At over 200 square miles of pristine wilderness, and with 4 of the Big 5 present, it’s hard to fathom why the Zambezi National Park in Zimbabwe isn’t on more…
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Victoria Falls: Africa’s Natural Wonder
August 6, 2020You can hear the Falls before you’re even close to seeing them. A gentle murmur slowly transitioning to a deafening roar as a fine mist generated from the world’s largest…
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Destination Guide
April 17, 2020It’s fair to say that Ouagadougou (pronounced Waa-Gaa-Doo-Goo), Burkina Faso’s capital, isn’t at the top of the average tourist’s bucket list. In fairness, that’s probably not without good reason. At…
The TPLF Coastal West African Itinerary
April 2, 2020Having been to Benin on more occasions then I’d care to count, over the last couple of years I’ve started to explore regional travel options from which Cotonou, Benin’s commercial…
If you’ve been following my blog over the past 12 months then you’ll no doubt have noticed that I’ve spent a fair amount of 2019 in Zimbabwe on the Nakavango…
Overrated Tourist Attractions: The Top 5
March 5, 2020It happens to the best of us: you spend months researching holiday destinations and tourist attractions. You sit at your computer fawning over photos you see online of picture-perfect vistas…
Accra, Ghana Destination Guide
February 21, 2020Accra, Ghana’s coastal capital city, isn’t your typical tourist destination. This sprawling metropolis isn’t designed to lure tourists and it doesn’t play host to any of Ghana’s most notable attractions.…
Carthage: Tunisia’s Most Ancient City
January 23, 2020The ancient Phoenician city of Carthage is arguably the first thing on most people’s list of things to do in Tunisia, North Africa. Although today’s Carthage is the retreat of…
Haller Park, Mombasa: 5 Reasons To Go!
January 16, 2020Although I’ll make the occasional trip to the zoo, from a photography perspective I’m not much of a fan. There’s just no thrill in photographing a ‘wild’ animal in an…
Conservation In Action: Nakavango, Zimbabwe, October 2019
November 21, 2019Some of you may remember that back in May (See posts HERE and HERE) I spent a couple of weeks in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe educating myself on the finer points…