Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Kilimanjaro Magic
▲ Sometimes you look out the window and the view is magic. Like the morning a couple of weeks ago when I flew with Kenya Airways from Nairobi to Lubumbashi in Congo DRC. Soon after departing Nairobi there, off to the west was Kilimanjaro just poking up above the clouds and, soon after, Mt Meru a little to the south. I climbed Kilimanjaro back in 2007 and had a great time.
I've just spent several weeks kicking around Congo DRC with a sidetrip to the other Congo, Congo Republic (aka Congo Brazzaville). I’ve covered Lubumbashi, Kinshasa, Brazzaville and Kisangani and my final stop was Goma, right on the border with Rwanda. I’ve also posted some Congo Information on the practicalities of travelling in the region. And on King Leopold’s Ghost, the excellent book on the Congo I read while I was there - and how it relates to the Congo today. Sadly right after I left an aircraft I flew on twice with Hewa Bora Airlines came to a disastrous end in the jungle just short of Kisangani Airport.
Once while Travelling: The Lonely Planet Story