Scary Malaria Travel Story & Comparing 2 Healthcare Systems

malaria travel story

Our malaria travel story is a cautionary tale of how powerful and deadly malaria really is.  All it takes is just one mosquito bite and left untended, what can happen and did happen to us.  In addition, we got an opportunity to do a malaria healthcare comparison by evaluating two emergency medical systems.  One in … Read more

Eritrea Travel – 5 Reasons To Visit and Expose the Abuses

Eritrea Horn of Arfica North Korea

Most of you have probably never heard of Eritrea?  And Eritrea travel is something that few tourists actually do.   Well, Eritrea is a small country in the Horn of Africa that has been called the “North Korea of Africa” due to its repressive government and isolation from the outside world.  The country was ruled by … Read more

Djibouti Visa and Flight Nightmare – 5 Lessons Learned

Djibouti Lake Asaal Horn of Arfica

Traveling around the Horn of Africa is risky business.  However, flight cancellations by Air Djibouti from Somaliland made the situation almost criminal due to visa timing.  And don’t get me started on what stress Ethiopian Air put us through.  We could have ended up in real trouble. Read on to find out what happened, how … Read more

Mundari Tribe – 2 Extraordinary Days

Mundari Juba Cows

In this modern day and age it is difficult to think about people living off the land without technology, electricity or even running water.  Yet, the Mundari Tribe is doing just that!  Their lives revolve around their prized possessions – their cows!  Learn about these extraordinary people and how we came to spend 2 marvelous … Read more

Mountain Gorillas Trekking – #1 Place to See them Ethically & Cheap

Uganda gorilla trekking

Ever since we heard Sir David Attenborough sharing his stories about mountain gorillas  we have dreamed of trekking with them ourselves.  Just the thought of mountain gorillas trekking brought so much joy to my mind.  To do this ethically was our first priority.  Our second was the budget. However, we did find a great way … Read more