Africa

a trip by John McCabe

From: January 30th 2009
Until: December 31st 2009
Including Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia, with a small dollop of France and the UK on the way home.
Trip Length: 11 months
Blog Entries: 92
Photos: 1898
Words: 148908
Blog Entries
January 30th 2009Winning the sack raceEurope » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
February 11th 2009A town like AlexAfrica » Egypt » Mediterranean » Alexandria
February 13th 2009Into AfricaAfrica » Egypt » Lower Egypt » Cairo
February 19th 2009IgnorelandAfrica » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor
February 20th 2009The dead zoneAfrica » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor
February 22nd 2009Reservoir godsAfrica » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan
February 24th 2009Into the blackAfrica » Sudan » North » Wadi Halfa
February 25th 2009Things in my holes (which I'd rather weren't there)Africa » Sudan » North » Abri
February 27th 2009A haboob a day keeps the sandflies awayAfrica » Sudan » North » Kerma
March 1st 2009Ruinous red tapeAfrica » Sudan » North » Dongola
March 4th 2009Pyramid schemeAfrica » Sudan » North » Karima
March 11th 2009Boredom of KhartoumAfrica » Sudan » North » Khartoum
March 14th 2009The comfort of strangersAfrica » Sudan » East » Kassala
March 15th 2009Cheated and heatedAfrica » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Metema
March 20th 2009The five towersAfrica » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Gondar
March 25th 2009The long and winding road that leads to your being soreAfrica » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Axum
March 28th 2009In this rock I will build my churchAfrica » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Lalibela
April 6th 2009New flowerAfrica » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region » Addis Ababa
April 7th 2009The foot that is restless will tread on a turdAfrica » Ethiopia » Southern Nations Region » Dila
April 8th 2009Trucking hellAfrica » Kenya » Eastern Province » Moyale
April 9th 2009Assistance from St GallenAfrica » Kenya » Eastern Province » Marsabit
April 10th 2009Asphalt dreams come throughAfrica » Kenya » Eastern Province » Isiolo
April 18th 2009Undomesticated blissAfrica » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Masai Mara NP
April 19th 2009Flamingo parkAfrica » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Lake Nakuru NP
April 29th 200986 condoms and still I catch a virus ...Africa » Kenya » Nairobi Province » Nairobi
April 30th 2009The Spanish trod carelessly around English town (7)Africa » Kenya » Rift Valley Province » Eldoret
May 10th 2009Hippo campusAfrica » Uganda » Northern Region » Murchison Falls NP
May 14th 2009School for scandalAfrica » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala
May 20th 2009Inspecting the troopsAfrica » Uganda » Western Region » Lake Nkuruba
May 21st 2009Spoonerism in Port FortalAfrica » Uganda » Western Region » Fort Portal
May 28th 2009Place of the little birdsAfrica » Uganda » Western Region » Lake Bunyonyi
May 30th 2009In which I lose $150, the ability to control dandruff, and the use of my VaioAfrica » Uganda » Western Region » Kabale
June 3rd 2009Golden showerAfrica » Uganda » Western Region » Mgahinga National Forest
June 5th 2009In the neighbourhood of gorilla beringei beringeiAfrica » Uganda » Western Region » Kisoro
June 8th 2009Sunny and chèrAfrica » Rwanda » Province de L'Ouest » Gisenyi
June 15th 2009Whenever I think about it, I cry all day longAfrica » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali
June 17th 2009Last stop in RwandaAfrica » Rwanda » Province du Sud » Butare
June 22nd 2009What does Eric want from me?Africa » Burundi » West » Bujumbura
June 25th 2009If 2's company and 3's a crowd, then 25 is too bloody many to fit in a freakin' daladalaAfrica » Tanzania » West » Kigoma
July 4th 2009Baobabs, baboons, and jumbo johnsonsAfrica » Tanzania » North » Tarangire National Park
July 5th 2009And now let's go over to SW19 ...Africa » Tanzania » North » Lake Manyara
July 8th 2009Leopard spotsAfrica » Tanzania » North » Serengeti National Park
July 9th 2009Zero degrees and zero black rhinosAfrica » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area
