Category: Africa

Ah, Africa. The first continent I set foot in outside of home, and a place that keeps drawing me back. Over the course of my backpacking/travelling life I’ve been to several distinct regions: the Maghreb, parts of West Africa, Ethiopia, and a trail through the centre of southern Africa.

Despite this, there’s still a lot I’ve never been to that intrigues me. On these posts I give an overview of my adventures of backpacking in Africa. I find religion and meet up with some elephants. Then I cross troublesome borders (sometimes due to my own ineptitude) and come face to face with colonial legacies. I explore the history we’re not taught about in British schools. And I chase waterfalls and find that, even here, climbing hills doesn’t necessarily lead to great views.