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What is it really like to visit the mountain gorillas in Africa? I went to Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to find out. It's a once in a lifetime experience bound to make your heart beat even years later. #mountaingorillas #gorillatrekking
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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

by Carola Bieniek
2017-12-24
Africa 360°, Featured, Tour Reviews, Uganda
Carola on London Calling, CFM radio, Corde-sur-Ciel FR (2016-05-21)
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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

by Carola Bieniek
2016-05-24
Africa 360°, Featured, France, Publications & Media Coverage, The Walking Home Project
Old man making falafel snack, Luxor, Egypt (2012-07)
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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

by Carola Bieniek
2015-11-06
Africa 360°, Egypt, Food
Sticker Liebe - Love in Berlin, Germany (2013-11-17)
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I am a solo traveller

It’s not like I don’t like to be around people. When I encircled Africa I did a big chunk of the Eastern lag with the same guy. We’re still friends. I love couchsurfing and prefer WorkAwaying over housesitting. However, finding

by Carola Bieniek
2015-02-14
Africa 360°, Personal stories
Quotes: Jane Sherwood-Ace - Home wasn't built in a day
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Five lessons life has taught me and proof that every experience had its worth

As a croupier at Casino Berlin I learnt that it’s sometimes not so good to cling to ideas, that I sometimes need to take a step back and look at myself from the outside to see

by Carola Bieniek
2013-12-31
Africa, Africa 360°, The Walking Home Project
Carola in the hammock in Niger river, Mali (2011-11-23)
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Two years and five days ago a man helped me make the perfect birthday present

We had barely known each other for a day when I realized I knew just the perfect birthday present for Gav. Sitting by a fire on a campsite in Tarifa we agreed that bringing a hammock on the trip around

by Carola Bieniek
2013-11-25
Africa 360°, Gear, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Personal stories
Green lawn at the Nubia Guesthouse, Karima, Sudan (2012-07)
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Travelling Sudan, pt. 5: …is a game of tennis

Yesterday I had found a little oasis in the Sahara desert: the Nubian Rest House in Karima.  We get up before dawn to start our sightseeing program. Jerbel Barkal is right outside the hotel gate. As we walk around the mountain

by Carola Bieniek
2013-07-07
Accommodation Reviews, Africa 360°, Egypt, Sudan, Transport
Gate of the Nubia Guesthouse, Karima, Sudan (2012-07)
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Travelling Sudan, pt. 4: Heaven…

We spend the night at the family run Nile Hotel. For a little extra fee we even get a home-cooked diner. The next morning we find the flashy new Atbara bus station. After only 2 hours of waiting we get on

by Carola Bieniek
2013-07-06
Accommodation Reviews, Africa 360°, Ethiopia, Sudan
Jebel Berkal temple ruins at sunrise in Karima, Sudan (2012-07)
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Travelling Sudan, pt. 3: Into the desert

Part 1 and part 2 of my journey through Sudan happened mainly in the country's capital. Today it's time to move on. Another task to accomplish in Khartoum is to secure tickets for the ferry from Wadi Halfa to Aswan. After

by Carola Bieniek
2013-07-04
Africa 360°, Sudan, Transport
Sudan National Museum, Khartoum (2012-07)
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Travelling Sudan, pt. 2: Defying expectations

Part 1 of my journey through Sudan left off with me getting all the paperwork done to be legally allowed to transit through the country.  Meanwhile my travel companion has fallen ill - a combination of the heat, lack of sleep

by Carola Bieniek
2013-07-02
Africa 360°, Sudan

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