by eliasc64 | Feb 18, 2017 | Africa, Congo DR, Destinations, Lightbox
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...
by eliasc64 | Feb 7, 2017 | Africa, Congo 2016 trip, Congo DR, Destinations
The speedboat service from Goma to Bukavu covers the distance in 3 hours and costs $50 for non-nationals, a better alternative to the 6-hour trip with the normal boat. The port was very busy but not noisy. We had to check in with our passports, quite odd as we did not...
by eliasc64 | Jan 20, 2017 | Africa, Congo DR, Destinations, Trips
I had Nyiragongo in my bucket list for quite some time but I was hesitant because of the security situation in the Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nyiragongo is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and hosts the largest active lava lake, a...
