Welcome Page

Welcome to araptirop backpacking africa! This page will give you an idea of what this blog is all about.

This site has two primary functions. First and foremost, it is a living record of an extended overland journey in East Africa. The idea is to publish an ongoing travel narrative consisting of my trials, tribulations and observations (The Story). For more on the route I will be taking, please check out the Route Through East Africa.

My other objective while traveling will be to collect data that will make it easier for others such as yourself to backpack in Africa generally and East Africa specifically. I will compile lists and advice on the gear one needs (Gear), write reviews of eateries and accommodations (Reviews), generate a guide or two (Guides), and do whatever else seems vaguely helpful. Take a look at my Guidebook Reviews to learn about the ones that will get the job done.

All of this will be lavishly illustrated with Photos; some will be in the body of the blog, and others will be on My Flickr Page.

Please feel free eulogize or criticize in the comments section, and don't hesitate to email me with questions or communiqués (araptirop AT gmail.com).

Everything should be intuitively accessible from the sidebar. Enjoy!

--Dallas

P.S. This site is optimized for Mozilla Firefox.

 

Backpacking Gear for Africa

Hey yall,

Just so you know, over the next week or so I'm going to be updating my gear list for those interested in undertaking a similar journey of spirit animal discovery. The blog is going to be a string of entries related to gear and little else for the time being.

The first travel narratives should be appearing in a mere two weeks!

 

Ad Nonsense

The Google AdSense is acting up again. And it's almost impossible for me to talk about. You see, once a week, the Google Adsense bots storm my blog and index everything. AdSense is designed to provide ads relevant to the content. So any words I write that refer to the ads' topics will only reinforce them.

At first, everything was great. All the ads concerned Africa--safari companies and the like. Now, however, ever since my forays into other topics, the AdSense has been displaying ads concerning, well...you can see for yourself.

After writing about my contempt for a certain mode of transport and their users, the ads were all plugging the very object of my hatred--the height of irony. And now a deleted post about a right-wing radio talk show host and his illegal use of contraband is responsible for the current ads which give you a somewhat inaccurate idea of what this blog and I are about.

Things should be cleared up next week, when the bots again storm the html. Until then, thanks for reserving judgment.

 

araptirop Newsletter!

Are you on tenterhooks waiting for the next post on araptirop? Do you lie awake at night muttering inanities to a heedless ceiling? Do you want to be kept up-to-date in a more streamlined and disciplined fashion?

Then send me an e-mail (araptirop AT gmail.com) with the subject heading "Newsletter Subscribe" and gratification is yours! You'll receive an update every month for the length of my African travels, replete with all the sordid details judged too raunchy for the general audience such as pictures of naked wildlife!

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