
The Tagline I’d Be Proud Of
Six years ago, during our entire week without a signal, data, or internet and wandering through the otherworldly landscapes of Socotra Island, Yemen, my friend and co-guide at the time, Pier Doyon, asked me a question that caught me off guard: “What would your...

Bujum-bura My Head in the Sand
It's nice to wake up in front of our airport gate, again. For the 3rd time and second to last time back in Addis Ababa as our home base for our Central Africa trip, it was another 2 hour and 45 minute flight from Addis Ababa and this time to...

Let’s Not Fight If We’re Brazza-s-ville
To get in, you first need a VISA: The Republic of Congo website: https://www.ambacongo-us.org/en/embassy-services/consular/visa Download and fill out 2 copies of the visa form ROC Visa Application Attach required documents 2 passport photos with the 2 visa forms The...

Kinshasa My Worries Goodbye!
To get in, you first need a VISA: Download and fill out the visa form: DRC Visa Application Attach required documents One passport-style photograph (2″x2″) taken within last 6 months. Invitation letter from your host OR hotel reservation A printed copy of yellow fever...

Don’t Get Bangui, Get Even
To get in, you first need a VISA Download and fill out the visa form: CAR visa application Attach required documents Physical copy of your passport A 2x2 passport photo of you in front of a white background A letter of invitation A copy of proof of your yellow fever...

Is This The End of an Era?
This trip feels different. I’m on what will likely be my very last Monsoon trip that embodies the spirit of how this all began: a whirlwind journey through multiple countries no one in our group has been to before. This time, it’s Chad, Niger,...

N’Djamena It? I’m Gonna Go To Chad?
First you need... Getting the Visa Here’s the process: Download and fill out the visa form: Chad Visa Form Attach required documents: Filled out visa form A physical 2x2 passport photo. Your onward flight ticket out from Chad. An invitation letter. Prepare...

Niger-ly There!
To get in, you first need a VISA: Download and fill out 2 COPIES of the visa form: Niger online Visa Form. Attach the following documents 2 copies of the filled out visa form 2 passport photos to accompany the 2 visa forms A Letter of Invitation Prepare payment;...