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Although moving on from lakeside living was hard, the southern regions of Malawi soon made... read more

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Most remember Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland's snow-capped volcano, for causing absolute chaos to Europe's air traffic in... read more

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This Sunday, Africa on BBC Knowledge draws to a close with its fifth and final... read more

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Africa is bold and it is beautiful. It's also a schizophrenic puzzle of haves and... read more

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Ready to hit the bookstores for a bit of Christmas shopping? Here's a great selection... read more

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The last six months have been an exhausting, exhilarating and hectic period of exploration. I’ve... read more

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It's annoying that flying around Africa is exponentially more expensive than in Europe. The upper... read more

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