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Best things to do in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

  By Ian M Packham March 19, 2021 June 1, 2023 Best things to do, Guides, South Africa
Donkin Reserve

Located to the southern extreme of Nelson Mandela Bay and at the end of South Africa’s ever-popular Garden Route, there are a huge number of reasons to consider a trip to Gqeberha. For one, though it has changed its name from Port Elizabeth, it still holds the moniker of ‘the… Continue reading

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Best 9 things to do in Libya

  By Ian M Packham March 12, 2021 June 1, 2023 Africa, Best things to do, Guides, Libya

Libya does things on a grand scale. More than 1,000 miles of sparkling Mediterranean waters lap its coast. Desert dunes roam largely unhindered across over 400,000 square miles. Berber and Bedouin communities maintain lives that would be recognisable to some of the first outsiders – ancient Carthaginians. They left their… Continue reading

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Best 9 things to do in Mali

  By Ian M Packham January 28, 2021 August 23, 2023 Africa, Best things to do, Guides, Mali
The great mosque at Djenne, Mali

While the archetypical image of Mali may be of wandering Tuareg camel caravans in the desert dunes, there’s far more to the country. Let’s take a look at the best 9 things to do in Mali. Arching across the western Sahel and into the Sahara Desert, Mali is the eighth… Continue reading

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Best 9 things to do in Sudan

  By Ian M Packham January 15, 2021 August 23, 2023 Africa, Best things to do, Guides, Sudan
A Sudanese man plays a traditional wind instrument in front of the Pyramids of Meroe, Sudan

You’re sure to be aware of the current fighting in Sudan taking place between two military factions. The British government’s FCDO currently advises against travel to anywhere in Sudan. I’ve left this post up in the hope we see an improvement to the situation soon. Though the third-largest nation in… Continue reading

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