Monday, February 06, 2012Every Voice, Every South African Storyby Ashley Michelle Williams, News Associate, NBCAs a young girl, I loved readings stories about different parts of the world, and about different cultures. I also loved reading famous people's biographies and learning about their life journeys.
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Thursday, February 02, 2012South Africa: Reminder From My Eldersby Rebecca Reynolds, President and Founder, Rebecca Reynolds ConsultingOf what is joy made? From where does it spring? Who best knows how to capture it? If I thought I knew the answers to these questions, I got the opportunity to rethink them on a recent trip to South Africa.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012A Six-Part Photographic Essay Through Mali: Living Heritage in Djenne by Geoff Weiss, Travel Writer and Andrea Papitto, NYU Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports ManagementMajestically overlooking the quaint commune of Djenné is the largest mud-built (or adobe) structure in the entire world—the aptly-named Great Mosque.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012A Six-Part Photographic Essay Through Mali: The Venice of Mali, Moptiby Geoff Weiss, Travel Writer and Andrea Papitto, NYU Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports ManagementAffectionately known as the “Venice of Mali,” the river city of Mopti is an indispensable stop for tourists traveling by boat to Timbuktu, Djenne or into Dogon Country. Pinasses—or long, wooden, motorized canoes—sail along the Niger River, departing hourly from the city’s famed ports.
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Monday, January 23, 2012My Dream Come True: A Safari Extravaganzaby Ashley Michelle Williams, News Associate, NBCFrom the kindness of its people to its beautiful landscapes and breath-taking animals, I cannot even describe to you all of the beauty that this continent offers to the world. Being in South Africa, I got to experience this beauty during a safari extravaganza.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012South Africa: A Trip in the Makingby Rebecca Reynolds, President and Founder, Rebecca Reynolds ConsultingI left for South Africa just over a month ago, flying from Denver to Frankfurt to Cape Town, for a three-week stay. The trip was the zenith of a 10-month journey into the subject of leadership, which I started as part of a sabbatical.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012A Six-Part Photographic Essay Through Mali: First Stop, Timbuktuby Geoff Weiss, Travel Writer and Andrea Papitto, NYU Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports ManagementVenturing southward from its vast deserts in the north to its bustling capital, Bamako, in the west, Africa.com invites you to tour of one of the continent’s richest touristic treasures: Mali.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012M’hand Invites You Homeby Geoff Weiss, Travel WriterJust a stone’s throw from Hotel des Cascades lies M’hand’s authentic guest house. A cousin of Hotel des Cascades' owner, Mr. Jamal Atbir, M’hand welcomes guests into the traditional Berber household he shares with his family in the quaint village of Tiskjji.
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Monday, January 09, 2012If Only This Wasn′t True: The Townships of South Africaby Ashley Michelle Williams, News Associate, NBCOne of the hardest sights for me to see is when people do not have the opportunity to have a good life, a life that makes them happy. I know these areas are within the United States and all over the world, but no matter where I go, I hate seeing them.
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Wednesday, January 04, 2012Paradise Found at Hotel des Cascades in Immouzerby Andrea Papitto, NYU Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports ManagementAfter visiting Auberge Zolado, Hakim Sabri graciously drove me to our next stop to visit RDTR member Hotel des Cascades run by rural tourism veteran Jamal Atbir.
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