ALL OF AFRICA
We’ve seen maps of Africa all our lives – but most people have little if any grasp of just how large Africa is. It’s gargantuan – and with a bewildering number of countries. 50 in all. I’ve had the good fortune to have been to every one.
As I have learned, often the hard way, traveling in Africa is daunting – and often outright dangerous, extremely so. It is Africa’s misfortune that out of its vast size and over four dozen countries, there is a surprisingly small number of places that are both safe and worth going to.
Political instability, ethnic strife, humongous corruption and street crime are so widespread across the continent, you have to search hard for exceptions.
Plus, even if those were absent, where are there places that are really cool, bucket-list cool worth all the expense, time, and effort to get to and experience?











