Travels in Ethiopia: Awash to Awassa 9 February 2012 Between Awash National Park and the city of Awassa, in Ethiopia, is a fascinating mix... read more
Travels in Ethiopia: hyenas in Harar 6 February 2012 My travels in Ethiopia took me from Addis Ababa to watching an old man feed... read more
Dispatches from the Rift Valley: Ancient Harar and the end of Chapter One 19 January 2012 We are still zigzagging down the Great African Rift Valley and feeling the pace, all... read more
Dispatches from the Rift Valley: Through the land of the Afar 5 December 2011 The Great African Rift Valley Expedition team has reached our start point at Lake Assal... read more
A solitary moment at Kuskuam in Ethiopia 29 August 2011 They say Gondar, Ethiopia, is the Camelot of Africa. Sitting here amidst the ruins of... read more
An ‘encounter’ with bandits in northern Kenya 16 August 2011 The journey from Moyale to Nairobi through northern Kenya is enough to invoke fear in... read more
Chewing chat in Ethiopia 12 August 2011 Our driver sat beside me munching on what seemed to be a bunch of slender... read more
Where can you go on your SA passport? 7 July 2011 Wondering where you can travel, visa-free, on your SA passport? There are actually loads of... read more
How to: get your car across borders 24 May 2011 A practical how to guide on crossing African borders with a vehicle from a South... read more
Lalibela Photo Album 28 October 2010 Lalibela in northern Ethiopia is one of the most mindboggling places you can visit in... read more
