by john7 | Jan 8, 2013 | African Tales
Few names evoke the sense of exotic the way that Zanzibar does. It's competitors are, perhaps, Timbuktu, Tahiti, Serengeti, or maybe Istanbul. I have no recent photos of those places. But these are thoughts and images from a trip to Zanzibar, which is a mix of...
by john7 | Jan 6, 2013 | African Tales
During June 2012 I had the good fortune to visit this much-admired area in southern Uganda. As is often the case with overland travel, if you keep your ears open you get some good tips about where to go. In short, I try to keep my ears close to my boots and my boots...
by john7 | Oct 30, 2012 | Congo Stories
I have been out of the Congo for almost three months. Thus, I have finally run out of photos.These are the few left that I am pleased to share with you. (And some that are worth repeating) This is a photo looking across the Congo River towards Kindu, where I spent...
by john7 | Oct 30, 2012 | Travels of Yellow Bird
Many miles have passed since Yellow Bird landed in Paris more than a year ago. This is a final report about her project to help the hospital in Kindu, DRC.It is also a chance to share some photos of some of the friends she has met so far while traveling in Africa....
by john7 | Oct 29, 2012 | Congo Stories
Before making my escape from the Congo in June to do a holiday in eastern Africa, I took a boat ride from Goma to Bukavu on Lake Kivu. The view you see here is the “harbor” of Goma as the small boat plows away. As you may recall from earlier episodes from...
