Travel Guides

South Africa issues no visa at the border, wants two blank pages in your passport, and since July 2026 asks every traveler to declare online.

Footways are used for trading and the castles have stairs. An honest account of traveling in Ghana with limited mobility, without pretending.

Tro-tros, shared taxis, intercity coaches and hired drivers. How people actually move around Ghana, and what suits a first visit.

The cedi cannot be bought before you fly, so the first hour in Ghana is a cash decision. How notes, cards and mobile money really work.

What to put in the bag for a humid coast, a dusty harmattan and heritage sites where covered shoulders are the ordinary courtesy.

Staying safe in Ghana day to day: the everyday risks visitors meet, the one area in the Upper East to know about, and the health basics before you go.

Ghana asks for a visa arranged before you fly, a passport with six months left on it and a yellow fever certificate at the border.

Safari is more accessible in Kenya than the cities are. An honest account of traveling here with limited mobility, without pretending.

Matatus, boda bodas, the Madaraka Express and light aircraft. How Kenya actually moves, and which of it suits a first visit.

Kenya runs on mobile money to a degree that surprises visitors. What that means for a traveler carrying a foreign card and some cash.

Kenya is hot at the coast, cold at altitude and dusty in a vehicle, often in one day. What to put in the bag, and the luggage limit that decides it.

Staying safe in Kenya in practice: the everyday risks visitors actually meet, how to manage them, and what to arrange for health and emergencies.