Like getting your hands dirty? Fancy feeding a giraffe, handing out meat parcels to vultures, and then heading off to put out a raging bushfire on the African plains? The Global Volunteer Network’s South Africa program made it all happen …
Category: Africa
THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA by Ron Kapon
I was last in South Africa 28 years ago. I remember the “whites only” beaches; the Carlton Hotel in Johannesburg (now part of the convention center); Nelson Mandela was unknown outside a small circle of people (and in prison); The …
Journey to Africa’s Gate
We crossed the Mediterranean Sea in a half hour trip from Algeciras, Spain to Ceuta, Spanish territory strategically situated north of Morocco. The border was the first contact with this different world that we were about to explore, so different …
Passport to Seychelles: A Silversea Adventure by Larry and Gail Taylor
Travelers nowadays have to expect the unexpected. Our cruise from the Suez to Indian Ocean proves travelers today need flexibility. Recently, during fall’s hurricane season, passengers scheduled to sail on a cruise to Bermuda had their itinerary changed and headed …
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HUNTING WITH THE HADZABE by Harold Hedin
I visited the Lake Eyasi region, in Tanzania, for the first time. It is an incredible area that is remote and one gets a sense of how life must of been hundreds of years ago in Tanzania. This area is …
An African Safari to Kenya and Tanzania by Joan Warwick
Since I was a child, I always wanted to go on an African Safari. With my husband and two other couples, we decided to book a private tour. We departed Nairobi and connected with a charter bush flight from Wilson …
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AFRICA by Linda Fasteson
September 11, the war in Iraq, and resultant fears made some wonder why we would continue to travel. However, we needed to put the risks in perspective and use this as an opportunity to interact in a positive way with …
What Wonder Await on a Silver Cloud? by Doug Eads
Alluring Libya: Before you begin reading past the first two sentences – close your eyes, and what can you imagine about Libya? In fact what do you imagine about North Africa? In one’s greatest imagination would you equate Libya …
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Into Africa by Hank Lowenstein
Karen Blixen (Isak Dinseen – “Out Of Africa”) describes an experience which must have been excruciatingly painful for her. Once you go into Equatorial East Africa the experience is permanently etched into your brain. I had the extraordinary opportunity to …
Elvis in Mauritius by Robert Painter
There he was, casually strolling down a bustling lane in one of the vibrant outdoor markets in Mauritius. I spotted him immediately. His colorful flowered shirt open almost to the waist. The massive gold jewelry around his neck. The tight, …
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