Africa

There’s nowhere like it on the planet for wildlife, wild lands and rich traditions that endure. Prepare to fall in love.

BENI HAOUA (بني حواء)

We drove through mountainous, forested, and very fertile area (fig, olive, wine, apple, plum, almond) to the little coastal town Beni Haoua, as usually, few kilometers before the settlement, there was local Gendarmerie waiting to lead us to the only one resort there Dar El Ikram. After...

CHERCHELL (شرشال)

We have arrived in the late afternoon with Nora and her friends in the small fishing port of Cherchell. We were registered by the police and allowed to stay in the port, but later the army showed up and kicked us out from there. Our new friends tried to help us and they were calling some...

TIPAZA (تيپازة‎)

From busy Algiers we have moved to the small town of Tipaza, bent along a stretch of rocky coastline. Among honeyed beaches, shady pine trees, and gently rolling hills, the sweeping turquoise sea serves as the backdrop for a layered history of golden ruins overlooking the coastal cliff...

ALGIERS (الجزائر‎)

We left Jijel with our friendly police escort on time, the plan was to go to Djurdjura NP. But just a few kilometers from our destination, we were stopped and blocked by local Gendarmerie Nationale – they did not allow us and police to continue to Tikjda. So, after some refreshing...

BÉJAÏA (بِجَايَة‎)

We have arrived in the late afternoon in a famous and liberal beach town Béjaïa. It is overlooked by the mountain Yemma Gouraya, whose profile is said to resemble a sleeping woman. The other day we met Ferhad – a very friendly and helpful local businessman, who showed us around the town...

JIJEL (جيجل‎)

We were driving with our friendly police escort through the Kabylie Hills to the coast. The first overnight we made in Jijel. We have parked next to the abandoned Kotama Hotel on the beach. Then we took a walk around in bad cloudy weather. Unfortunately, the beach is really dirty...