Africa Travel Guide: Getting Started

Bribing 101 – some basic tips to save your money

I will never forget my first encounter with a police bribe in Africa. I had heard about it from other Africa travelers, but was never sure if I was going to experience it. In fact, many travelers shrugged it off...

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The Best of Africa is Free

It might shock you. You might not believe it to be true. The best of Africa is free – it always has been, and it always will be. How do you find it? Where do you go? Keep reading. Over...

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Understand Organized Chaos - Changing Your Mentality

Organized chaos is difficult for the average westerner to understand because it’s a contradiction of terms. Can anything really be organized and chaotic at the same time? Is organized chaos like wandering the streets of Manhattan or walking through a...

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Africa Traveler Profiles

The tourist with the tan safari hat, the Birkenstock-wearing aid worker who speaks only the local language, the Texas missionary coming to Africa to help spread the word of god. The list of Africa traveler personalities are long. Although we...

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Commonly asked questions for first-time travel to Africa

Traveling to Africa is usually a difficult first step for many people. It’s a big continent, with so many diverse places and people; it’s almost overwhelming to know where to begin. Through the media, we also tend to read a...

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