I am an inquisitive young African with a penchant for experiencing diverse cultures through travel.
Join me on my journey to visit every single country on our planet.
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Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime
-Mark Twain
This is not just another travel blog!
I am a young African professional on a mission to visit every single country on this planet.
By sharing my travel experiences, I hope to inspire others to take up this life-changing endeavour.
Along the way, I hope to experience new cultures while bringing to the fore, the plight of the world's most vulnerable communities.
Before you travel, make sure to check the rules for your country and weigh the risks! London Heathrow Terminal 5: Where have the planes gone? It's been a while but it's great to be back on the blogosphere. Phew! It is a completely different world we live in now. Social distancing, face masks and travel restrictions have now become the norm and will most likely remain so for the near future. If you are wondering what international travel looks like these days, here's my experience of a recent trip abroad and a rough guide to some of the things to expect when travelling in this COVID era. Before the flight Before considering a trip abroad, check the latest travel advice for your destination and be mindful that this could change without any prior notice. My travel plans changed three times and the decision to travel to Barbados was made less than 24 hours before my flight. The airline thankfully changed my ticket as my previous travel destination had closed its borders l...
On my trip to Antarctica, an unforeseen situation arose and I was left with 2 weeks before the departure date of the next available cruise ship. Rather than spend the entire time in Ushuaia, I made a last minute decision to explore 3 cities in 3 South American countries - Buenos Aires (Argentina), Montevideo (Uruguay) and Santiago (Chile). Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buenos Aires (BA), the capital of Argentina was a huge surprise in every respect. The main international airport which is about 30km from downtown Buenos Aires was very modern and comparable to international airports in developed countries. The most surprising thing about BA was the sheer size of the city. I had the privilege of being allocated a room on the 39th floor of a hotel in the downtown district and the views were breath-taking with urban sprawl in every direction! Argentina is the world's largest consumer of beef and it was easy to see why! I am not proud of it but I ate more beef within a co...
"Welcome to the Gambia, the smiling coast of Africa...!" yelled the tour guide on the bus on our way to the hotel from the airport as he gave everyone a quick introduction to his country. At this point, I was already exhausted having queued for almost 2 hours just to get into the country. The immigration procedure at the airport was unnecessarily tedious. On arrival, all passengers were directed to a small hall where the queuing started. The first queue was to pay 20 USD (or £20 or €20) "security fee" in cash. This was mandatory for all arriving passengers regardless of nationality. After payment, one then had to join the next queue to have one's passport stamped. The process was slow and annoying but the Immigration Officers were nice and friendly. The trip to the hotel was uneventful and there wasn't much to see as it was already past sunset. I listened as the tour guide spoke about the history and culture of the country. The Gambia is the sm...
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