Bujumbura, Burundi hadn’t originally been part of this trip to Africa. As the situation around Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, has deteriorated, I decided to cut short my time and see just my main focus: the ancient Nubian civilization that had been a contemporary of the Egyptian pharaohs. Khartoum airport, visa on arrival, and another…
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Burundi…yawn. I wasn’t really a fan. First, I’d had so many issues with trying to get the paperwork organized for my visa while dealing with a disorganized travel agency (who I paid $25 to ‘invite’ me) and a disorganized embassy. Anyway, I got my visa, went out of the tiny little airport, and found…no van….
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A stopover for the night just for a reliable flight out of Mogadishu was all I had in mind. Luckily, it lined up right that a friend was in town, so we made plans to meet up for dinner with some of his friends. My “trial offer” of Diamond status from Hilton got me a…
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That’s right, I went to what’s often considered the most dangerous city in the world: Mogadishu, Somalia. I’m not saying that to brag. I’m just being upfront. I knew what I was getting into. I’ll also add that this post contains no “where to go for vegan food” recommendations, since my hands were pretty well…
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I showed up at the airport to check in for a grueling 26hrs of travel, and the guy at the desk said, “I see your final destination is…dih-jub—where are you going?” “Djibouti….it’s in Africa…” Blank face. He’d never heard of it. I always enjoy the safety video on Ethiopian Airlines that tells me I can’t…
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