The Western Kenya Tourism Circuit Gets A Shot In The Arm, written 4 days ago, The government of Kenya has pledged to brand Kogelo village in western Kenya as a tourist destination. Kogelo is the Kenyan village in which US President-elect Barrack Obama has ancestral roots. Dubbed the Obama Route,...

Sorry for the delay...., written 5 days ago, I havent found 2 minutes to spare lately - thats why I havent been able to update. Zayd is not feeling good. Very fussy, runny nose and cough, but no fever, so the doctor suggested that I just suction his nose and watch for a fever. I woke up today feelin...

10 Days Kenya wildlife family vacation and beach holidays, written 1 month ago, Sweet Waters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Lake Nakuru National Park, Hell's Gate National Park, Crescent Island, Maasai Mara Game Reserve and Mombasa Beach Holidays. Day 1 - Arrival Pick up from the airport on arrival and tran...

My 4 Day Kruger Adventure, written 3 weeks ago, My 4 Day Kruger Adventure By Nerissa Lategan 01 Oct. It is definitely recommended to arrive the day before in Johannesburg you start the safari so that you can rest as the next few days will involve early wake up calls. The tour I went on was a group ...

Tales of a young Canadian living in Tanzania. Pictures, stories and more.

Sweet Gig: Rubbing Shoulders with President Kufuor, written 3 weeks ago, When we moved to Ghana, we thought life was going to be all about retirement and relaxation and raising our kids. How wrong we were. Within a few months, we knew that there was no way we could settle down quietly; first of all,...

A few months ago, I decided I wanted to go to Egypt and teach English while learning Arabic. Now I'm actually there.

There are many ways in which we can get technical about the how’s, when’s and why’s we started this journey, but ours is a story, and there's only one thing to do with a story, you tell it. By "us", I mean 2 girls, Maria Botha and Liani Broodryk

We have travelled a total of 13 515kms around South Africa, in 1 year and 7 months. We have done so on bicycles, accompanied by a dog in a basket in front.

BioPAD - Growing Biotechnology in South Africa, written 2 days ago, From the site: BioPAD believes that South Africans should own the process of developing an active and sustainable biotechnology sector in SA; we encourage broader participation by all stakeholders and BioPAD will continue to play a...

The Fair Trade Principal in Kilimanjaro, written 2 weeks ago, The principal of Fair Trade came into vogue in the 1980s when Anita Roddick formed the Body Shop chain based on her own exhaustive confirmation that everything purchased and used in the manufacture of her cosmetics had been traded fairly....

Great White Hoax, written 2 days ago, Don’t believe everything you read, is good advice that has been handed down through the ages, and since the advent of e-mail and the World Wide Web, its more pertinent now than ever before. There is an e-mail doing the rounds displaying the above pic, in bi...

Back online…wahoo!, written 2 weeks ago, Wahoo…my computer parts arrived and I’ve been back online for a couple of weeks now, so I thought I should update my blog…I’m pretty behind with it.  I’m going to start adding posts gradually and backdating them.  I hope all of you are doing wel...

Rain of Blessing, written 2 days ago, this past sunday (november 16,2008) i can say was a blessing in two ways. we had the message preached and, at the same time, the rain ..rained on us ...just after the first service! (rain in kalenjin culture symbolizes blessings). my speaking was cut short by...

Wan Wathii Amerika!: Experiencing the Election in Africa, written 2 weeks ago, In September, I went to the Kenya-Namibia futbol game with JimmyJames, Dainty, Donut, and JimmyJames’ brother-in-law. It was every bit as rife with beer and somewhat jingoistic pride as any country’s national sporting...

Canadian volunteer spending time discovering Senegal and sharing pictures & videos.

This blog collects my experiences from my volunteer time in South Africa.

Quick update, written 1 week ago,

CARS - LEMONS AND MISFITS, written 1 month ago, We have made a lot of mistakes with our cars over our many years in Africa starting in 1953 and ending in 2000. The first was the car that we chose to take with us from America. Our Chevrolet Carryall had the appearance of being perfect for poor roads....

New payment plans for Paradise Gardens - only 25% to pay for 8 months, written 1 month ago, We are proud to present you with a new payment option for the exclusive paradise gardens resort in Sahl Hasheesh. All new purchases can now benefit from the following modified payment plan: Reservation fee...