The adventurer’s dream
In the guise of the Caribbean in the Indian Ocean, with turquoise seas and sandy coral beaches, Mauritius hides the promise of many adventures to come.
When the Dutch settled on Mauritius in 1598 they...
Mauritius Island, the luxury of relaxation
Are you looking for a place to relax, to walk along a golden beach, be pampered with soothing massages and find harmony? Well, more than 1.5 million people do find it every year. Where?...
The guardians of Virunga
The oldest National Park in Africa is home to over 1,100 species, including the mountain gorilla. After years of armed conflict, it has been reopened to tourism.
Maisha is one of just over 800 mountain...
The end of the world is in Tasmania
Three Capes Track was opened to the public with the promise of “awakening the senses”. The bushwalkers most eagerly-awaited hiking route is on the edge of the precipice on the remote Australian coast.
Its opening...
The Urban Jungle of Madagascar
If Madagascar is like an alien island because of its avenues of baobab trees and lemur population, then the capital, Antananarivo, is the gateway to another dimension.
Madagascar split off from the world a long...
Having dinner on a rock
It used to be a simple fisherman’s shelter opposite Michanwi Pingwe beach, on the coast of Zanzibar. Nobody could ever imagine that in 2012 it would be turned into a curious restaurant that could...
Lalibela: Ethiopia’s Jerusalem
The Lasta mountains conceal the monastic city of Lalibela, whose temples were cut out of volcanic rock, to emulate the Holy Lands on African soil.
A dark-skinned hermit wearing a white tunic, with Bible in...
A continent in search of (an artistic) capital
African art is claiming its place in the world and consolidating itself in Cape Town, capital of creative expression.
“There was a collection looking for a home and a building looking for contents”. That is...
One of the greatest parties on Earth
Once a year, in the middle of the South African desert, a short-lived town devoted to art is set up for the sole purpose of having fun. There are no rules in AfrikaBurn.
The deserts...
The Tangier left behind by the Protectorate
Tangier, northern Morocco, still has spots to remind you that, during the years of the Protectorate, this was a city of splendour, and a refuge for foreigners.
The Cecil Hotel, where La Barraca, the theatre...
