by humoftheearth | Apr 4, 2020 | Places I've Been
The small Central European country of Slovakia is often confused by North Americans with Slovenia. Another small European nation that receives quite a bit more tourism. With the exception of Bratislava, not many people visit Slovakia. But I think they should ...
by humoftheearth | Mar 23, 2020 | Places I've Been
The Danube River Bike Trail is one of the most popular bicycle touring destinations in the world. Since it follows the Danube River it’s a flat ride yet it still has great scenery and opportunities to soak in the culture. And it might be the best way to...
by humoftheearth | Feb 27, 2020 | Places I've Been
I was sleep deprived and cold. But I was still excited for a new adventure on this highly romanticized continent Germany has a lot of beautiful cities. I think this is why I had never heard of Wurzburg. Thankfully it was on my way, because...
by humoftheearth | Feb 14, 2020 | Places I've Been
Southern Kenya is famous for the Maasai Mara. This is the National Reserve (shared with Tanzania) that is home to the massive wildebeest migration that you’ve probably seen on a nature documentary or at the very least in the Lion King. This phenomenon where...
by humoftheearth | Jan 19, 2020 | Places I've Been
Home to the mighty Serengeti and other popular national parks, Northern Tanzania is one of the world’s premier safari destinations. But given that safaris are a bit pricey for a full time traveler, I wasn’t looking for one. But sometimes the safari finds...
by humoftheearth | Jan 11, 2020 | Places I've Been
Northern Tanzania’s animals and Southern Tanzania’s mountains, make these the parts of the country that you may have heard of. I didn’t know much about Central Tanzania. And neither did Google Maps or Maps.me. What would I find? Even...
by humoftheearth | Dec 28, 2019 | Places I've Been
When I was researching things to do in Tanzania the results were nothing but safaris. Safaris’ range from expensive to very expensive. As a long term bicycle tourer these were out of the question. But I had a feeling, that even without the typical Tanzanian...
by humoftheearth | Dec 18, 2019 | Places I've Been
Lake Malawi is the country’s biggest draw. And Malawi’s biggest feature as it takes up nearly a third of the country’s surface area. And yet the call of the Malawan mountains had kept me from it for my time in the Southern and Central thirds of the...
by humoftheearth | Dec 8, 2019 | Places I've Been
It had been two days since my fever had started. At times I felt like I was getting better but everyday as the sun came down my temperature went up. I managed to figure out my Malaria testing kit and determined that I probably didn’t have malaria. Which was a...
by humoftheearth | Nov 30, 2019 | Places I've Been
Malawi is the country with the third lowest GDP per capita (According to the International Monetary Fund). By some measures it actually has the lowest GDP (World Bank). But it’s Madona’s country of choice for adopting African children and a pretty awesome...
