“My own Truck” or “Overlanding the World”
The last two years have been an epic trip. I have been driving overland trucks from Cairo to Capetown and from Rio de Janeiro to Quito. Travelling in an overland truck makes the journey a different experience. Overlanding is all about places less travelled and getting out in the wilderness. The overland truck gives you [...]
Top African destinations to explore on foot
Africa is not always at the top of the list for walking holidays, but this continent has a lot to offer trekkers and is incredibly varied. It’s hard to narrow down the best places for hiking in Africa, but here are a few of the top options if you’re looking for something a little different [...]
Women to Watch: Canadian Travel TV Crew MISSADVENTURES
Give us the lowdown: your names, where you’re from and what you do. MISSADVENTURES is made up of four Canadian girls from Toronto: Ellie Geronikolos, Steph Chong, Hannah McLean, and Kathleen (Kat) Espiritu. We’re all 25 years old, except Hannah — she’s 24, the baby of the group. We graduated from Ryerson University: Steph and [...]
 Espiritu. We’re all 25 years old, except Hannah — she’s 24, the baby of the group. We graduated from Ryerson University: Steph and [...] "Pin It")
Thank you, Mr. Policeman or “the license to carry a bin”
Dealing with the police in Tanzania is totally different than in Europe or the United States. In fact, it’s the same all over Africa. The famous expression “TIA – this is Africa” is definitely something which you can relate to any of the police encounters I had in Africa. Let me tell you one of [...]
Living with (More) Surprises
Do you ever feel that you’ve had to learn the same lessons repeatedly? I learn the don’t-make-promises-before-you-know-what-you’re-getting-into lesson over and over again. When it happens every time, it shouldn’t be a surprise. But, oh, it is. I tend to make big sweeping commitments of flexibility and openness only to be tested on my flexibility and [...]
My truck is my home
Travelling is my passion. As soon as I am in a place for longer than a month I feel this urge to move on. I get bored and I feel that I am missing something out there. Some great adventure could happen and I am missing it because I was lazy, lying on my sofa. [...]
The Water Warrior: Sheree Ann Marinus
Water. Can you imagine a world without water? It’s hard to believe, but that’s where we’re heading. That is where Africa is heading. That is where South Africa is heading. Water and our future are intertwined in some possible doom. We just can’t lose it. The world has seen a rise in a global faction [...]
Woman to Watch: Sarah Naguib, the 17 year-old founder of Laptops for Egypt
Sarah is an amazing young woman who started her own organization after seeing a need for technology in schools in Egypt. Working with non-profits One Laptop per Child and Hands Along the Nile, Sarah is raising $25,000 to purchase 100 low-cost, energy efficient laptop computers for students in Egypt. She also recently gave a TEDx [...]
Johannesburg…At Dawn
Is Johannesburg beautiful? At first glance, One may not think it so, but this is one of the most difficult questions to answer. The story of the global metropolis as a “loved one” or a “lover” is not a foreign concept. I think of the passion evoked when New Yorkers, Parisians and Romans talk about [...]
Africa, Alive: A Toast To Nature, Dlamini-Zuma and Snow days
There are a multitude of things that the African continent has yet to experience. The most liberal form of freedom, economic independence and the true end to neo-colonialism would probably be at the top of the list…and rightly so. But, in my quest to express my existence on this continent formerly known as the “Dark One/Stepchild of the [...]
