Harry Mitsidis is the founder of NomadMania, one of the world’s leading communities for serious and “out of the box” travelers. Born in London and raised in Athens, he completed visits to all 193 UN-recognized countries by age 36 and has since visited all of them again, one of four people known to have visited every country twice. He created NomadMania to help travelers track, verify and share their journeys while promoting deeper exploration beyond simply collecting countries. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s biggest travelers. Q. […]

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Wildlife trips are rarely just about ticking animals off a list. The surroundings also become part of the memory. A day spent tracking pumas in Patagonia might involve hours watching the wind move across empty grasslands before anything appears. In Alaska, bear viewing usually means standing near fast-moving rivers while bald eagles circle overhead. Tanzania’s wildlife unfolds across vast open plains, while the Galapagos and Borneo place visitors in environments that feel entirely different from one another. Whether it’s a rainforest river, a volcanic island, or a remote mountain landscape, […]

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The first time I ever saw elephants in a national park, it was a life-changing experience. Africa offers some of the best places in the world to encounter these giants up close. As a travel expert with 10+ years on safari all around Africa, I’ll guide you through where to see elephants in Africa, why these national parks are special, and when to visit them (some times are better than others). By the end, you’ll know where to find them in Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Kenya: Amboseli […]

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Mario Rigby is an eco-explorer, author, speaker, and former professional track and field athlete. Born in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands, he was raised in Germany before moving to Canada. In 2015, Rigby embarked on his epic “Crossing Africa” expedition, traveling from Cape Town to Cairo entirely by foot and kayak. Over two years, he covered more than 12,000 kilometers across 8 African countries. Q. Growing up in the Turks and Caicos Islands, did you feel any connection to Africa? I grew up moving between very different worlds, Turks […]

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About Kate K.F Hi Everyone! My name is Kate and I am a Tanzania-based safari specialist and writer with a passion for wildlife conservation. I have spent years exploring Tanzania’s national parks and game reserves, where I gained a deep knowledge of well-known Tanzania destinations—including the legendary Ngorongoro Crater location, the Serengeti National Park and Lake Manyara amongst many others. Through my company BornWild, I tailor private safari experiences that suit everyone from solo travelers to families, honeymoons and everything in between.  As I stood at the top of the […]

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This book is a non-fiction account of the author’s life on a remote island on the Tanzania side of Lake Victoria. It is a story of daily life yet at the same time dives into how the Nile Perch released into its waters in the 1950s has changed the course of the lakes balance eventually bringing the native cichlids to near-extinction. And how the changes in the lakes‘ ecosystem directly affected millions of people including the crippling effects of bilharzia. He explores the effects on local communities and the response […]

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Somewhere Above it All by Holli Fawcett Clayton is the author’s first book. It tells the story of Marren, a woman who has suffered greatly at the hands of her late husbands’ opioid fueled drug addictions and her quest to move on with her life. Integral to the story is her attempt to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and her desire to overcome her grief of losing her husband to drugs. During the climb, the story intertwines flashbacks to her previous life with her husband and the reasons that led […]

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Africa has always been a special place to me. It’s the salt of the earth, an untouched land and a place that is so rare from anywhere else in the world. Not many travellers have come to Africa and not been melted by the beauty and magnificence of this place.  Mesmerising golden sunsets, incredible wild animals, the good will of people and monumental vast landscapes. There’s no denying that Africa is a huge continent and if you are thinking of travelling here – you will be spoilt for choice on […]

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For Sarah, a young surgical resident – the decision to go to Tanzania for a year becomes a life changer – both professionally and personally. Working in a small and remote village she discovers, that despite being against the law, a still high rate of female genital mutilation occurring around the country. And learning about the high rate of maternal mortality – she decides to fight both and begins an experimental program providing training to birth attendants. Meanwhile, her personal life is also affected. Despite being engaged to a man […]

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As we travelers and adventurers get older, our bodies no longer let us do everything that we once did. Our stamina declines, our knees get weaker, and we start to suffer ailments that we knew nothing about in our younger years. But our quest for adventure doesn’t go away. So many of us older travelers get frustrated that we can’t do everything that we would like to do. Trekking to Everest base camp or expeditions to Patagonia start to become beyond our physical capabilities. So we are forced to look […]

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You may wonder what there is to do in Botswana. This large country has only one major city, Gabarone, and Botswana is not greatly publicized when it comes to tourism. I’m not even sure how I found out what a great destination Botswana is. But at some point in my travel research, I decided I had to go on safari in Botswana, most famous for the Okavango Delta and Kalahari Desert. Genuine hospitality, beautiful scenery, not to mention an exciting time on safari all welcomed me to this amazing country. Botswana […]

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If you are thinking that the title of this article sounds a little familiar, you’re surely a marvel fan and will enjoy reading the rest of this blog. Traveling and travel writing has been more than just a profession for me. Exploring new places, immersing in a foreign culture, meeting new people, and taking up extreme adventure tours; all this completes me.   I like to do this the local way, as I feel that traveling like a local provides an unmatched insight about the destination. And for that, I take […]

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This impressive and weighty book focuses on the Sealous region in southeastern Tanzania. The intimate collection of photography contained within is dominated by the diversity of wildlife that lives here. The Sealous is one of the largest ‘still wild’ areas left on the planet. It is a reserve where no people live and no permanent structures are permitted within it’s borders. The photographs displayed within the book represent fours years of work and represent over 100,000 photographs taken. This book should be in the collection of anyone who is interested […]

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Had Freddie Mercury been around today to return to his birthplace in Zanzibar, he would find an island paradise: magnificent white sand beaches, world-class watersports, historical landmarks, extraordinary wildlife, and fantastic nightlife. He would especially love these Zanzibar attractions: Bohemian Rhapsody at Cheetah’s Rock Judith Peraino, a music professor at Cornell University, teaches that “Mercury intended… [this song] to be a ‘mock opera,’ something outside the norm of rock songs” In fact, much of Freddie’s music and life could be categorized as “outside the norm.” For this reason, he would […]

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People travel to distant and exotic climes for a variety of reasons: a box on their bucket list, inner personal experience, cross-cultural understanding, or simple rest and relaxation. East Africa, and Tanzania in particular, gives its visitors everything they could wish in a single trip; then, leaves them coming back for more. Whether you’ve saved for months and planned your trip to Africa down to the last detail or just hopped on the next plane to Dar es Salaam, your trip should be all you expected and more. The planners […]

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