Glamping at the Karenge Bush Camp
My first thought about camping is that it seems to be an odd hobby. I love the smell of clean
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Travel
Views from Akagera National Park
No tourist trip to Rwanda is complete without making a stop at the Akagera National Park. Despite going there
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Visiting The Source of the Nile (and Obama is Ugandan?)
Uganda’s capital, Kampala, is one of my favourite cities. Yes, it’s packed, and dirty, and I’ve been the victim of
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Conversations in Malawi
This is a random assortment of eyebrow-raising and laughter-inducing moments in Malawi. 1. While lazing on the sands of Lake
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The Stereotypes We Face When Traveling While Jamaican
I have vague childhood memories of politicians exhorting us (Jamaicans) to appreciate the value of our cultural capital. These speeches
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Your Face is Pretty, But Your Heart is Dirty : Poetic Street Harassment in Ethiopia
One of the things that I love about living in Rwanda is that I rarely experience street harassment here. Going
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Deciphering the Rwandan Stare
If you spend any measurable amount of time in Rwanda, you will inevitably be subject to the Rwandan stare (henceforth:
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Adventures in Botswana’s Chobe National Park
The story goes that there is only one place in the world where four countries meet. If you stand on
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New Music Discoveries at Lake of Stars Festival 2014
Last weekend, after a 3-year hiatus, the Lake of Stars Festival returned to shores of Lake Malawi. Regularly described as
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Why I Hate Tourism (And How Malawi Gets It Right)
When I was ten years old, I decided that I hated tourism. I knew I was supposed to love it
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