Africa

White supremacy is a harsh reality around the world, but travelers can help dismantle it. Here are two stories, and some action steps we can take.
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If you just spring for the fancy expensive tour, you end up missing out on real life. The best way to experience a new place is to find a local guide like Mamadou
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They say it isn't an adventure til things go wrong. This was certainly an adventure, and it was one that stretched Andrew and James' friendship to its limits.
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It’s late afternoon on the longest river on Earth - the original source of human civilization. We're just outside of Jinja, Uganda, and the dark, billowing clouds of an impending thunderstorm are moving far too quickly for comfort.
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Auto repair and refueling woes whilst journeying through Uganda Sometimes when I have trouble finding my way out of a deep, dark place, the very best I can do is attempt to put something “good” out there. When Andrew and I had had…
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I crawled out from underneath the broken car and wiped sweat from my forehead as the realization slowly washed over me as hot as the blazing sun overhead: We were stranded.
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You truly are "The Pearl of Africa." Your landscapes, your wildlife, your people--beautiful, varied, connected. Today's adventure was an exercise in patience and bureaucracy. The HOOPS to jump in order to cross from Rwanda to…
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