Sub-Saharan Africa is often viewed by backpackers as too expensive, too poor and too dangerous for independent travel. A place better left to wealthy tourists with a colonial streak. Let’s be real, this impression doesn’t come from a vacuum. Across…

Sub-Saharan Africa is often viewed by backpackers as too expensive, too poor and too dangerous for independent travel. A place better left to wealthy tourists with a colonial streak. Let’s be real, this impression doesn’t come from a vacuum. Across…
How I Found Rain and Sub Zero Temperatures in Africa
Or: How to slip through hellish geo-political context to explore volcanic natural wonders.