A Media Expedition Through Africa
FacebookFrom the spectacular world of the Omo Valley we make our way to the main road that will lead us back to Moyale, the border with Kenya. But before we bid our gracious farewell to Ethiopia after hosing us for the past 23 days, we set off on a 20km detour to explore one more [...]
The Omo Valley was made notorious after a renowned photographer, Hans Sylvester, portrayed the region’s tribal people, in powerful yet simple natural portraits. The colorful body painting and festival decorations of the people of the Omo Valley have beautifully exposed through the work of Hans and other popular photographers who went to the region, including [...]
Even if the Omo Valley was completely out of our original itinerary, involving a several-hundred kilometer detour, Haroldo and I decided that it would be worth trying to visit. Recently we were informed of some challenges that threaten the notorious tribes of the lower Omo Valley. The Ethiopian government has contracted an Italian company, Salini, [...]
We spent various days in Lalibela, the infamous mystical city of Ethiopia. Its magical lure is credited to the eleven rock-hewn churches that were carved out of the bedrock almost a thousand years ago. To be in Lalibela during a religious festival and to be able film and photograph the intense faith of Ethiopian Christian [...]
Lake Tana is Ethiopia’s largest and arguably most impressive lake. Covering 3500 sq km, it hosts dozens of monasteries from the 16th and 17th centuries and serves as the reservoir that feeds the all-important Blue Nile.
We arrive in Bahir Dar in the afternoon, giving us enough time to arrange for a small boat and skipper [...]
Our tour through Northern Sudan represented more than a simple hop-around to the archeological sites, witnessing the region’s age-old cultural history. During this leg of the expedition we reached our northern-most point of the expedition, Wawa, a small village on the banks of the Nile not far from the boarder with Egypt. Having run our [...]
Haroldo and I take to the North of Sudan to witness a completely different world compared to the beginning of our expedition. Here, there are no game-drives or big mammals to track. The magic in northern Sudan is found within the dunes, preserved and hidden by the desert. We follow the Nile North to discover [...]
Windows up, doors locked, and on full alert. Once again we are arriving in an African metropolis, this time it is Khartoum, capital of Sudan. Haroldo and I are pay close attention to suspicious people walking close to Nandi (our Land Rover). After all it was entering another bustling capital city (Lusaka) that we were [...]
Having spent three wonderful days with the Maasai of Il Ngwesi we depart with a positive vibe. After all, the lodge and the stories encountered at Il Ngwesi fit squarely with the mission of “Lights of Africa”. Given such a prime example of ecotourism, I connect the James and Ochen with The International Ecotourism Society [...]
In Kenya it is easy to sign up for a Safari that that takes you to see the big five African mammals in one of the country’s notorious national parks. While the same tours can also offer a superficial “community visit” – taking you to a picturesque mock village where locals go through the motions [...]
