I thoroughly enjoy the blog of Erik Hersman, aka White African, and his wonderful Twitter feed. They have both inspired me tremendously and opened my eyes to the generous network of technical people in this world who have dedicated their lives over to making this world a better place. Erik is truly a trooper and his writing leaves you wanting more.
One of Erik’s latest blog posts that I particularly enjoyed was 15 Travel Tips for Africa and the accompanying comments where some excellent travel advice was shared by other tech veterans who are very active internationally.
As I was reading this list, I thought to myself, “If I had only known these things before I went to Africa in 2005!” I thought the list was even helpful while I’ve been planning my trip to Peru, Cuzco and Machu Picchu next week.
Even if you’re not planning on going to a developing country any time soon, I still recommend reading through the list if not for the shear enjoyment of it then for the eye-opening view it gives you to what it might be like. I can testify it is some very sound advice.
