One of the last Absolute Monarchies left in the present world                       Swaziland is a country that is not talked about much in the world today.  As with Lesotho, this country is entirely surrounded by South Africa.  Like every other African Nation, the people here…

One of the highest countries in the world also boasts some amazing scenery and people                 When people go to South Africa, they usually overlook going to the Kingdom of Lesotho which is located entirely in South Africa.  This has one of the last kingdoms left in Africa,…

What I learned from a 9 month overland Africa Trip Africa is a continent of diversity.  Whether it be the land, people, food, religious groups, animals or buildings, this continent has it all.  Below are some of the things I learned in 9 months going by overland truck.   Cities vs. Villages- If you go…

Qatar The best of the Gulf Coast Countries thus far As I have been in the airport a few times at least, I figured I mind as well get out and visit Qatar.  My two friends Tyson and Allison are there with their kids, so I decided to take a few days from Cairo to…

Sudan From the luscious green south to the lifeless desert north with pyramids and dervishes in between             Sudan is a country often talked about in the media because of their split from South Sudan in 2011 after years of fighting and hostilities. I did not know what to expect…

Ethiopia Land and people like no other in the world                       Ethiopia is one of the most unique countries in the world that I have ever traveled too.   This land is one of only two African nations to have never been colonized (Liberia the other). …

Kenya Full of good Game Drives (and Walks) and people that will go out of their way to do anything for you               For Return to Kenya yet again in 2017 please click HERE For Wildebeest(less) Migration in 2019 please click HERE For Kenya in Spring of 2021 please…

Uganda Adventure and Lake capital of Eastern Africa? For more of Uganda on Golden Monkeys, Gorillas, and Chimp Trekking Click Here             When early explorers were trying to find the source of the Nile, they had to look no further than beautiful Lake Victoria. Uganda was another one of those…

Rwanda From instability and chaos to stability and cleanliness in 20 years and of course THE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS             In the 1990’s Rwanda made headlines in the news because of their worst genocide since WWII.  The two ethnic groups (who I will not name, because there are now ethnic groups…

Tanzania Zanzibar was ok, Mt. Kilimanjaro was hidden in clouds, and Serengeti was PHENOMENAL       Driving down the roads, i noticed some of the rural places looking more like West Africa than East Africa, but as soon as you get into the cities, everything changes.  The people go on doing their daily tasks…

Malawi Stories of a small country with a big heart and a fortune telling witch doctor.             If you think of visiting Africa, usually a name of a country that does not come up is Malawi.  This country which is a landlocked sandwiched country holds many wonderful treasures.  Among them…

Mozambique A quick jaunt through this former Portuguese Colony provides glimpses of beautiful land             With a quick transit through Mozambique on route to Malawi, I noticed how the people reminded me of what we saw in West Africa.  From the border with Zimbabwe to the border with Malawi, people…

Zimbabwe A land that is portrayed bad in the media, has some of the best game parks, sites, and people in the world               What can I say about Zimbabwe!!!!  It has just about everything you can ask for in a country that is given a negative portrayal in…

Botswana The land of Hippos, Giraffes, Ostriches, and Elephants               Botswana certainly lived up to its reputation of having good game parks.  The country is sparsely populated like that of neighboring Namibia, but what it lacks in people, it makes up in amazing scenery and wildlife. I have always…

Namibia The land of vast deserts, stunning scenery, game meat, and the best town in Africa (Swakopmund)               I would rank Namibia up there with Madagascar and Iceland for scenery.  I have heard so much about it in the past but I was excited to witness it for myself. …

South Africa Please click here for Return to South Africa Winter of 2016-2017                       The African land of Milk and Honey After traveling through some of the craziest parts of Africa over the last five months, South Africa seemed like such a long time away,…

Angola and Cabinda One of the most scenic countries I have seen, and just 16 years removed from Civil War…                 Cabinda Cabinda is technically apart of Angola, but is separated from the rest of Angola by a narrow strip of land of DRC.(SEE MAP BELOW)    …

DRC   People are welcoming and friendly to all outsiders, despite the bad press       A quick four night jaunt through the DRC was something that I was always looking forward too.  We did not hit any major towns and stayed pretty close to the ocean as we made our way on muddy…

Congo Digging the truck out of mud to the rich city of Point-Noire Congo has always fascinated many people from the stories you hear on TV to the Michael Crichton bestselling book “Congo.” I can tell say that the little time we spent here was worth it!!! Crossing over from Gabon we stayed at the…

Gabon The story of Rain along the Equator and Bush Camps with stunning scenery….           As we have gotten pretty lucky on our trip with rain so far, it seems that it all decided to come down in one fail swoop while we were in Gabon. Gabon a country in Africa…