Mount Kenya Peak

Kenya

Kenya in Pictures: Cities, Coast, Safari Country, and the Places That Keep Pulling Me Back

Addis Ababa African Union HQ

Ethiopia

Imperial history, deep identity, ancient mysteries, and the powerful atmosphere of a country unlike anywhere else in Africa.

Zanzibar The Rock

Zanzibar

Old Swahili stone, white sand, working beaches, reef light, and an island with far more going on than the postcard version

Sandwich Harbour Desert Meets Ocean Beach

Namibia

From a tourism summit in Windhoek to rock, coast, seabreeze and dunes meeting the Atlantic.

Tunis Medina Streets Shops

Tunisia

Meetings in Tunis, sea air, history, and a very good first look

Dakar - African Renaissance Monument

Senegal

Dakar Energy, Gorée History, and a Beach Break in Saly

Mauritius Chamarel View of Ocean and Beaches

Mauritius

From conference halls to coastal roads, Port Louis strolls, Chamarel detours, seafood feasts, and one famous underwater waterfall that got away.

Egypt

Luxor, the Nile, Cairo, and one slightly chilly Christmas in 2004

Mozambique Maputo Polana Serena

Maputo, Mozambique

Maputo, serious seafood, and a strong reminder that I still have a lot of Mozambique left to explore.

DRC Kinshasa Laurent Kabila Mausoleum

Democratic Republic of Congo

A work-heavy DRC chapter from 2013 to 2015, centered on Kinshasa, the Congo River, and a few hard-earned chances to get out and look around

Murchison Falls - Bottom of the Falls

Uganda

Nile noise, cool highlands, safari country, Kampala traffic, and a map that keeps rewarding detours

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