Congo Travel Facts
Natural Features: Coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau
Rainy Seasons: March to June
Climate:The rainy season starts from October to May with a brief dry spell around the end of December. The northern part is equatorial with an average annual rainfall of 1100mm
Travel Highlights:Beautiful beaches and the relaxed atmosphere of Pointe-Noire, the friendliness of the people of Congo particularly in the countryside, provide a whole range of activities for the visitor Read the rest of this entry »
The Highest Dawn
Just before the film, an announcement: “Please do not sit in the aisles. In the event of an emergency evacuation you may be crushed to death.” No one in the auditorium moved. Nairobi has the best-behaved cinema audiences in the world.
Christian day 1999. Whilst many parts of the world Christian and non Christian alike took the opportunity to give and receive gifts and spend the days with their families, I found myself alone in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. It was whilst walking back from the cinema that I woke up to the fact that for people who live on city streets, December 25th is just another hungry, lonely day. I always knew this, of course. From Kathmandu to Lima, Delhi to London, I have seen at first hand the shameful poverty that those of us with more allow those of us with less to live in. But somehow, on previous Christian Days, surrounded by people who love day the desperate plight of so many other human beings wasn’t quite as bad as it really is.
European White Storks: Birds Of Two Places
If you are staying at Ndutu Tented camp, and go for a game drive at the turn of the year, you are sure to go through a forest of Acacia tortillis. Bat-eared Foxes will be sitting in clumps of grass at the entrance to their dens. You might see a baby zebra dying for no apparent reason; and notice the mother pacing nearby, unable to leave until it is actually dead. You might see lions resting during their two day mating spree, two gorgeous females, and two handsome males. You will come to swampy area and a hyena may be slinking through the papyrus, and big bull eland standing near. Read the rest of this entry »