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Map of Africa

Africa is a vast continent which, including island groups, holds 53 different countries. Africa stretches from temperate areas in the north to those in the south, and is crossed by the equator. The continent is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

The climate of Africa varies with areas of arid desert to rainforest, to savanna plains and glorious coastal areas. Africa offers numerous cultural experiences, with a diverse cultural history and a dramatic story of colonial occupation to nation state independence. Africa holds a diverse range of wildlife and flora, vibrant cities, and a stunning landscape.

Highlights

• Go on Safari in one of the many national parks.
• The Egyptian Pyramids
• Victoria Falls
• Mt. Kilimanjaro
• Ngorongoro Crater
• Discover the origins of Voodoo in Benin
• The exotic flora and fauna of Madagascar

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By Al and Sara
November 7th 2009

More of a Miracle than an Accident! (Exabier Yemusgan & Ahumdililah) Africa » Ethiopia » Benishangul-Gumuz Region » Asosa

OMG!
I'm going to be a father...

So here is the news - though I guess most of you know this by now - Sara is pregnant and going to have a baby!!!! We are both delighted as we were led to believe it was not medically possible. For many years we had hauled ourselves through the NHS infertility system (not much fun - lovely nurses, less lovely consultants) without success. After years of poking, prodding, samples, scans, diary-keeping, mucus feeling, pipe-cleaning, keyhole camera examinations and even reflexology and acupuncture (not on t [View Full Entry]

...of a cybernetic organism from the future??

By AlexRoosenburg
November 7th 2009

Denia Comes to Visit Me (and the Serengetti) Africa » Tanzania » North » Serengeti National Park

Dinner at Shooters
Denia's first official night out in Dar.

The middle of October, 2009 brought the end of my first term of this school year, 2 teacher-in-service days, and Denia! My sister came to visit me for a quick but wonderful 10 days, during my week off from school, and together we terrorized (read: photographed and sang to) the Northern circuit National Parks of Tanzania. Denia arrived on a Thursday evening, and we had a quiet night in together, catching up and letting Kibo get to know another one of her Aunts. After work on Friday, we did a little tour of Dar and that evening we went out for [View Full Entry]

By TravelingLindsey
November 7th 2009

The World's Largest Sandbox Africa » Morocco

The Medina
Yes. that is a camel's head.

This is not an entry about how Morocco changed my life. Just to get that out of the way. Though it was awesome. It’s more of an entry about real culture versus perceived notions of culture, tourism, and the vastness of the desert, all in the context of my experience in Morocco. Not blatantly, but you’ll probably catch it. Because the sentiment I felt above all others these past few days was frustration at the lack of authenticity. But here I go again with the reflection portion before the explanation. You know what comes next... Day 1: Depart Sevilla in morning. [View Full Entry]

By Pint Size
November 7th 2009

Erm... not quite there yet Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali

Who would have thought there could be so much to write about and we haven't even arrived yet! Am writing this sitting in the bar at Nairobi airport, all flights onwards are either cancelled or delayed so we are 3 hours into a 6 hour wait for our flight to Kigali. The good news is that we have caught up with the advance party -Scott, ( aka "Ding Dong"), Jeremy (nickname as yet undecided, watch this space) and The Silver Fox himself (David) so most of the gang are now together and despite being a bit bleary eyed we are bonding [View Full Entry]

By CardiffJenks
November 6th 2009

Cape Town 2009 Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Boulders Beach

Rain!!!!
No way to start a day

Thursday 5th November Got up and looked out the window at……….. RAIN! Just what we’d come here to avoid. Luckily it started to clear later in the morning so we headed off towards False Bay on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula. Conveniently the motorway out of Cape Town begins close to our hotel (the downside being that the traffic noise can be a bit loud in the mornings), so it was an easy drive through the leafy suburbs of Constantia (the prime real estate in Cape Town) and along to False Bay. The East coast of the Cape Peninsula [View Full Entry]

By Offtoseethewizard
November 6th 2009

The one with all the party Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala

Halloween in Bamboo nest

Actually, it should be the week with all the party, meaning last week. Now, I know I'm not the biggest party animal in the world, there are people going out a lot more and longer than I do, especially with a little help from their chemical friends. But I think Ugandans could give even them a run for their money. Take my friend Lulu: I met her last week, just when I was despairing of ever discovering the mythological Kampalan nightlife. When I phoned her up, she said my life was going to change quite a lot - I didn't realize [View Full Entry]

By Offtoseethewizard
November 6th 2009

Chapter 5 - in which our heroine travels to Kabale, almost makes her peace with dying as roadkill, and lives to meet a king Africa » Uganda » Western Region » Kabale

Kabale
The view from the hotel - don't let the sun fool you, that place is freezing most of the time.

Ok, so I know Ugandans are polite. So much so that I usually feel like a badly dressed potato around them. But the amount of messages I got after arriving me to Kabale, asking if I was alright, seemed kind of extreme, even for Ugandan standards. But then my colleague Paul told that people weren't just polite, they were asking quite literally if I had survived the trip. Looking at Ugandan road statistics, actually not a surprising question. I know I'm a spoiled European and all that, and that I cannot expect the same level of comfort than at home, blablabla. [View Full Entry]

By ThembaThemba
November 5th 2009

amongst the sugar cane...and the stigmas... Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal

Saturday-- there I was, sitting in a loud smokey pub- surrounded by farmers clad in shorts and safari shirts-- straight out of the movies-- really enjoy that though-- sitting there with Neil, he is already drunk I think, from the brandy he had been drinking all day. he has been out sick from work--which just means he gets to drink more brandy -- the rugby match has started and everyone is yelling--cheetahs--blue bulls , seems to be split-- across the room two TV sets jarring the sound of fans cheering along with those cheering here in my surrounds. it is one [View Full Entry]

By Alistair and Maria
November 5th 2009

Stage 1: Africa Africa » Egypt » Sinai

The first night

Hi All, We’ve just returned from an awesome trip around Egypt. Chilled is the word! This place really blew our minds. People were so friendly and easy going. The scenery was beautiful as well. Check out some of our photos as this will give you a better idea of what I’m talking about. We landed in Sharm el sheikh and travel up to Dahab on the first night. Dahab is really cool with loads of Bedouin tents along the beach front. There’s nothing much to do but chill, eat and dive. My kind of place! From Dahab we travelled up to [View Full Entry]

By Weir travels
November 4th 2009

A city on the edge Africa

Only an hour or so after I’d arrived, I was scribbling delightedly in my diary, “Oh, I love Bujumbura!” Mind you, as I rapidly admitted to myself, it doesn’t take much. I’d found myself in the most charming, centrally-located and funky hotel, the Saga Residence, with an imaginatively-designed semi-sunken room (you descend a couple of steps from the far end of the little courtyard to get to its door, making it feel both cosy and private); I’d had my first encounter with a local, the Ugandan-educated Rukundu, which had resulted in a good quarter-hour na [View Full Entry]

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