Johannesburg has a large and diverse population, a vibrant arts scene, and a persistent culture of lawlessness, especially in the city’s most neglected areas. This unique combination of characteristics ...
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Dar es Salaam is more than Tanzania’s main city. It is a thriving metropolis, a cultural melting pot, and one of the main centers of Swahili language and culture. As with any city that is host to ...
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Born from a mother with dust in her veins, I guess I was destined to love a country that is mostly sand. But it is not a starry-eyed adoration of the beauty of this harsh country on the southwestern side ...
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The oldest part of Zanzibar is Stone Town. With beautiful architecture, majestic alleyways and amazing cuisine, this small town has big personality. Here are 15 things to do in Stone Town, Zanzibar. 1. ...
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Madagascar is hands down one of the most magical places in the world, let alone Africa. Stemming from its isolation (it split from the mainland about 90 million years ago), the world’s ...
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The tropical, laid-back coastal city of Durban in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province has a lot to offer visitors, from miles of golden sandy beaches and the beautiful year-round warm weather, to a ...
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Accra has a culture and history as ancient and fascinating as any European capital. Myriad influences have molded it into the place it is today — a sprawling metropolis that stretches across beaches ...
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An old man in a bowler hat stands in the corner reading a day old newspaper, a couple of smartly turned out waiters slap espressos and macchiatos down onto the bar counter, and a hand-painted portrait of ...
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Cape Town is a hiker’s haven offering many well-maintained trails set amid amazing landscapes in and around the city. And there’s no need to worry if you aren’t in top shape, as there ...
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Three cities in Morocco are especially known for their ceramic artistry: Meknes, Safi and Fez. Together, they produce at least 80% of the pottery in the country. The best known workshop in Fez is Art ...
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Shopping in Lagos, especially for souvenirs, isn’t exactly a refined experience. The leisure tourism industry in Nigeria hasn’t really taken off yet, and because of that, the infrastructure ...
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With white sandy beaches, amazing seafood and friendly people, Maputo is the ideal place for some rest and relaxation. And there’s no better place to spend your vacation time than chilling out on the ...
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Marrakech, Morocco is a divine city pregnant with museums, hotels, cafes, bazaars, and religious sites. There’s also plenty of walking, eating, biking, hiking, swimming, riding, driving, skiing, and ...
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Somewhere in the Indian Ocean lies an island so remote that until the age of European explorers, nobody lived there, nobody at all. It was there that the dodo flourished, blissfully ignorant of humankind ...
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Mombasa: the other big city besides Nairobi in Kenya. With over one million residents and thousands of visitors each year, the city on the Indian Ocean is a thriving, pulsating, beachfront, historical ...
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Culture vultures, Nairobi welcomes you. Whether you prefer concerts, art exhibits, concept shows or something else, there are an infinite number of ways to get “Kenya-fied.” Make a stop at any ...
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After spending four nights travelling through Savuti in Botswana, we set off to dive deep into the Okavango Delta. After already having had a few of the most amazing and thrilling days and nights in ...
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If you only have time to visit one region of Africa, make it Victoria Falls, the adrenaline-activity hub. Victoria Falls, which straddles the Zimbabwe/Zambia border, encourages visitors to test their ...
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Founded almost 4000 years ago, Tunis is said to be one of the most historic (and nicest) cities in North Africa. With only around 2.5 million people in the greater metro area, the city proper ...
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When most people think of West Africa, Ghana or Nigeria come to mind. But Dakar, the capital of Senegal and the rest of the country have been the thriving pulse of Francophone West Africa long before ...
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