Love In The Time Of Corona/COVID-19
My PSA on COVID-19 testing: UNLESS it’s a life or limb threatening emergency (eg you need oxygen or ventilatory support), DO NOT GO TO, OR GET ROUTINE COVID-19 TESTING IN AN ER!!! What a week it’s been — I’ve worked the past 10 days in 7 different ERs in NYC. Every...
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The “Cabin-da” Woods: “We Are Not Ready For Tourism” | Everything You Need To Know About Visiting Cabinda!
Primer on CabindaFormerly known as "Portuguese Congo" and no larger than the state of Delaware, Cabinda is a curious little region sandwiched between the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Having endured a 30 year long struggle to claim...
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“Namibe”-tter Duo, I’ll Wait. Otherwise You Gotta “Lubango!”
After some uneven back-and-forth kind of travel in the outskirts of Luanda yesterday, we "slept in" this morning until 8am before starting out day with a drive to Cacuaco for a stroll around a local fishing village. My gut feeling here was that since tourism here is...
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We Wanted To Go On A Safari, But Then They Told Us To “Kiss-ama” Ass!
Not all travel days are going to be as perfect. After returning last night to Luanda, this morning we woke up bright and early at 6:30am for a drive to Kissama National Park, arriving there at 9am. Here in the park you supposedly can go on a safari for the local...
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“Andongo” Breakin’ My Heart In Pungo Andongo
After an overnight stay by Calandula Falls and before beginning our return to the capital, we quickly took a morning dip at the local natural springs by the falls. After our dip, we then began our return drive back to the capital of Luanda at 9:30am. When we...
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A “Malanje” Of Memories: Calandula/Kalandula Falls & Kwanza Rapids
A little video I just quickly edited in of what we saw the past 48 hours: How did we get here? Well we began our journey yesterday morning, waking up early from Luanda at 4:30am for the slow 6am train heading towards the province of Malanje. We headed out at...
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So We “Luanda”-ed Off: Shipwreck Beach (Praia do Sarico) & Angola Carnival!
After our first day exploring and acclimating to Angola's capital of Luanda, this morning we woke up early at 6:30am and headed off to Shipwreck Beach (Praia do Sarico), the final resting place of long lost forgotten ships from all over the world. We spent about...
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Not All Who “Luanda” Are Lost . . .
Angola: Once a Portuguese overseas territory from the 16th century to 1975, the country became infamous for becoming the staging ground for a brutal civil war (between the Soviets and an alliance of Western nations that ironically also included China...one of the...
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Where Are We Next?
