Sharing our experience traveling South Africa and Botswana as an openly queer couple, plus tips for safe travel in Africa for LGBTQ people.

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. I've only been in Tanzania for three months and I'm already counting down the days until our flight out of here. Seriously, we have a countdown on our wall like kids count down the days until summer vacation. Am I a bad expat? Am I too prissy after five years in China? Did I do something wrong? For the last few months, I've had these thoughts running through my head. Why is it that I never fell in love with life in Tanzania? Why has expat life in Arusha been

When I taught Apartheid, this was the presentation that I created. I love mixing in image analysis and videos in my slides. What is in the presentation? Impacts of colonization The meaning of Apartheid Image analysis on the discrimination in South Africa Overview video of Apartheid What do you think...

Many years ago we started teaching our children using the Montessori Method. I love the way it taught the kids to do it themselves, and it was Making learning fun is a top priority for me teaching my kids. This list is where I start when doing our Africa unity study. There are tons of great ideas.

Are you looking for Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge Images? If so, click here for those as well as pictures of East Africa from my Instagram feed.

Physical map of Botswana showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Botswana.

Here I am to tell you why I love living in Kigali, Rwanda and you will, too. These are the top things you need to know before moving to Rwanda.

Using children's book "Africa is not a Country," kids participate in a mapping activity and learn about the distinctions of culture in an immense continent.

The Zimbabwe Chicken Stew Recipe is a traditional dish from Zimbabwe that offers a delicious and hearty meal. This stew combines tender chicken pieces with an

Travel Photography that will inspire you to Visit Africa. 25 photos from 14 countries. Professional photographer Lina Stock of Divergent Travelers

A closer look at Karen Blixen's farm house at the foot of the Ngong Hills, featured in the movie "Out of Africa" starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.

The Original African Woman killing those Ethnic dance Moves. 🎥 via @nksogorgeous . . . . #iloveafrica #myroots #Myhome #myheritage #africandance...

When I first decided that I wanted to go volunteer in Africa, I researched a TON of volunteer programs, and finally found one that not only sounded amazing, but affordable and legitimate as well. I had never heard of the town called Muizenberg where the IVHQ volunteer program took place in South Africa, so had

An Africa overland tour had always been my dream trip - I absolutely love Africa and everything it has to offer. In 2023, I embarked on Intrepid's "Africa

I love starting the day with a good coffee at one of the fabulous coffee spots in our neighbourhood. Although it’s nice to have a local favourite, I enjoy getting out and supporting other cafés too. Cape Town has an abundance of coffee shops and so I thought I would highlight a few of my …

I've travelled in Africa many times independently and here's the 11 African destinations I recommend most for other solo female adventurers

I absolutely love traveling in Africa. It is, by far, my favorite of the 6 continents that I have visited. Ever since my first trip, I was hooked. There’s just something addictive about the continent

I started blogging in July, but I started tracking my reads in January. I've reviewed a few of the books I read pre-blogging, but I wanted to do a summary of this years' reads that I haven't talked about yet. Also, I'm interested in doing my normal breakdown as to gender/fiction/translation. So, here goes! This is January's installment, and since I only read four books, it'll be brief. Total: 4 books 2 fiction 50% 2 nonfiction 50% 2 female authors 50% 1 works in translation 25% Out of Africa, Isak Dineson: One star, aka, I'm ready to send you to prison for writing this. Dear lord I hated this book. First of all, it's a bunch of annoying ramblings from a white European woman managing a coffee plantain in Kenya. I gave up trying to count all the different ways she compared "the native" to various animals. There are parts where the writing is really beautiful, but it just wasn't worth it. Stick with the movie, if you must visit this story: gorgeous scenery, Robert Redford, Meryl Streep. Still from Out of Africa. Credit Bleak House, Charles Dickens: One star. Yes, I hated this, too. I read this for my book club, a collection of lawyers who just had to read Dickens' polemic raging against the Chancery court. I predicted pretty much every plot resolution from the first few pages. Static, two dimensional characters, healthy dose of misogyny, way too many coincidences - blerg. Eat Me, Linda Jaivin: Two stars. Honestly, I'm embarrassed to admit I read this. As a rule, I don't read erotica. A friend, who shall remain nameless, passed this one to me, promising that while the first chapter was rather explicit, the rest didn't rise to that level. That may be so, but I can be a bit of a prude when it comes to my books. It was pretty funny in some places, and I thought it was a nice representation of women taking control of their sexuality. If you are into erotica, this probably isn't a bad choice. Eating the Dinosaur, Chuck Klosterman: Four stars. Have you read Chuck Klosterman? No? You should. His essays are funny and charming. Some are a bit dated, but I don't really care about that. Yeah, he's kind of annoying, and over privileged, but he's got a healthy sense of self awareness, so that takes the edge off.

ABC song becomes a Motivational Song. Great Job Young Champ 🏆 . . . . . #iloveafrica #myroots #myhome #myheritage #blackkids #Pressplay...

I ended up falling in love with Nairobi. This article is designed to be part travel guide and part explanation of why Nairobi is the best African city.

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