They say that Morocco has four capitals: Rabat is the administrative centre, Marrakech the cultural one, Fes has the spiritual leadership and Casablanca is the financial capital. Of all four, the latter is the less beloved by international tourism, infamously … Read More
To get to Morocco from Tarifa, Spain’s southernmost tip celebrating the encounter between arab and Western world, there are ferries every hour between nine in the morning and six in the evening. After on hour and a half – more … Read More
Meeting an African predator is always an incredible experience: grace, beauty, agility, strength and speed are condensed in the same instant in this natural masterworks. I had my first safari in 2012. At that time I wasn’t able to trek … Read More
Africa is home to some stunning natural wonders, plentiful wildlife and exotic cultures. Our overland expedition will take us across seven countries, the tour heading south from Nairobi to Cape Town, each country offering something unique; from the continent’s last … Read More
The Arabian Spring was still enflaming Egypt and I had just left a temporary job in Cape Town. I am a journalist, so I started roaming Africa trying to grasp experiences and good stories. And there I was, in the … Read More
Whenever I think of Mauritius, the first word coming to my mind is “Creole”, the word’s widest meaning: Mauritius is the island of diversity in any form. Think about its flag, four colours for as many religions more or less … Read More
“Mauritius was made first and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius.” Every time I get to deal with Mauritius, I recall this line by Mark Twain: when I step on this island I really have the feeling … Read More
No man’s land: that’s how they call that three kilometre strip parting Morocco from Mauritania, since ever disputed and now not belonging to anyone. On the roadside of this dusty track there are mines everywhere. Stopping or halting for a … Read More
The Kunene River flows fast in its bed, shattering against the blunted rocks, jumping finally for tens of metres and performing the natural wonder of Epupa Falls. The racket of water covers any other sound and almost sounds as a … Read More