Africa Travel Articles

 
8 of the Best Places to Camp Around the World
8 of the Best Places to Camp Around the World There’s no better way to get back to nature than to pitch your tent, spark up the campfire (with or without marshmallows) and doze off under the stars, and these 8 locations offer some of the best settings for sleeping under the stars.
Getting Your Boots Dirty: How Volunteering in Africa Changed Me
Getting Your Boots Dirty: How Volunteering in Africa Changed Me Volunteering on a refugee camp in Africa may not be a typical travel choice, but as Josh Martin explains, it's certainly a transformational one.
Lessons from the Bartender
Lessons from the Bartender Three things I learned from suspending my trip across Africa and becoming a bartender.
The Hunt for the “Real Africa”
The Hunt for the “Real Africa” Many people travel to Africa in hopes of capturing the continent's unique natural beauty and getting a taste of it's traditional cultures....but is that all there is to traveling in Africa?
Four Things You Think You Know About South Africa
Four Things You Think You Know About South Africa South Africa carries with it some pretty hefty baggage - it's far away from so much of the rest of the world that what we "know" about South Africa comes to us largely through brief news snippets, sweeping movie landscapes, or apartheid documentaries on the History Channel. You know there's more to South Africa than that. You just don't know what.
10 Best Horse Treks Around the World
10 Best Horse Treks Around the World Whether you’re scaling the heights of the Inca Trail, blazing a trail along virgin desert plains, galloping along white sand beaches or riding alongside game on a horseback safari, horse trekking offers an exhilarating and environmentally sustainable way to explore some of the world’s most incredible landscapes.
Eight Bizarre Drugs and the Cultures That Use Them
Eight Bizarre Drugs and the Cultures That Use Them Fancy having a trip while on your trip? Let David Joshua Jennings guide you through eight bizarre drugs and the cultures that use them.
King Kong Comes to Life: (Very) Close Encounters with a Silverback in Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans
King Kong Comes to Life: (Very) Close Encounters with a Silverback in Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans In their quest to get close to mountain gorillas in Rwanda, Robin and Pierre Devaux got a lot closer than they anticipated.
8 Unique and Colorful Small Towns Around the World
8 Unique and Colorful Small Towns Around the World Color is an element that can animate the feel of a small town. And when architecture, the most representative aesthetic feature of a place feasts on color, the stage is set for a remarkable traveling experience.
The Africa/Middle East Smackdown
The Africa/Middle East Smackdown The Indie Travel Takedown tournament continues with the Africa and Middle East region. Adam Seper breaks down the match-ups in round 1, and your votes will send the winner to the Final Four.