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Malawi is a special place in Africa, where ethnic groups live harmoniously and most people are engaged in small-scale agriculture. Visitors are treated in a welcoming and respectful manner, thus earning the nation the nickname “The Warm Heart of Africa” Everyday, something new and unexpected happened while we were traversing
Guinea is an incredible country with mountains, rainforest, savannas, grasslands and an ocean coast. Over three-quarters of the population are employed in agriculture, cultivating a plentiful diversity of crops in a variety of climatic zones, raising abundant livestock and fishing in rivers, lakes and the ocean. The country is rich
Mali used to have a significant tourism industry, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, especially to Timbuktu and the Dogon Country. This industry dramatically declined after 2012, starting with a huge influx of weapons entering the country from Libya after Omar Qaddafi was deposed. Jihadists, kidnappers and criminals (these groups
Sudan has so much to offer a visitor including people who are the friendliest in the world in my estimation. It has numerous archaeological sites rivaling Egypt and is where the White and Blue Nile Rivers meet to make the Nile, the longest river in the world. There are layers
Djibouti is a tiny country with outsized contrasts, which makes it so interesting to visit. It has a small economy but borders on the entrance of the Red Sea, one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. The military is staffed with half the personnel of the New York
The southeast tip of Africa is an amazing place for multiethnic cultures and geographical peculiarities. Lesotho is one of only three countries surrounded by another, in this case South Africa. Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is one of only seven countries surrounded by two countries (Mozambique and South Africa). Durban has over
Mexico was the first foreign country I ever traveled to. As a junior in high school, my botany class had a one-week bus trip from
Many think the five Central Asia “Stans” are variations of a theme, with similar cultures and histories. However, Tajikistan stands out from the pack. Its
Malawi is a special place in Africa, where ethnic groups live harmoniously and most people are engaged in small-scale agriculture. Visitors are treated in a