Overlanding in Africa is probably the cheapest way to go on safari. A two week tour, including some of the best game parks of Southern Africa, only costs around ... Read More

Stuart is a British guy who sold his house in London and decided to use the money to travel around the world for 3 years. He is spending his first ... Read More

Homosexuality is illegal in every African country except for South Africa. So if you are gay or lesbian and wish to travel to Africa you need to take a few ... Read More

Egypt is Africa's most popular tourist destination and that's not really surprising given what it has to offer. The Pyramids of Giza are perhaps the biggest draw, the last of ... Read More

If you need a reason to travel to Africa this July then perhaps these events will inspire you: Festival of the Dhow Countries. This festival is East Africa's premier cultural ... Read More

If you're considering working in Africa it's worth checking out some of the web logs (blogs) being written by Peace Corps volunteers. The pleasures and strains of living and working ... Read More

A couple months ago I asked the question, "Is Zimbabwe a safe place to visit?" At the time I concluded that the major tourist towns were still fairly safe, but ... Read More

When traveling in Africa, start chatting about football (soccer) to any young African man and you'll establish an instant connection. Football is followed passionately from Morocco on down to South ... Read More

The BBC is running a year long special on Africa called "Africa Lives on the BBC". It includes news and information about Africa beyond the media headlines. My favorite ... Read More

If you enjoy the souqs and medinas of Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco then you'll love Libya. No, this isn't a joke; Libya really is a fine tourist destination. Perhaps the ... Read More

In 1971 a nasty little man took power in Uganda and transformed the once peaceful and relatively prosperous nation into chaos. His name was Idi Amin, you've probably heard of ... Read More