Feelin’ Like A “Malabo”ratory Experiment
Our marathon tour and last foray across West Africa ends in Malabo on the island of Bioko, the capital city of Equatorial Guinea. From Douala, we boarded a ET913 flight at 12:35pm, landing in Malabo at SSG airport after only 20 minutes in the air at 1:20pm in...
Lights, Cameroon, Action!
Last night in Libreville, our power had went out in our Airbnb in the middle of the night so with the AC not working I woke up at 3:15am to humidity and sweat. How I was able to still fall back asleep remains a mystery to me. After 2 days in Gabon,...
Libreville Me From Another Coup, So Gabon With It!
We were worried whether the bloodless peaceful (if there is ever such a thing) coup d'état that took place here in Gabon less than only 4 months ago would affect our chances getting here. The coup had been the conclusion to a 56-year-long rule of the Bongo...
São Tomé & Away!
São Tomé & Príncipe were a handful of islands first discovered by the Portuguese in the late 15th century but settling proved difficult due to its remote location. Therefore the earliest inhabitants were "undesirables" sent from Portugal, mostly Jews and enslaved...
Nature’s Last Stand: It’s Only A Matter of Príncipe!
After a 10 day long roadtrip across the coast along the Gulf of Guinea and a day to recover in Accra, we flew out on an afternoon 4:10pm TP1527 TAP Portugal flight from Accra to TMS airport in São Tomé, one of the least visited countries in the world. ...
That’s Pretty Accra-te!
Returning from Cape Coast last night, we recharged at our fancy apartments at Embassy Gardens, complete with a swimming pool, centrally locatded café restaurant, and gym. It was at this point (and luckily at this point) where we found out the air...
Let’s Kakum Up That Ladder
From Cape Coast and on our way back to Accra, we took a detour north to Kakum National Park.This tropical forest park was established in 1931 as a reserve and designated a national park in 1992. It is currently on a waitlist to become designated a UNESCO World...
Cape Coast “of Good Hope”
From Lomé we departed for our 4-5 drive to Accra. The Aflao border right outside of Lomé is literally a 5-8 minute drive. And thanks to Albert, our local Togo guide, he was able to arrange his friend and money exchanger to exchange for me not only...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
