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The white seaward walls of Elmina Castle in Ghana, palms in the foreground and open sea beyond.
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What to Know Before Visiting Ghana

Ghana holds a particular place in diaspora travel, and a first visit asks more of you than a list of sights suggests. What to understand before you go.
Jul 28, 2026 · 2 min read
The sun rises through low cloud over open grassland and scattered trees outside Nairobi.
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What to Know Before Visiting Kenya

Most Kenya coverage is safari marketing. What the seasons actually mean, why "the migration" is not a date, and the country beyond the parks.
Jul 28, 2026 · 2 min read
A green escarpment with banded rock terraces runs along the edge of a caldera.
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Menengai

Shield volcano in Kenya.
Aug 21, 2026
Sandstone columns carved with hieroglyphs rise into open sky at the temple complex of Karnak, Egypt.
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What to Know Before Visiting Egypt

Pharaonic Egypt is one layer of the country, and the one most visitors stop at. Coptic and Islamic Cairo, the working Nile, and the Nubian south.
Jul 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Shallow clear water meets a wide band of white sand with palms along the shore behind.
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Diani Beach

Beach on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya.
Aug 21, 2026