Smithsonian.com Jennifer Billock A trek through Bwindi Impenetrable National Park brings you up close and personal with an endangered gorilla population. It was 10:30 a.m. and we’d been climbing nearly straight up the side of a rainforested mountain in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda for about two hours. The guide stopped our group—seven […]
The 26 best places to travel in 2018
Whether you have a few days of vacation or several months, there are hundreds of destinations to consider in 2018. But which ones are worth your while? Mic set out to highlight 26 of the best places to vacation this year. We scoured the globe and sorted our top getaways into six categories: value and relative affordability, […]
The Most Romantic Honeymoon Resorts in Rwanda
Options for romantic getaways in Rwanda are plentiful, and include eco safari accommodations, luxury resorts in the foothills of volcanoes, and lakeside retreats. With much to do and see in this special country, check out eight of the most romantic honeymoon resorts in Rwanda every newlywed couple should be vying to visit. Virunga Lodge Virunga Lodge is a Volcanoes […]
Jetsetter Editors’ Favorite Trips of 2017
#1 Rwanda + Uganda After falling in love with South Africa last year, I made it my personal mission to make it back to the continent in 2017. This November, I was lucky enough to embark on another journey of a lifetime: tracking endangered mountain gorillas and golden monkeys in the rain forests of Rwanda and […]
Once war-torn Rwanda is now ready to shine
My Rwandan guide, Robert, is holding up his identification card, flashing it proudly like a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. “On my ID, it says that I’m Rwandan, not Hutu or Tutsi,” he says fervently. In a country formerly divided into two warring ethnicities, today, a Rwandan ID card — which formerly identified […]