Africa travel Archives - Rachel's Ruminations https://rachelsruminations.com/category/travel/africa-travel/ Taking the road less traveled Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:33:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How to choose a destination: Tips to consider before travel https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/ https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/#comments Sat, 15 Apr 2023 18:50:00 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=8081 Sometimes it's hard to choose a travel destination. Say you have only two weeks' vacation, and you want to get the most out of it. Here's some advice.

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]]> https://rachelsruminations.com/how-to-choose-a-destination/feed/ 37 28 Practical Tips for Women Traveling Alone https://rachelsruminations.com/tips-for-women-traveling-solo/ https://rachelsruminations.com/tips-for-women-traveling-solo/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2021 15:22:00 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=9440 Truly practical advice for women traveling alone. Tips for sleeping, eating, socializing and lots more travel advice for solo female travel!

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]]> https://rachelsruminations.com/livingstonia-malawi/feed/ 24 Malawi’s Nyika National Park https://rachelsruminations.com/nyika-malawi/ https://rachelsruminations.com/nyika-malawi/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2016 15:31:41 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=6514 Nyika National Park is a lovely and little-known park in northern Malawi that looks like the Scottish highlands, but with zebras!

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]]> https://rachelsruminations.com/badagry/feed/ 19 Driving through Lagos, Nigeria https://rachelsruminations.com/driving-through-lagos-nigeria/ https://rachelsruminations.com/driving-through-lagos-nigeria/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:43:31 +0000 https://rachelsruminations.com/?p=6320 I did a lot of driving on my recent visit to Lagos, Nigeria. Or rather, I did a lot of being driven. Lagos isn’t your usual tourist destination and, indeed, I didn’t go there as a tourist. I had agreed to lead a workshop at an International Baccalaureate school for two days. If I was...

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