This week on Wandering West Africa, visa runs at several embassies with some sightseeing on the side. Arriving from Douala, Yaounde was a welcomed change of pace. The peaceful capital of Cameroon is much less hectic and busy. Nestled in the surrounding hills, the city feels a lot smaller than it actually is. After checking … Continue reading Visa Runs in Yaounde Cameroon
Spending two days in Somaliland (the north-western state of Somalia) on the Horn of Africa Tour with a night time tour of the Hargeisa and a day trip to the Laas Geel caves. Though not an internationally recognized country, Somaliland, in the north western section of Somalia, has been autonomous and fairly well run for … Continue reading Somaliland in Two Days
Arriving in and visiting the Lilongwe top sights in a day tour on The South of Africa Tour where I visit 13 new countries. After a quick flight from Lusaka, I landed in Lilongwe airport. I met with Phillimon, a stocky Malawian looking very professional in a suit. His rental company, Sputnik, organized a car … Continue reading Lilongwe Top Sights in a Day
Briefly visiting the top Lusaka sights before taking a flight to Lilongwe on the South of Africa Tour. After an awful bus ride from Harare, I arrived in the Lusaka bus station where I transferred to the Radisson Blu Lusaka by taxi. That evening I relaxed and had dinner and drinks with the team from … Continue reading Lusaka sights and a flight to Lilongwe
Visiting Gaborone, the quiet capital of Botswana, and its main sights on The South of Africa Tour where I visit 13 new countries. Gaborone, also known simply as Gabs, is the capital of Botswana and also the largest city with a population of over 200,000. Located less than 10 miles (15 km) from the South … Continue reading Gaborone the Capital of Botswana
Touring Luderitz, Namibia for a couple of days on The South of Africa Tour where I visit 13 new countries. The Portuguese explorer, Bartolomeu Dias, was first known to set foot in the Luderitz area in 1487. Eventually the town was established in 1883 by German settlers. A couple of decades later, diamonds were discovered … Continue reading Luderitz
Exploring some top sights of Madagascar in 5 days including Antananarivo, Nosy Be, and Andasibe on the South of Africa Tour where I visit 13 new countries. Madagascar evokes images of dancing lemurs and entertaining animals mostly from the popular movies of the same name. The world’s fourth largest island does have a unique selection … Continue reading Wild Madagascar
A drive from Swaziland to Lesotho and visits to the main sights of the Maseru and the Kome Cave Dwellings on The South of Africa Tour. Lesotho is another landlocked state in South Africa that happens to be a kingdom like Swaziland. Previously known as Basutoland, the country was a British protectorate and later achieved … Continue reading The Kingdom of Lesotho
A road trip through the Dominican Republic with stops at Santo Domingo, Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, and Santiago on the trip Grand Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti The second largest country of the Caribbean shares Hispaniola island with Haiti. The Dominican Republic is also where Columbus landed and created the first permanent settlement … Continue reading Exploring the Top Sights of the Dominican Republic
Atlas North: A Tour through Portugal, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria A single day trip to Algeria, visiting the Tipaza Ruins and the capital Algiers with stops at Port de BouHaroun, Notre Dame d’Afrique, the Casbah, the Great Mosque of Algiers, the Ketchaoua Mosque, the Grand Post Office, Le Jardin d’Essai du Hamma, and the Monument … Continue reading Algiers and Tipaza, Algeria