Track gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda; cruise down the Nile; scuba in the Red Sea; go on Safari in Tanzania or Kenya or go to South Africa - without leaving your home.
Podcasts are a great way for travelers and armchair travelers to really get an idea of what is going on and to feel that they're visiting places they are planning to go to.
I think that if you've never visited Africa before it is a good idea to have a look at some podcasts. You know we have a saying here, "Africa isn't for sissies!"
It's not that we're being rude. Africans rely on tourism, but so many people come to this continent expecting the same level of comfort and convenience they have in first world countries.
One can see it in the comments on travel sites. Travelers forget that for most people on this continent English is not their mother tongue. For large parts of Africa, French or Portuguese is the European languge spoken beside the indigenous ones - this depends on who colonized what bit of Africa.
But Africa has soul and magic and nature. Africa also has pitch black nights.
Watch some podcasts. You'll want to experience Africa in real life
There are many available on the internet; some made by enthusiastic amateurs, some by professional film makers and organizations promoting tourism.
The Amateur Traveler
The Amateur Traveler talks to Chris Willis about traveling to Uganda and Rwanda to see the very endangered mountain gorillas. Chris also talks about the countries, their people and an unforgettable stay in a chimpanzee sanctuary. Episode 27 – Safari in Tanzania
The AmateurTraveler talks to Chuck who has recently returned from Egypt. He talks about cruising the Nile, Egyptian historic sites and scuba diving in the Red Sea off Sharm el-Sheikh.
Tourcaster
Tourcaster is a free service that provides downloadable audio tours of locations around the world. Visit www.Tourcaster.com to download more tours like Getting to know Cape Town
Inside Africa TV
Through short, weekly video reports, Dutch film maker Tim Metz tries to give (young) people a different view of Africa than all the despair you see on the news everyday. He will look for both the beauty and the problems of daily life in Africa and he's currently in Kenya. All videos are shot and edited "on the road" using a Sony DV camera and Apple Powerbook, making the series very direct and impulsive. Enjoy and get ready to be surprised by Inside Africa TV
