Africa Travel Stories

Paradise in the Indian Ocean - Mauritius Ernest Hemingway believed Mauritius to be heaven, and Tom Muller agrees with him.	The Lalibela Pilgrim and other Tales from Ethiopia Devin Foxall offers snippets of experiences and the people he met in Ethiopia.

System is Down. Come Again Tomorrow. Adventures at the Cape Town DMV - Cape Town, South Africa Laura Pentelbury discovers that even trying to renew a South African drivers license can be an adventure.	My Time as a Teacher in Africa - Tanzania Iona Hansell discovers the joys - and the heartbreaks - of teaching children in Africa.
Peter and the Sand Elephant - South Africa Andrea Granahan finds that sometimes, solace comes in unexpeted forms.	Holed up with the Police in Ouarzazate - Morocco Lizabeth Smith befriends the Moroccan police.
Hard Rockin' in Hurghada - Hurghada, Egypt A tale of what happens when a well-meaning tourist, Sarie Francis, goes searching for a Hard Rock Cafe.	Taxi!, Egyptian Thrill Ride! - Egypt Riding in taxis overseas is so addicting, after years of calm public conveyance, Justine Merrill has been seduced by the charm and terror of car rides with strangers.
White Camel Dream - Burkina Faso/Niger Kinga Freespirit purchases a camel, and to the delight of the excited crowd, gives a performance of a white woman getting on white camel, and slowly disappearing into the sun-bathed horizon.	Capital of Ghosts - Cote d'Ivoire In Cote d'Ivoire, John M. Edwards visits a monument to megalomania - in the middle of nowhere.

First Time Africa - Bamako, Mali Anna Springbett asks, is it possible to develop a country whilst conserving the "I'm happy with what I've got feeling"?	The Beatnik Path - Portugal and Morocco Tom Spurling ventures from Portugal into Morocco, and comes home again with his tail between his legs.
Millions of Arms - Beira, Mozambique and South Africa Melissa Lambert and her husband volunteer at an orphanage in Mozambique.	News from Nowhere - Ghana In a remote seaside village in Ghana, John M. Edwards battles golf-ball-sized bugs and meets gung-ho gonzo travelers seasoned in bad trips through Africa. No one said travel in nowhere was easy.
Ain't Nothin' Like It: 24 Hours of African Public Transport - South Africa Facing a 30 hour bus ride, Jim Hunt found himself wondering if there was anything he'd done or taken part in - not including breathing, swallowing, and other actions his brain wisely does not allow him to control manually - that equaled that length.	Of Soul-Homes, Sky-Temples and Safaris: Part 5 - Kenya Menel Ahmed offers her parting thoughts on traveling through Kenya.
Of Soul-Homes, Sky-Temples and Safaris: Part 4 - Masai Mara, Kenya Menel Ahmed takes on the challenge of seeing Africa's Big Five.	Of soul-homes, sky-temples & safaris: Part 3 - Masai Mara, Kenya Menel Ahmed describes what she found on the banks of the Talek River.

Of Soul-homes, Sky-temples and Safaris: Part Two Menel Ahmed continues her travels in Kenya with a trip over bumpy roads.	Malawi: Africa for beginners - Malawi Emma Jayne Jones visits the warm heart of Africa.