Expect giant animals, pristine landscapes, and Indigenous culture. The coarse hair of a capybara brushing against skin, the delicious smell of afternoon rain on the savannah, a chorus of cicadas at nightfall: Guyana takes hold of the senses and doesn’t let go. For a long time, Guyana – a tiny country roughly the size of… Continue reading Why Guyana Attracts Adventure Travelers
Donkeys trotted toward me as I navigated around a vendor hawking roasted corn to passersby. Sellers offered me samples of khat, a type of leaf that’s chewed for its stimulating effects. Technicolor woven baskets, incense, and haggling shoppers had my senses firing on all cylinders. If there was a better way to combat jet lag… Continue reading Why Ethiopia’s Capital is More Than a Safari Stopover
Kirsten Harrington 