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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson
All in a Day's Travel
So… during my week in Kigali, I received a few emails from Precision Air, informing me that my flight from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro was...
Joanna
Feb 15, 20235 min read
Kigali Food Tour
Kigali Food Tour
Joanna
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Land of 1000 Hills
I flew into Rwanda without much of a plan or much consideration at all. I found a reasonable flight from Entebbe into Kigali, and I...
Joanna
Feb 14, 202311 min read
Verge Magazine Article #2
My second article with Verge Magazine - https://www.vergemagazine.com/volunteer-abroad/blogs/2852-volunteering-with-girls-in-tanzania.htm...
Joanna
Feb 12, 20234 min read
Kampala Drama
I was sadder than I thought I would be when it came time to say goodbye to the Nomad group. This had been my family for the past 12 days,...
Joanna
Feb 10, 202311 min read
The Great Gorilla Grab
Many of you have probably been wondering, “Why hasn’t Joanna posted anything about the Gorillas?” Surely a bucket list trek paired with a...
Joanna
Feb 5, 20236 min read
Tips for the Trek
So... yes, absolutely I had read all the papers telling me what to bring and what not to bring. But like most things in life... I paid...
Joanna
Feb 4, 20234 min read
Find me on da Bus
If anyone ever wants to see the detrimental consequences of non-biodegradable waste and the horrendous effects of littering, this is the...
Joanna
Feb 2, 202310 min read
Chimpan-see. Chimpan-do.
It was a big day and we were all up early. After multiple long days of driving, driving, driving… we were anxious to get out into the...
Joanna
Feb 1, 202310 min read
Known Felon
We left the hotel quite early. It was sad… I knew my tenting days were about to begin and I bid adieu to the comfort of permanent...
Joanna
Jan 30, 202311 min read
Sick & Tired... and Dusty
Today was a bit of a write off. Actually... not a bit. A whole lot. We left the Masai Mara and headed north. We had been rotating seats...
Joanna
Jan 29, 20234 min read
Verge Magazine Article #1
My first article with Verge Magazine - vergemagazine.com/volunteer-abroad/blogs/2851-i-quit-my-career-to-travel-through-africa.html...
Joanna
Jan 28, 20234 min read
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