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How my Original Project for my Southern Africa Trip Backfired

Travel with Purpose I always like to travel with a purpose. Even adding a little goal of experiencing a certain kind of local music or cultural detail can add so much depth to a trip. It also often leads you...

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Is Backpacking in Africa Expensive? Here’s my Africa travel budget!

Money from Zimbabwe

My Africa Travel Budget- What Traveling Independently  for Over Two Months Cost Me: Wondering about how expensive it is to travel in Africa? I went on my southern Africa backpacking  trip already knowing that I would be on a...

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Traveling Alone from eSwatini (Swaziland) to Mozambique

SwazilandBus

I traveled alone from Swaziland to Mozambique without a problem, though it wasn’t a very comfortable journey. I was mainly worried about the fact that I hadn’t gotten my visa beforehand, and you can read about the details of...

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Spending a Weekend in Mbabane, eSwatini (Swaziland)

Hiking in Swaziland

I spent a  weekend in Mbabane, Swaziland (not Mbabane, eSwatini!), and although there isn’t much to see inside the center of Mbabane, there are plenty of things to do just outside of Mbabane. Mbabane is not an exciting place for...

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A Guide to Visiting the Mantenga Cultural Village in eSwatini (Swaziland)

Swaziland Cultural Village

Yes. I visited a Cultural Village. That’s right guys. My awesome Couchsurfing host outside of Mbabane really wanted me to go, and it was easy enough to do on my own. I’m really not into these kinds of things…it feels...

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How to get from Johannesburg to eSwatini (Swaziland) by Bus

Swaziland Countryside

How to get from Johannesburg to Swaziland  by Bus edit: Now this is about how to get from Johannesburg to eSwatini by bus since the name change! You can travel from Johannesburg to Swaziland by bus pretty easily, and you...

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Independent Travel in Southern Africa : You can do it! Here’s my trip overview:

Elephant Zambia

Independent Travel in Africa- it’s totally possible! I traveled around Southern Africa solo and independently, relying on public transportation and hitchhiking to get around. It was an amazing trip and I recommend this way of traveling for backpackers who...

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Hello and thanks for visiting! I’m Babeesh, a Michigander who loves solo and adventure travel. I spent several years living abroad in France and Norway and now I'm back in freezing cold Michigan. I’m obsessed with eating raclettes and I have had the honor of visiting over 100 countries. Want to learn more? Check out my about me page!

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