It has been a long day of trekking through Dogon country–700 small villages scattered along a 100–mile stretch of central Mali’s Bandiagara Escarpment, reachable only …
Dogon Mali trave, cheap travel to Africa
How to buy a rug in Marrakech, Travel to Marrakech for rugs, cheap travel Marrakech
IN BALI, IT’S BATIKS. In China, it’s just about everything (bootleg, of course). Souvenirs have tempted travelers to become importers since the heyday of the …
Alif Fes, American college in Agadir, Morocco, alif arabic institute fes, Study Arabic in Fez, Morocco
The Moroccans said it was not my choice to study Arabic, it was my destiny. Just as destiny provoked my dad to call to my …
Summer study abroad in Africa
Dawn breaks and we’re gathered on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, the largest rift valley lake in East Africa. We’re up at this ungodly hour …
Study Abroad Swahili
The Study abroad Swahili was part of the reasons coming to Africa. And as the sun sits high in the sky as Sitotee saunters over …
On a Safari, Work Overseas on a Safari, Work Abroad in Africa
Three miles from camp and a million miles from home, we come upon a footprint the size of a tire. My heartbeat quickens, and my …
Coffee travelor kids, Ecotourism in Coffee Bay
Even before the car door is open, the boys are crowding close to make sure they’re the first to shake your hand. “Howzit?” the luckiest, …
Cheap travel to South Africa, South African vistas, cultural travel to South Africa
For decades, the world has defined South Africa by its social and political dramas. It is quite possible to observe these realities while touring the …
Travel to Johannesburg, Soweto travel, what is Soweto like
The most interesting person I met in Johannesburg was a five-foot-one, 36-year-old white South African soldier-turned-tour operator named Brian. Over a six-egg omelet and a …
Cheap travel to Capetown, Capetown South Africa travel for cheap, Table Mountain in South Africa travel
Far away from Johannesburg, resting at the foot of the majestic Table Mountain, lies Capetown. A mixture of old and new, poor and rich, Capetown …