Well, there's a new design to Tea Time Tales today in celebration of the finalization of an itinerary for my upcoming trek through Africa. The latest in my GlobalTrek, this phase begins on July 29th and will be a two and a half month venture with excursions in 10 countries including:
- Senegal
- Mali
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
- Rwanda
- Burundi
- Tanzania
- Kenya
On the recommendation of my uncle, Paul Cronshaw, I used a travel agent called
Trailfinders here in the UK to book all my flights. They are a fantastic company with very creative and skilled representatives; should you require any travel assistance, I highly encourage you to get in touch. I was lucky enough to reach Dee at Trailfinders who had just come back from over 2 years abroad herself and managed to save me hundreds of pounds on the cost of the following flights. I've got 4 flights booked with a 5th in the works:
- London to Dakar, Senegal (via Brussels) - Air Brussels - 07.29.2007 @ 06:40
- Dakar to Bamako, Mali - Kenya Airways (In the works)
- Accra, Ghana to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopian Air - 09.05.2007 @ 10:00
- Addis Ababa to Entebbe, Uganda - Ethiopian Air - 09.10.2007 @ 10:00
- Nairobi, Kenya to London - Air Brussels - 10.17.2007 @ 20:55
On this journey, I'll operate using some of the most basic facilities of life all while facing some of the most grueling terrain on the planet. I will dig deep into issues of genocide, poverty, HIV/AIDS, foreign influence and globalization. I will play footy, I will eat the local grub and do my best to soak in that which is Africa. I will do my best to stay safe while pushing to understand a part of the world that holds a large piece of my heart.
Stay tuned....this is going to be a wild one.
1 comment:
You're going to have a blast, but please stay safe. You owe me some footy and dinner when you return stateside. I've just decided this... ;)
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