Mediterranean Magic, Tunisia, October 2025
Part 2 of the Maghreb chronicles finds me in Tunisia – a breeze to travel through and noticeably more liberal. Things have taken a distinctly […]
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Africa
Maghreb Magic, Algeria, October 2025
For my latest adventures I have reconnected with an old friend Grace to explore some of the Maghreb – or western Arab lands of North
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Egyptology A Crash Course, Egypt, February 2025
I’ve never studied history as a subject but instead have been steadily piecing together the stories of the world as I have travelled it. As
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The Tata in Togo, February 2023
The final chapter of this journey is set in northern Togo – a small country on the West African coast sandwiched between Ghana & Benin.
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How Do You Voodoo? Benin, February 2023
When the West African slaves arrived in the Americas they were forbidden from practising their religious beliefs. The practice of Voodoo has nevertheless survived and
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Of Warrior Women and Enemy Heads, Benin, February 2023
The next part of my journey has taken me to the Republic of Benin. From the 1600s a sprawling complex of palaces were built for
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The Slave Coast, Ghana, February 2023
According to an African proverb “Unless the lion gets to tell his story the hunter will always be the hero”. And so it is for
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Cocoa and Coconuts, Côte d’Ivoire, February 2020
My final post from my West African adventure comes to you from Abidjan in the country of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). I’ve reached the coastline
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Animal Sacrifice to the Ancestors, Burkina Faso, February 2020
This past week I’ve travelled further south to the country of Burkina Faso. As I’ve distanced myself further from the Sahara the landscape has become
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The Magnificent Mud Mosque of Djenné, Mali, February 2020
News of the legend of Timbuktu first spread to the outside world in the 14th century when the Malinke king made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
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From Slavery to Rally, Senegal, January 2020
Somehow when I came out the escape hatch this time I landed in West Africa. I only spent a few days in Senegal on the
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Craters, Canyons and Creole, Réunion Island, April 2019
My last stop on my Indian Ocean voyage has been Réunion Island- a little corner of France (an overseas French Department) next to Africa. Although
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