Kenya

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (2 hours ago)
In the town of San Juan Chamula in southern Mexico, I entered a church completely unprepared for the what I saw. Pine needles and hundreds of small lit candles covered the entire wooden floor, where worshippers were kneeling and chanting incantations. In front of each group ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (15 days ago)
The latest issue of National Geographic Adventure has just hit the newsstand with a special treat inside for adventure travelers looking for their next big trip. The magazine has listed its selection for the 25 best new trips for 2010, offering up suggestions of places to ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
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Thinking of heading to Africa on your next big trip abroad? Planning on going on safari while you're there? Then you're in luck, because National Geographic ...

by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Safaris in Kenya are being impacted by a three year drought that has dessicated the landscape and killed many animals. In Samburu National Reserve, elephants are dying for lack of food and other species such a zebra and crocodiles are also suffering. Some are moving out of ...

by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Happy Hump Day, Gadlingers! I'm happy to report that the weather here in Chico, otherwise known as college party town USA, couldn't be better. My 1.5 year-old nephew is running circles around me and blabbering in adorable baby talk. There are travel reads aplenty this ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Adventure travel specialist Abercrombie & Kent have announced their "extreme" adventures for 2010, offering up 15 amazing opportunities for travelers looking for unique experiences, provided of course they also have plenty of cash to pay for them. No matter what kind of ...

by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Hello from San Bartolo, Peru! The weather here is, well, misty/foggy/cold and the ocean outside my window (though pretty) is less than inviting today. So what have I been reading to pass the time? Here's a little taste:
On the flight to Lima, I watched an episode of ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
An African safari is a seminal travel experience. Early morning game drives, amazing wildlife, beautiful sunsets over the savannah, they're all part of the experience. But tour operator Gamewatchers Safaris is offering something even more unique with a new option for ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Eco-adventures are all the rage these days with environmentally conscious travelers choosing to visit far flung places, all the while fully aware of the size of their carbon footprint. They want an amazing travel experience, and are willing to go to great lengths to get it, ...

by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
Cyberjunkies face a serious problem when going to Africa--most countries have slow and unreliable Internet service. I've been encountering this problem myself as I try to set up my upcoming trip to The Gambia. Luckily for some countries, a new high-speed fiber optic cable ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Intrepid Travel puts together some amazing trips, and today's deal will make them even more accessible than usual. For the next nine hours, trips will be discounted deeply ... all Intrepid trips ... more than 400 of them. Price cuts range from 15 percent to 60 percent in ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
When it comes to African safaris, Kenya has always been the place to go for most travelers. The country's abundance of wildlife, stunning scenery, and legendary hospitality have been considerable draws for adventure travelers for decades. Unfortunately, that changed in 2007 ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
Earth Hour is on Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 PM. The hospitality and travel industry seems to have embraced this commitment to environmentalism. There are plenty of noteworthy initiatives out there intended to show support for a planet that could probably use our help. Of ...
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by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
The Dutch project Cameras for Kibera is aimed towards helping young Kenyans become video journalists in order to help them tell the stories about Africa's largest slum. Kibera, Nairobi is home to possibly as many as 2.5 million people who live in crowded conditions of poor ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
Lost your job and need to get away for a bit? Intrepid Travel understands. So, you can get a 15 percent discount if you've been laid off recently ... and you can use it one trips to more than 100 countries. While it's easy to see today's economic conditions as all doom and ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
A dhow is a small sailing vessel that is traditionally found along the coasts stretching from India to Eastern Africa. They have their origins in Arabia, and were once trading vessels that ran far and wide, delivering precious goods far and wide, and while they have been ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
Luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent is getting ready to surprise you. On February 19, 2009, it will celebrate its newly redesigned website with an unusual discount program. Starting at 9 AM (CST), a savings of 5 percent will be offered on each of five itineraries. ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (9 months ago)
Anyone who's ever ridden in a matatu in Kenya knows why traffic accidents are responsible for twice as many deaths in that country per year as malaria. While the drivers of these shared vans understandably want to collect as many fares as possible, this often leads them to ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (9 months ago)
The 2009 edition of the Tour d'Afrique got underway last Sunday, with cyclists setting out from Cairo, Egypt on a 7317 mile long race to Cape Town, South Africa. In between they'll pass through the Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, and Namibia, ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (9 months ago)
When I watched the trailer of One Day in Africa, the latest documentary of Brook Silva-Braga, the resonance of village and city life in most African countries was immediately evident. It's a resonance that often doesn't make headline news. It resides in the pattern of each ...
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