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Screw The Destination, Give Me The Journey…

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 07.05.2016] I may be a little odd. You see, I really rather enjoy spending upwards of twelve hours at a time going nowhere fast in cramped, hot and often unhygienic conditions on third world public transport systems. Sometimes I even wonder if I don’t actually prefer it to reaching the destination itself. Despite …

Africa Backpacking Old Blog Archive

Capital Punishment

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 02.05.2016] One of the absolute privileges of travelling in Europe is discovering its majestic capital cities. London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Berlin, to name but a few, are all names that evoke enchanting days spent admiring superlative architecture and immersing oneself in millennia of history and culture. In Africa, the complete opposite holds true: …