July 11th 2009I wish I was invisibleAfrica » Tanzania » North » Arusha
July 15th 2009Dora's alarmAfrica » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam
July 16th 2009A fond farewell to/from TanzaniaAfrica » Tanzania » West » Mbeya
July 18th 2009The lizard of MalawiAfrica » Malawi » Northern » Karonga
July 25th 2009Bay of 1000 teenagersAfrica » Malawi » Northern » Nkhata Bay
July 26th 2009A Scrabble impossibilityAfrica » Malawi » Northern » Mzuzu
July 31st 2009City of darkAfrica » Malawi » Central » Lilongwe
August 5th 2009Pot-buying in ChitikaleAfrica » Malawi » Southern » Mulanje Town
August 7th 2009Rumblings in the interiorAfrica » Malawi » Southern » Mount Mulanje
August 11th 2009A tropical suburb of GlasgowAfrica » Malawi » Southern » Blantyre
August 12th 200910-4, pato de borrachaAfrica » Mozambique » Northern » Mocuba
August 23rd 2009A Ilha bonitaAfrica » Mozambique » Northern » Island of Mozambique
August 24th 2009Como se diz "squitters" em portugues?Africa » Mozambique » Northern » Nampula
August 25th 2009Beira necessityAfrica » Mozambique » Central » Beira
August 27th 2009Disappointing movements in the dhowAfrica » Mozambique » Southern » Bazaruto Archipelago
August 29th 2009Crime and tideAfrica » Mozambique » Southern » Vilanculos
September 1st 2009The last chapaAfrica » Mozambique » Southern » Inhambane
September 8th 2009For your safety, please don't leave the hotelAfrica » Mozambique » Southern » Maputo
September 10th 2009One score years and thirteenAfrica » Swaziland » Mbabane
September 16th 2009A session at the SanctuaryAfrica » Swaziland » Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
September 18th 2009Wanted - 1 black rhino, any condition. Will swap for 2,793 photos of white rhinos.Africa » Swaziland » Ezulwini Valley
September 24th 2009This is Africa?Africa » Madagascar » Antananarivo
September 27th 2009The French collectionAfrica » Madagascar » Miandrivazo
September 29th 2009The floating worldAfrica » Madagascar » Tsiribihina River
September 30th 2009Les sept magnifiquesAfrica » Madagascar » Belo sur Tsiribihina
October 2nd 2009My name's John and I'm a snorerAfrica » Madagascar » Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park
October 3rd 2009Les quatre-quatres de merdeAfrica » Madagascar » Belo sur Tsiribihina
October 5th 2009The sound of pousse-pousseAfrica » Madagascar » Antsirabe
October 6th 2009Don't go away sad, don't go away mad - just go awayAfrica » Madagascar » Fianarantsoa
October 8th 2009The cutest primate of them allAfrica » Madagascar » Ambalavao
October 10th 2009The lemur count climbsAfrica » Madagascar » Ranomafana National Park
October 11th 2009Fianar revisited. And it's still a hole.Africa » Madagascar » Fianarantsoa
October 16th 2009The song of the forestAfrica » Madagascar » Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
October 19th 2009Au revoir but not adieuAfrica » Madagascar » Antananarivo
October 21st 2009Big bad JoburgAfrica » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg
October 25th 2009Rainbow stylin'Africa » Zimbabwe » Victoria Falls
October 26th 2009If you ain't got no money, take your broke "ass" homeAfrica » Botswana » North-West » Kasane
October 30th 2009Delta bluesAfrica » Botswana » North-West » Maun
October 31st 2009Trying to cross the border without a hitchAfrica » Botswana » Ghanzi District » Ghanzi
November 7th 2009Blissed out in the desertAfrica » Namibia » Sossusvlei
November 8th 2009Windy cornerAfrica » Namibia » Windhoek
November 9th 2009A night at the WimpyAfrica » Namibia » Keetmanshoop
November 11th 2009Adolf's town (no, not that Adolf)Africa » Namibia » Luderitz
November 17th 2009Millimetres away from a desertAfrica » Namibia » Kalahari
November 18th 2009Drankwinkels and mansuitrustersAfrica » South Africa » Northern Cape » Upington
December 5th 2009Waiting for JulesAfrica » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town
December 9th 2009I'm ready to go homeAfrica » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg
December 16th 2009Paris in the the winterEurope » France » Île-de-France » Paris
December 31st 2009There's only so much you can learn in one placeEurope » United Kingdom » England » North Yorkshire » Saltburn-by-the-Sea



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