If you’re traveling overseas this summer, consider tucking a few supplies into your suitcase that could help change lives. An organization, Pack for a Purpose, has made the concept of voluntourism (traveling with charitable intentions) very easy.
Where to get your cupcake fix in Durban, South Africa
December 14, 2010 By 3 Comments
Cupcakes are sometimes called “fairy cakes” in South Africa. When in the coastal city of Durban, the best place to find them is at the foodie markets, which you will not want to miss. The I Heart Market, a food and design market, takes place on the first Saturday morning of each month. Young Durban… Read More
Masai Mara mobile tent camp – Best Kenya safari experience
December 8, 2010 By 3 Comments
Imagine roaming the endless plains of Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya on day-long game drives, witnessing dramatic interactions between hunting animals and the hunted, then returning each night to an old-world East Africa tent camp.
Durban Botanic Gardens is a historic gem — with surprises
October 27, 2010 By 7 Comments
When you come to the South African Indian Ocean city of Durban — and I am specifically saying when, because you must — if you make your way to any part of the city that has gardens and trees and this is not difficult as there are many (gardens and trees), you will get to hear the cry of a hadida in flight.
Victoria Falls thunders in Africa
September 17, 2010 By 5 Comments
Adventure awaits around Victoria Falls in Zambia, Africa. Straddling the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa, Victoria Falls is called Mosi-oa-Tunya, the Smoke that Thunders. Especially toward the end of the rainy season, December to April, the spray is so heavy that it obscures the curtain of water, and it’s impossible to see the foot of the falls in the river.
