The breakfast at the Turmi Lodge was minimal. I am sure it had to do with the fact that we were the only guests, but still it was a major disappointment. I settled for some coffee, some juice and what were allegedly french toasts. We drove some 40km west, through...
The breakfast at the Paradise Lodge overlooking lake Chamo was pleasant, but as with every state-run establishment in Ethiopia, we had serious issues in communicating with the staff. Their English is poor and their training, well, poorer. We drove to Konso, a small...
Wegderes is difficult to pronounce, but I had to master it. That was the name of our guide and driver for our one week trip to southern Omo Valley, to meet some of the tribes that live in this remote part of Ethiopia called the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and...
The combination of heat and humidity hit us immediately upon exiting the plane on the tarmac of the Zanzibar airport. We spent the next three hours wandering the maze of Stone Town streets. [gallery royalslider="10"...
Ole had found a super nice pricing to stay at the Kuba Kuba tented lodge in Seronera, in the heart of central Serengeti. It is a semi-permanent ultra-luxurious lodge, with 80m² tents, hot running water and electricity and even a swimming pool. We stayed for three...
Since I started my business in Africa, there isn't a single year that I will not return to Serengeti for a safari. My friend Ole, was once more our guide. The occasion was a business trip to Kenya and Uganda with my partner Yiannis and the promise to take him and his...
After a two-day visit in Nairobi for business, IÂ had a free Saturday before flying to Rwanda and DRC. Peter and Radina offered to visit Lake Nakuru National Park, three hours drive from Nairobi. This presented a great opportunity to test the newest addition to my lens...
An attempt to record contemporary life in Kivu, the eastern province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. While visiting Goma and Bukavu, most of the pictures were shot from a vehicle. DRC is one of the poorest nations in the world, practically a failed state, with...
Less than a month after returning from Congo, I went to Ghana for business and had the chance to travel along the central and west coast. In three short days I dove deeper into the Ghanaian way of life and visited some lovely places. Ghana is not a popular destination...
The return journey from Bukavu to Goma had no surprises. Our final destination was Tchegera island, a secluded piece of land, just 20 minutes away from busy Goma. It is tiny,  only 400m in circumference and shaped like a croissant. It hosts a tented camp that consists...