Gorillas in my Midst
2005-08-08, Djoumba, Congo. By: carnivore

Before dawn, we walked to the border, which still had an old sign which read “Welcome to Zaire”. It made me think of the Mohammed Ali v George Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle” fight in 1974, which help...

Into the Heart of Darkness
2005-08-07, Kisoro, Congo. By: carnivore

Before I’ve had a chance to soak up the “Pearl of Africa”, as Winston Churchill once dubbed Uganda, I took a quick detour into Joseph Conrad’s heart of darkness. Sitting in a bar last night keeping m...

The trek of a lifetime
2004-12-01, Gorillas, Congo. By: jenandmark

The Gorillas - Congo Whne we were planning this trip through Africa we had decided that our budget meant that we would be unable to do the mountain gorilla trek, it's about $250 for the permit and...