Things to consider on wire transfers
Wire transfer services are quite popular in poorer countries where many people don’t have a bank account and expats send money home to their families. You can send money from pretty much anywhere in the world to pretty much anywhere
Cheat sheet: Cash
Traveling with cash is the easiest in terms of being able to buy stuff anywhere. There are still many countries where a credit card (or even a bank account for that matter) is a novelty. Have a safe place for your
Cheat sheet: Visa & Immigration
I am German which is usually a very cool citizenship to have. Traveling in Europe is a breeze and most other touristy countries have agreements that make it easy to travel there on a German passport. However, in Africa I
À santé! (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 9)
Like in Germany or the US beer is the principal alcohol enjoyed on the African continent. So much so that I made it a tradition to have a 'Welcome to
Small, grande or venti? (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 8)
Happy New Year, everyone! For those of us who partied a bit harder last night a good coffee might help. One of the great mysteries of Africa is the horrible coffee you get in most places. Despite the fact that some
Tea time (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 7)
Two kinds of tea – in multiple regional varieties – are prevalent across Africa. In the North ‘Berber tea’ or ‘Tuareg whiskey’ is served almost everywhere. In the former British colonies, chai is ever-present. In Morocco, tourism is visibly an important
Got juice? (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 6)
Tropical Africa is full of exotic fruits. So the idea of serving fresh fruit juice to me was fairly obvious. But there were only a few places where I got juices. Often people were intrigued when we suggested making juice
Daily Special (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 5)
There are a few foods that will accompany you through large parts of the African continent: the infamous roasted chicken, fried banana and plantains; in the tropics, yams and sweet potato. And of course, Africa's version of polenta: fufu, ugali, sadza, pap... Pap might be the most fitting name for the cheap staple food that those who can afford it will have with soups, vegetables, and meat while those who can't will have it as is, with a with tomatoes.
Munching on the go (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 4)
How much is the fish? (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 3)
I remember the first meal I cooked for the truck group. For some reason, we had decided to have fish. So I went to the market in Rabat, Morocco, speaking neither Arabic nor French, having never cooked for a large