7 Myths about Africa

DISCLAIMER: I know that Africa is a continent and NOT a country, I am NOT trying to generalize it personally by not naming individual countries. This is to highlight how other people generalize and stereotype the continent.  When I told everybody I was travelling around Africa they all had something to say about it - … Continue reading 7 Myths about Africa

Packing List: East Africa – Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania

There's much debate as to what countries fall into East Africa. Officially, Eastern Africa is composed of the following countries: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Reunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda. It's worth noting that geographically, some of these countries also fall into another regions (South, Central, etc). … Continue reading Packing List: East Africa – Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania