Ethiopia – Africa’s oldest independent country

Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country and its second largest in terms of population.There are many parts to Ethiopia and while some areas do suffer droughts, most of the country is green and fertile.Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, is a rugged, landlocked country split by the Great Rift Valley. With archaeological finds dating back…

The Kamchatka Peninsula

With a population of about 240,000 people, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is an important port as well as a center of industry, science and adventure tourism. Kamchatka is without exaggeration one of the most spectacular regions in Russia. It occupies the area of 470,000 sq. km, which equals the size of France, Belgium and Luxembourg combined, and separates…

Namibia- The highest sand dunes in the world.

The history of this land can be found carved into rock paintings found to the south and in Twyfelfontein, some dating back to 26,000 B.C. A long lineage of various groups including San Bushmen, Bantu herdsmen and finally the Himba, Herero and Nama tribes among others have been making this rugged land home for thousands…