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An Announcement: The Trip of a Lifetime – 100Essential Travel Experiences

Travel Cake — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:38:16 +0000

It’s been quiet on Travel Cake these past few months. Some of you have been asking me where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to. Well, I can tell you this much: I haven’t been slacking! I’ve moved from Ecuador to Belgium where I have been slaving away at a 9 to 5 desk […]

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Backpacking Uganda in Photo’s

Travel Cake — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:12:25 +0000

As I previously mentioned in my post on backpacking in Africa, travelling in that part of the world can add up to be quite pricey. But with a little imagination and a sense of adventure you can travel/backpack in Africa on a relatively low budget. Of course, it will never be as low as India, […]

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Explore the Elements

Travel Cake — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 23:56:11 +0000

One of the photography goals I’ve recently set for myself, is to focus more on themes: to capture recurring colours, patterns or situation. I find most of the themes I’ve been working around so far, quite average. I usually collect pictures of exotic drinks, dishes, mistranslations, strange signs and a couple of funny ones I’ll […]

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First Time Africa Travel: Where to Backpack

Travel Cake — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 04:08:54 +0000

So you’ve decided to do it, you’re going to venture in what people find the scariest, darkest continent of them all. Let’s start by rectifying this misapprehension straight away, shall we. Though there are some African countries that could qualify as somewhat “scary”, Africa is a huge continent. Did you know that Africa could easily […]

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2014 Travel Summary

Travel Cake — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 02:55:23 +0000

I spent the last two days of 2014 in a haze, trying to beat jetlag and fatigue from the long transatlantic flight to South America . During the turn of the year hug exchange and fireworks, I was soundly asleep, enjoying my warm bed. Despite the endless wishes and photo’s circling on social media, I’ve […]

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24 Hours in Gisenyi, Rwanda

Travel Cake — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:00:48 +0000

If there is one thing you’ll find in abundance in Rwanda, it’s pleasant, laid back towns. Perhaps so laid back , you might have to dig deep to find something to do. There is a fine line between chilling and being bored and that was my general state of mind in Rwanda; I was never […]

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12 Favourite Destinations

Travel Cake — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:47:49 +0000

It’s been exactly 10 years today since my first independent trip. By “independent” I mean a trip not organised or sponsored by parents, school or other organisations… I started traveling on my own dime in my own time. I was 19 when a friend and I booked a ticket to Zimbabwe, a country we knew […]

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Things you might want to know before going to Rwanda

Travel Cake — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:38:46 +0000

Rwanda is tiny African country sandwiched between some of East and Central Africa’s biggest: Uganda, Tanzania and The Congo. Its landlocked position, recent turbulent past and small size could be reason to question its tourism potential. Having lived in Rwanda during my childhood and remembering the places we’d visit during the weekends and holidays, I […]

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