White water rafting expedition on the Tana River
Kenya’s Tana River is murky with hot-chocolate colored waters, and at the time of the year I visited the water was low but that didn’t stop me from enjoying a …
Hurghada – Swimming with Napoleon in the Red Sea
Hurghada is an Egyptian resort town specifically built for the purposes of tourism. It’s a young city, about 40-years-old as my guide and friend, Mondi Hurghada explained, “Before there was …
Erta Ale, Ethiopia – hot as hell
It was 41ºC as we drove off the smooth tarmac highway and ventured off-road into the desert. Like a sea of algae, solidified lava rock covered the area known as …
Dallol Ethiopia – Blistering, Surreal, Sulphar Pools & Salt Lakes
“Wow,” I exclaimed. Before me was an alien surface, the likes of which I have never come across on this planet. It was desert red with patches of yellow pools …
Summiting Tanzania’s Mt Meru
I can’t feel my toes. I clench my teeth. Layered with two pairs of socks, shorts, long pants, a t-shirt, a long-sleeved shirt, a thermal shirt, a waterproof fleece jacket, …
Climbing Malawi’s Mount Mulanje
“Sapitwa means, ‘Don’t go there’,” Hope said, explaining the name of Mount Mulanje’s highest peak. “Then that’s exactly where we’re going,” I grinned. At 3 001 meters, Mt Mulanje …
