Crossing the Omo in unstable dugout canoes, you are entering the Galeb region: the men mix colourful clay to their hair to support feathers and beads, while women and children adorn themselves with local and "foreign" ornaments(corks,bott le caps, watch wristbands, keys)
In the Hamer region, small markets enliven the villages once a week: simple wares sold by beautiful girls in ochre and red clay makeup: goat skins embellished by colourful beads and shells, gourds for carrying milk and water, and all sorts of necklaces
An off the road adventure in the northern Yemenite highlands of Kuhlan, a little known area with surprising people and landscape. Then the city of Thula: centuries old bricks , onix windows and a water reservoir where young kids dive.
In a very secluded area in northern Kenya, in the Losai mountains, some nomadic Samburu tribes still happily live far from towns and even basic social structures
Konso women, wearing their typical long skirts with colourful flounces, carry on their heavy tasks: all around the village a fantastic landscape of hundreds of tall pinnacles of red clay (called the Ethiopian New York)
Tall pink-brownish buildings embroidered with white arabesks like cake icings. Lively markets where Qat chewing men with bloated jawls peddle all kinds of ware, from oriental spices (myrrh,incense,ginge r,...) to bejeweled daggers
Descending from Gilf Kebir ridge into the Libyan lowland, besides surprisingly beautiful mushroom-shaped rocks, it is easy to find relics from the glorious British Long Range Desert Group and WWII Italian campments
In the early morning, the fishermen boats return with their catch, and star cleaning fish and nets: thousands of birds (pelicans, marabus, aigrettes, cormorans and others) flock to the river shores to feed on the leftovers
At the confluence of The Niger and Bani rivers, lies the lively town of Mopti: its harbour teems with fishing boats and large pinnasses, and its markets are full of coulours, from the women dresses to the local wares
Hiking across the Dogon mountains and valleys, visiting their villages and learning about their unique history and religion, you can find relics of an even older civilization, the Tellem, hanging on sheer cliffs and crevices
A visit to the stone relics of the black xmpire of Great Zimbabwe, dominating southern Africa from the 11th to the 16th century: from the Hill Complex to the Great Enclosure, beautiful rock walls and flaming aloe trees
In the oasis of Loyangalani, along the savage coast of Lake Turkana, a group of dancers celebrate a marriage, showing all kinds of local ethnic dresses and hairdos
Erbore women wear long black veils to entince their beauty, but their kids wear ornate pumpkin shells on their heads, looking almost like characters out of Star Wars- The pink Langano Lake hosts all kind of birds and monkeys
