by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 7, 2020 | Africa, Djibouti
The Afar people who live in the mountains near Mt. Goda haven’t seen such a green landscape for the past twenty-five years. Rare, torrential rains this past November surprised many. Our tour group walks through Foret du Day National Park (Dead Forest), which takes its...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 2, 2020 | Africa, Djibouti
The ride back seems faster, as we backtrack and bounce over the road that brought us to the limestone chimneys. After a repeat of yesterday’s lunch in Dikhil, we soon roll down the windows through twisty mountain roads and let cool winds refresh our faces. We’re on...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 1, 2020 | Africa, Djibouti
After seeing all there is to see in Djibouti City, we meet with the tour group and guides arranged through Intrepid Tours. Introductions reveal nine tourists: two from Canada, three from Germany (one originally from South Africa), three from the USA (including us)...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 26, 2020 | Africa, Djibouti
“Where’s Djibouti?” Says everyone who asks where we’re going next. I first heard of this Northeastern African country about fifteen-years ago when reading a report about a man who was arrested for smuggling “khat” into the United States. My research revealed that khat...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 4, 2020 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Hello, readers. It’s been several months since we have posted anything about travel. My father passed away last July, while we were traveling in Columbia, and we came back to my hometown for several months. The hearthache will never go away, but it’s time...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 8, 2019 | Argentina, South America
A one-hour ferry ride takes us from Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since we’re in the area, let’s chase the solar eclipse! I thought about taking Tango lessons, but where would I ever Tango? Nah, let’s eat. One cannot go wrong with...
