The Quiver Tree Forest, known as Kokerboom Wood in Afrikaans, is a unique and captivating natural wonder located in the southern part of Namibia, near the town of Keetmanshoop. This extraordinary forest is home to approximately 250 specimens of Aloidendron dichotomum, a striking species more commonly known as the quiver tree, or kokerboom in Afrikaans….
In the Eastern city of Mutare, Zimbabwe, nestled along the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique, you’ll find the captivating Vumba mountains. Raised in Mutare, I frequently visited these mountains during my upbringing. My piano instructor resided in the Vumba, and during the picturesque drive to this destination, I would mentally play the jazz standard “Misty.”…
Of about forty slave castles, trading posts and forts built between 1482 and 1786 in the region formerly known as the Gold Coast, spanning a distance of approximately 500 km between Keta in the east and Beyin in the west, the biggest is the Cape Coast Castle. While most of them have totally crumbled, this…
