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25 Nov 2019 2 minute read 3 comments joshman
For this blog, we'll visit South Africa and the scenic train ride from Johannesburg to Cape Town. I had the opportunity to visit South Africa a few years back. The main purpose was to run the Cape Town Marathon, for which I had been training for for...
31 Oct 2019 2 minute read 1 comment joshman
For this blog post we return to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. For such a large city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia doesn't have a whole lot to offer in terms of tourist activities. You could see most of what the city has to offer in just a few days. Mount Entoto,...
24 Oct 2019 2 minute read 0 comments joshman
Check out my previous blog from Karura Forest in case you missed it. Karura Forest is currently ranked #4 of the top attractions in Nairobi on Tripadvisor. As I stated in part 1, it's a great spot to relax, read a book, get some exercise, or meditate...
20 Oct 2019 1 minute read 4 comments joshman
Karura Forest is an urban park in the Gigiri area of Nairobi. It is near the United Nations compound. Luckily, it is within walking distance of where I've been living for the past two months. One of my favorite activities here has been exploring the...
16 Oct 2019 2 minute read 0 comments fredkese
I've been at the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital, Mampong since morning because my mum will be having a surgery today. The hospital was named after Tetteh Quarshie, the first man to plant cocoa in Ghana. He brought it from Fernando Po (hope I got t...
14 Oct 2019 3 minute read 4 comments joshman
Back in 2015, while living and working in Africa, I decided to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. At 5,895m, or 19,341 feet Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa, and the tallest free standing mountain in the world. It is located in the beautiful coun...
9 Oct 2019 1 minute read 0 comments joshman
In case you missed them, check out my previous blogs from Ol Pajeta Conservancy. This is my final installment of the series, where I'll show some lesser appreciated animals from the preserve. We saw quite a bit for a such a short trip, but regrettabl...
7 Oct 2019 1 minute read 3 comments joshman
ELEPHANTS!!!! You may not know this about me, but elephants are my absolute favorite animal. Don't believe me? I even have an elephant tattoo to prove it! In any case, they are among my favorite animals to view in the wild, even though it's fairly ea...
4 Oct 2019 2 minute read 0 comments joshman
In cased you missed it, please refer to my previous blog about Ol Pajeta titled, The Rhinos Of Ol Pajeta Conservancy, Kenya. A Brief History Ol Pajeta Conservancy is a great wildlife conservation story. It is a former cattle ranch established in the...
4 Oct 2019 3 minute read 4 comments joshman
Ol Pajeta Conservancy is a great wildlife conservation story. It is a former cattle ranch converted to a wildlife sanctuary. They have a population of over 100 black rhinoceros, and the last two living northern white rhinoceros in existence. In this...
