There Was Snow on Kilimanjaro
After three glorious days of rest and some adventure enjoying the spectacular setting and friendliness of Nairobi, I was readyContinue Reading
Tag: Africa
Decamping Kampala for Nairobi
I sat high in the back of a large, cream-colored, dirty truck, on top of sacks of grain, sorghum orContinue Reading
SHAVE YOUR BEARD, HIPPIE! GET OUT OF UGANDA!
Uganda Frontier to Entebbe, Lake Victoria – Kampala I entered Uganda with my Yugoslavian mining engineer friend, by wining andContinue Reading
The Venerable Beads of Bida
Bida is an extraordinary place, a dynamic, bustling Nigerian town with sophisticated brass and other metals fabrication. It’s also aContinue Reading
Riding the Rails to Cotonou
Dr. Hans-Peter Richter drove Hiro and me from Savalou half an hour to the nearby Dassa-Zoumé Train Station when ourContinue Reading
Dr. Richter, I Presume
After a week in Niamey, I was ordered deported. Yes, it even happened in deepest Africa in those days. IContinue Reading
Diplomatic Dinner in Bangui as the Guest of the Nigerian Ambassador
On the road from Cotonou, Dahomey (Benin), I got a ride with the Nigerian Ambassador to the Central African Republic. Continue Reading
Buying into Dogon Culture
During the day on our visit to the Dogon, Hiro and I walked together on a narrow path cutting throughContinue Reading
From the Jungle to the Ruwenzori
After weeks barging on the Ubangi and then the Congo River to Kisangani, I was back on land. It feltContinue Reading
Mbandaka to Kisangani on the Congo River
After 3 days staying with my Canadian hosts in Mbandaka, I booked a passage for the 6-day trip on aContinue Reading
Cantorbury Tales 