[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 01.04.2016] Staring out of the window for hours on end during any of the never-ending bus journeys that perversely form the backbone of my travel enjoyment, my mind invariably drifts to some of the most life-affirming experiences I have had on the road. Summiting the peak of a volcano after four hours of …
[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 26.03.2016] Power cut. Cold shower. No Wi-Fi. As warm embraces go, Mama Africa might have tried a little harder when welcoming me back to her bosom, particularly after twenty hours of travel, two entirely sleepless flights and a 6am layover from hell in the zombie wasteland ghetto fleapit masquerading as Addis Ababa International …