Cairo,the chaotic but captivating Egyptian capital,is preparing for its overdue return to the bosom of the world traveller.
From skirting gaming curfews,now my twin boys have a different challenge:tracking a five-tonne bull rhino through thick South African bushland in low evening light. On foot.
Like many other unfamiliar safari destinations,Malawi is no less beguiling than its big game,big-name counterparts.
South Africa's Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg about its history of racial segregation can be a profoundly disturbing experience for visitors.
Of all the mighty African Big Five animals,leopards have always been the most mysterious.
This subtropical island is a treat to explore with extinct volcanoes,gorges and waterfalls and tasting-tours at rum,tea and coffee plantations.
It's not too big,and it's not too small and,while it's easy to navigate,it still has lots of things to do and see and eat and buy.
The perfect dish,injera acts as tablecloth,as eating utensil,and as the main dish.
Trying to find the best tagine in Morocco is like trying to find the best snowflake in Switzerland.
Koshari makes no sense until you eat it.
Once a shabby affair,Cairo's newer Terminals 2 and 3 fall in with international expectations.