Second Stop: Moshi, Tanzania

After spending a few days in Nairobi, I made my way to Moshi, Tanzania. There are a few ways to get to Moshi, but I decided to fly. The flight was about $220 one way and about an hour flight time. The only real reason to go to Moshi is because of Mt. Kilimanjaro which is the highest mountain in Africa. I decided to spend 6 days in Moshi with…

First Stop: Nairobi, Kenya

My $600 round trip ticket was to Kenya, so it was only natural to explore a little here first. The visa for Kenya is $50 if you’re staying more than 3 days, but a transit visa is $20 if you’re staying 3 days or less. Being that I was only staying 3 days, I went with the transit visa. Make sure you don’t overstay your visa (like I accidentally did).…

First Trip To The Motherland

Before deciding on taking a trip to Africa, I had no idea where I was going to go. A flight deal came up on Scott’s Cheap Flights to Kenya roundtrip for 2 weeks at $600 and my decision was made. I had 3 months to plan this trip with little to no knowledge on where to start. I began my research, asked one of my friends who has been numerous…

Choosing Your Destination

“When’s you’re next trip?” is the questions I get often and my answer is, I have no idea. Choosing a destination to travel to can be hard when you don’t have one in mind. For me personally, I try to stay off the beaten path and not travel to places that are currently hot spots. For example, Thailand. I’ve seen so many pictures of the people swimming with or riding…

Flights & Hotels On A Budget

A lot of people think traveling is expensive, but it doesn’t have to be unless you know where to find the deals. I’m always looking for flight deals. I may not have a destination in mind, but when the deal is good, For flights, I only have 2 main places I look. The first is Google Flights (flights.google.com). Google Flights has a calendar style search that shows you which dates…