I spent an uneventful night in Port Elizabeth, and was off the next morning to Buccaneers, a hostel on the western edge of the Wild Coast. The wine volleyball game that greeted me that first afternoon quickly ensured the hostel would become one of my favorites to-date. While Buccaneers was good for a party, my [...]
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April 2010
While staying at my first 5-star accommodation, the Nyungwe Forest Lodge in southwestern Rwanda, I was treated to wonderful cooking.
This is the next guest post in a series by Kevin Post. Check back each Wednesday to follow his adventures in Iraq. If you want to guest post on Go Backpacking, please read more here. The conversation between the driver and me on the way to Irbil was mainly in Turkish because my Kurdish at the time [...]
She seemed like the kind of person who had a wild younger life.
The lodge boasts 24 luxury rooms, each of which includes a private balcony overlooking the forest.
For the first time, I was experiencing a true sense of independence. (Photo: David Lee)
After soaking up the surf in Jeffrey’s Bay, I joined two European girls for a guided overnight trip to Addo National Elephant Park. We spent a full day in the park, where we saw tons of elephants, buffalo, warthogs, turtles, and assorted game, but no lions. Day 1 – Road Trippin’ Day 2 -Morning Game [...]