Sadly, an Aeroplan mini-RTW devaluation is coming up in September 1, 2019. It was just announced yesterday that Aeroplan is making some positive changes and some negative changes. Positive changes to Aeroplan Here are the positive changes taken directly from the Aeroplan website: Looking at the list of positive changes, I would say that full…
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Is it safe to travel to Rwanda? You might be wondering that if you plan on travelling to Africa. After all, this is the very place of the famous Rwandan Genocide where between 500,000-1,000,000 Rwandans died in roughly a 3 months period. Movies like Hotel Rwanda definitely paints a scary picture of what Rwanda is…
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Between May 31, to June 9, 2019, I spent about 9-10 days travelling between Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda. In this blog post you’ll see exactly how much my Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda spending breakdown is so you can get an idea how much money to save up before…
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In this latest Travel and Live Free Meetup, I will be doing a talk on how to travel to Rwanda, Uganda, DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo). During the presentation, our main focus will be on Rwanda. However, I’ll also talk about crossing the border to Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Burundi and what to…
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In this latest article, I will be reviewing my stay in Akagera Game Lodge located inside Akagera National Park in Rwanda. Why do you want to stay in Akagera National Park? There’s one very good reason, actually. If you want to do a nightime Akagera National Park Safari, then you need to stay inside the…
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Plan on doing an Akagera National Park safari and try your luck seeing the big five game? You’re in luck because Akagera National park is home to all of them! In June 2019, I got a chance to do a safari in Akagera National Park. I’ve done a safari before at Kruger National Park and…
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If you plan on visiting Rwanda, then you definitely want to do a Kigali city tour at some point of your trip. The two best ways to do this is to either join a tour through your accommodation (hostels tend to offer a better deal on this than hotels) or by renting a car and…
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Want to learn self-defense while travelling so you can stay safe? In this latest meetup, our presenter Tom Yung will teach you how to do self-defense while you’re travelling. That way, you can escape potential bad situations and keep yourself safe. Tom Yung travel background From 2016 to 2018, Tom travelled through Cambodia, Taiwan, Malaysia….
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I think visiting genocide memorials is an important thing that everyone should do. Our world is not all sunshine and rainbows and humans are capable of the worst atrocities ever imagined. I’ve visited Auschwitz in Poland and saw the sickening site of a room full of hair taken from the victims of the holocaust. Over…
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Doing the Rwanda-Burundi border crossing is one of my primary goals when travelling to this region of Africa. Why would you want to go to Burundi? According to the World Happiness Report of 2018, Burundi is the unhappiest country in the world. Burundi is also included in the list of 25 most corrupt countries in…
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