Africa Travel Blog

An hour and a half by plane beyond the Canary Islands, the tiny African country of the Gambia is surely one of the strangest of colonial creations. Only thirty miles wide at the coast, the country stretches inland for three hundred miles along the length of the majestic Gambia river. Apart from its shoreline it is completely surrounded by French-speaking Senegal. Read the rest of this entry »

Boasting some of Egypt’s most popular and interesting tourist attractions, Luxor is a city with a very long history and is today home to a population of more than 145,000 people. Remember to get cheap flights to Luxor for your trip. Read the rest of this entry »

The capital city of Zimbabwe is situated in the very heart of the country and is home to a population of just over 1. Remember to get cheap flights to Harare for your trip. 4 million people. You can check the availability of cheap flights to Harare via our flight links. Read the rest of this entry »

Rolling to a stop at the edge of Tabant village, our battered taxi finally releases its occupants, weary from hours of winding along narrow roads in the High Atlas mountains of Morocco. I’ve arranged to stay in a gite (a very basic hotel for hikers) in a village a few miles up the dusty road, and I’m expecting someone to come get me. The couple from Marrakesh, who shared the back seat of the taxi with me, wait as well. They’re originally from a village at the south end of this valley. Like many others from this region who now live elsewhere, they come home every summer for an extended visit. Read the rest of this entry »

Changing money is a nightmare. Travellers cheques are useless in most places - hotels/lodges won’t accept them, nor will most banks. If - like us - you don’t have the purchase receipt for the TCs, then they are useless. We found nowhere to change them without the recipt - even places in Dar which were alleged to do so. On the plus side, there are now many ATMs in Dar which accept Visa / Mastercard / Cirrus plastic. Read the rest of this entry »