TRAVEL DIARY: Bale Mountain, Ethiopia
2,717 kms | 4,377 meters elevation | 10:34 a.m. | 5 degrees Celsius Only thought in my mind? Putting deodorant on is truly an act of bravery … Note, the milk … Continue reading
TRAVEL DIARY: Day 10 – Moyale (Ethiopian side)
Ethiopia! Finally, I made it. Trust me, I am far from enthusiastic, as the statement above may suggest. Moyale is Moyale on either side – i.e. Kenya or Ethiopia, in … Continue reading
TRAVEL DIARY: Sunday, Day 9 – Prison Camp in Moyale, Kenya
ahhh … more border towns. However, this is the real border town as oppose to the earlier mentioned Marsabit. This is one that is literally cut into half; Kenya’s Moyale and … Continue reading
TRAVEL DIARY: Day 8 – Marsabit, Kenya
Slum. That’s all it is. And I am so depressed being stuck in this hole of a backpacker “hotel” which the guide books had termed “an oasis“. Oasis my {blip blip … Continue reading
TRAVEL DIARY: Day 5 – Mt Kenya {the foot at least …}
………………… … or truthfully … very, very far from the foot of Mt Kenya! We started moving at 6:35 am to be precise. The time when the sun rises in this part … Continue reading
TRAVEL TIPS: Possessions for a month across Ethiopia
“Even the Elephant carries but a small trunk on his journeys. The perfection of traveling is to travel without baggage.” Henry David Thoreau My sister would rather die. Heck, a … Continue reading
POV {+ travel tips}: Lake Naivasha, Kenya
Elsamere Home was the selling point. It’s ok. I didn’t have a clue either. Not even when I was told repeatedly “Born Free. Ya’ll know? Born Free. Yeah. Born Free” People have … Continue reading
POV {+Travel Tips}: Dar Debbagh, Tannery Gate of Morocco
Sprigs of mint. That’s their anecdote. I of course greeted the giver of the mont sprigs with suspicion. And this had nothing to do with my short term memory of being … Continue reading
MY TRAVEL DIARY: shit – that’s culture too
.“when I shit in China, there’s an odour that must be related to what I eat. The rice? Probably, I don’t see what else it could be. I’ve never smelled … Continue reading
POV {+Travel Tips}: Victoria Falls – Zim or Zam
It really doesn’t matter if you view it from Zimbabwe or Zambia if you had to make a choice. They’ll blow your mind nonetheless. Both sides are equally stunning. OK. … Continue reading