This Sunday one hundred years will have passed since the signing of the armistice that ended World War One. Considering that a plethora of articles will, undoubtedly, be published in the coming days highlighting a …
With the ascension of Bolsonaro in Brazil, the battering of Chancellor Merkel’s party in Hesse, and midterm elections scheduled next week in the U.S., it’s understandable that Gabon’s own legislative elections have received scant attention. …
After several nights at Akaka, my last evening was spent back at Loango Lodge. Mathieu had greeted me at the dock. “Welcome back to civilization,” he said. Amazingly, it did feel like it (a testament …
Part four of a five-part series. For part three click here. There are really only two colors in the jungle: grey and green. The sky is gray; the water is gray; everything else is green. …
Part three of a five-part series. For part two click here. After a breakfast of fresh fruits and French cheeses (one of the few imports that the lodge affords itself), my guide packed our small …
Part two of a five-part series. For part one click here. Omboué is a small village on the Nikomi Lagoon and the last settlement of any note before Loango. There is not a lot here …
Part one in a five-part series. “Fucking Chinese!” The white SUV came barreling down the dirt road, blowing past us without even hinting at slowing down. “They think they own this place,” said my driver, …
You don’t have to go to Loango National Park to enjoy some top-class beaches in Gabon. In fact, most of the country’s coastline is absolutely idyllic even around Libreville itself! Of course, the closer you …
There isn’t a lot of information out there on Gabon, particularly, when it comes to Libreville. The below will hopefully be useful for travelers coming by air and dispel some doubts about the arrival process. …
The year is 1900, and a certain Kaiser is visiting Elberfeld. What exactly was the highest authority in Germany doing in this working-class city near the Rhine? Well, he was inaugurating the world’s newest form …