I have quite a few destinations left on my bucket list. This time I decided to see some of those from Africa. Cool thing was: the gf finally wanted to join.
It was nice to have her join me for once. Basically I picked two safe countries with some history, and preferably not too many tourists:
- Ghana
- Sao Tomé & Principe.
The latter being the most exotic and the highlight of the trip for sure. It used to be a Portoguese colony until 1975. It is basically a small island nation with two major islands: Sao Tomé (approx 180 000 people), and Principé (3000 people and like taken out of Jurassic Park scenery wise) Sao Tomé is most famous as a slave transit island for both directions, coffee, cocoa, and the mysterious island peak like it is taken out of a pirate movie. (Pic included)
Thought I'd share a few pics for those in need of travel inspiration or interested in traveling in general
I definitely recommend Sao Tomé & Principe to those in need of a relaxing and beautiful destination away from mass tourism! Ghana was nice too, especially the coastline close to Togo. May want to buy a small motorbike and ride the Gold Coast from Lagos - Nigeria to Liberia in the near future. Really friendly people!