Cape Town, South Africa: The Tip is Tops!
A guide to the city of Cape Town South Africa…where to go, where to stay, where to eat and what not to miss, Robben Island, Dorp Street, Clifton Beach.
Africa is so big and has so many cultures, it defies description. One can only safely talk about the individual nations, who themselves are divided up from ancient tribes.
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A guide to the city of Cape Town South Africa…where to go, where to stay, where to eat and what not to miss, Robben Island, Dorp Street, Clifton Beach.
Zambia: GoNOMAD Transports Editor Marie Javins takes a canoe trip down the Lower Zambezi River fearing being attacked by hippos and crocodiles.
 A South African Photo Safari By Kent E St. John GoNOMAD Senior Travel Editor The Big Five may sound like a sporting event in the in the U.S. but in South Africa it is all about game, live game. Big strange looking game! The team includes lions, leopards, elephant, rhino…
GoNOMAD Destination Mini-Guide: Mauritius By Nadia Ali Why Go Mauritius is a beautiful sun kissed island that is just 1,865 km in size. It is located 2000 km off the Southern coast of Africa and has its origins in as the result of a volcano. The people are of a…
Ghana: Jane Sharpe describes her volunteer homestary in Ghana and her work teaching and helping to build a school.
By Marie Javins “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt. It’s in Ethiopia too.” This occurred to me while I stared at Ethiopia’s Tis Abay— the Blue Nile Falls — near Lake Tana’s colorful monasteries and the Ethiopian source of the Nile. Most people think of pharaohs, pyramids, and feluccas…
A woman who has traveled to Yemen more than 20 times, enjoying its mix of old Arab culture and natural beauty. Guide to visiting Yemen.
Gorillas of the Bad Gas:Â Coming face to, er, fart, with Uganda’s Mountain Gorillas By Marie Javins “Ugandans must have bladders of steel,” I thought, shifting anxiously every time the decrepit old “Silver” bus hit a pothole in the dirt road. I’d boarded the bus at six a.m. in the Ugandan…
Welcome to my village: Locally based, community supported African travel visits. A summary of opportunities to live with Africans in their villages.
With the increased popularity safaris amongst visitors to Africa, “going on safari” is no longer limited to camping in a canvas tent and riding through jungles.
Kenya: A witness describes the rite of passage of circumcision among the Kuria in Africa.
Woodcarving in Ghana with the Ashanti. Meeting the famous woodcarver Nana Frimpong who has carved wooden stools for the kings of his country.