Staring out of the window, at the horizon, my thoughts slowly started to drift away into the cloudy abyss. Hovering in the trippy state between wakefulness and slumber, I was quickly brought back to consciousness by a tap on my shoulder. After spending a day in Djibouti visiting the lowest point in Africa at Lake…
Excited. Nervous. But, ready to go! I was about to spend the next three weeks visiting the lowest point in Africa at Lake Assal in Djibouti, wandering the streets of Somalia’s war-torn capital Mogadishu, hiking Erta Ale in the hottest inhabited place on Earth (the Danakil Depression), feeding hyenas with my mouth in Ethiopia, visiting…
I felt a single tear drop slowly slide down my cheek. Sounds of the night forest were quickly muffled by thoughts louder than the howling stray dogs outside of the window. Silence. I could only hear my frustration. It has been hours since I first started convincing myself that I could make it through the…
In early 2015, I booked the Kenya and Tanzania Adventure with Acacia Africa for the coming October. From the undulating Maasai Mara to the flat plains of the Serengeti, the majestic Ngorongoro Crater to the sun-kissed beaches on the tropical island of Zanzibar, the program promised an unforgettable experience. Here is the day-by-day itinerary from…
