My Nigeria visa – not valid until Xmas…
September 15, 2011. Still Berlin. This post was supposed to read: ‘Yay, visas are all set!’ Instead there was a little hick-up with the Nigerian one. It’s been issued alright but will let me enter only till 10 days before our ETA in the country. So it’s back to the embassy on Monday morning. At least they have TV running some funky African expat programme…
Visiting the Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP, Uganda
Here's a look back into my travel diaries: In 2012, I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the gorillas in Africa. I once saw a monkey - Gorilla Trekking in Uganda I was not going to see the gorillas. I was not
Carola’s Wanderlust Soundtrack on London Calling (CFM Radio)
What's a 'Wanderlust Soundtrack' you ask? Longtime readers of this blog might have noticed that I occasionally like to pinch a more or less famous song title as the headline for my posts. Though I am miserable at remembering lyrics I love music of most
Travel & food stories: The Falafel Man
This is the story of the Falafel Man, a humble man selling the most delicious falafel I've ever tasted in a side street in Luxor. We arrived in Luxor on a cruise boat from Aswan. Our host there not only had