen Blixen’s book and movie, Out of Africa, to the chaos and propensity for in this city of extremes, Nairobi is trendy and edgy and worth exploring. Contained in […]
November 30, 2019
Sitting on an artistically carved bench on an escarpment overlooking 56,000 acres of the pristine Laikipia savanna, I feel like I can see all of Africa on the horizon. I can hear elephants in the distance and a dik-dik – the tiniest antelope on the planet, darts across the path just off to my right. […]