Ethiopia

While visiting the Omo Valley, I ended up getting stuck in the small town of Dimeka, Ethiopia where I spent an interesting afternoon drinking with a woman from the Hamar tribe. I…

One of the best ways to get away from stress is to spend a few days relaxing by the lake. Luckily, the Great Rift Valley or East Africa has plenty of them…

After announcing to my friends and family that I was heading off to travel across Africa, many of them asked me: Is Africa Safe? In this article, I answer that question in…

Africa is a travel destination that can be as cheap or expensive as you want it to be. If you’re willing to take local transport, eat local foods, and camp, Africa is…

African visas can be a bit tricky. They’re expensive, policies change often, and some require extensive paperwork to obtain. To add to that, visa policies often aren’t completely clear. You may read…

In this guide, I explain how to travel overland from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by bus. This trip can be made in 2 days. I highly recommend you schedule an extra rest…

In this article, I describe an interesting afternoon that I spent with an Ethiopian scammer that I met while wandering around Addis Ababa. Throughout the day, he attempted various scams on me…

Planning a trip from Cairo to Cape Town can seem overwhelming at first. Hours of thought and planning go into a trip like this to make a reality. You must consider visas,…

In this guide, I explain how to visit the tribes of the Omo Valley of Ethiopia independently on a budget of about $300. Before my trip to Ethiopia, I researched the trip…

Bus travel in Africa is an adventure. Last year, I backpacked from Ethiopia to South Africa pretty much all by public bus. For many of the bus routes that I traveled, there…