Travel

Lake Nakuru is a vibrant wildlife habitat, featuring an impressive variety of animals, including four of the big five: lions, rhinos, leopards, and buffalos live side by side here. Only the elephants are missing, but on the other hand, the 188 km2 is also home to rothschild giraffes, olive baboons, impalas, waterbucks, hippos, colobus monkeys, spotted hyenas, zebras, gazelles, and pythons, to mention a few.

Sipi Valley in Uganda is about as far off the beaten track as you can get. If you’ve even heard about the place, then you probably already share my affinity for pioneer tourism! The tourism sector in Uganda is generally underdeveloped and undermarketed compared to neighbouring Kenya and Tanzania. Sipi Valley, situated on the northwestern…

Jinja is located right where Lake Victoria flows into the White Nile. Founded by British settlers in 1901, the past and present of this tiny city are centered on its relationship with the world’s longest river. Officially a city with just 300,000 inhabitants, this vibrant settlement in eastern Uganda is the undisputed second economic center…

The historic town of Malindi, along with neighboring Mambrui, Watamu, and Kilifi, offers a very different vibe from Mombasa further south. With pristine beaches and calm, warm waters protected by coral reefs, an abundance of seafood, and a comfortably slow pace of life, this is a lovely place to be when you are not in…

When I first visited Zanzibar in 2002, the island was a backpacker’s paradise way off the beaten track for most other tourists.

Jordan. Home to Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders, as well as the east bank of the Dead Sea and the scenic Wadi Rum desert. This mysterious country had been high on my bucket list for the longest time. The best way to explore a country is (almost) always in a rental car, where…

Shaba National Reserve is rarely on the itinerary of a first-time visitor to Kenya. Then again, I avoid the beaten track, so it sounded just right for me to explore it!