Posts Tagged ‘Africa’
Amazing Trek Across TIbet!
Today Bookpleasures and Sketchandtravel are pleased to have as our guest, Brandon Wilson, author of Yak Butter Blues. In 1992, Brandon and his wife Cheryl travelled 40 days from early October to the end of November in 1992 over 1000 kilometers travelling along the ancient pilgrimage route across Tib ...
All the Way to Timbuctu
Yes, it's real. There is a place called Timbuktu and it is not just an imaginary figment at the end of an exclamatory statement. What child has not muttered at some time that he, or she, was "going all the way to Timbuktu!" What adult has not dismissed it as "some far away place," not knowing quite ...
African Bean Soup
Yoruba ethnic group from the Southwestern part of Nigeria call this traditional soup ‘Gbegiri’ Most of the ingredients can be got at ethnic Nigerian or African food markets Ingredients: To serve 4 people Beans - 2 cups of size of small tinned milk Dried crayfish - 2-table spoonful Beef ...
African Safari Gear Packing List – What To Take Along
The last thing you want on an African safari is to realise that you have left any important safari gear behind. Because of the nature of safari there are some things that are essential to take with and others that you can do without because they are only going to add to your luggage weight. This is ...
Adventure Travel on Horseback
When you think of “adventure travel,” what crosses your mind? Hiking? White water rafting? Scuba diving? Something as sedentary as a cruise ship or land rover safari? Those ideas lose their “adventure” status when you compare them to galloping on a horse in Africa with a zeb ...
A Revolutionary Product Called Hoodia Part 2
The rediscovery of the wealth of the wonder drug Hoodia was a chance occurrence. While scientists were busy searching a cure for HIV/AIDS they found it and the test conducted revealed that the expedition turned out worthwhile. Centuries back, San tribe of Africa, in raw form to reduce hunger and min ...