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Are you connected to the tourism/travel/hospitality industries or travel media in any way? If so, please specify how (kindly include any relevant company names/Web sites!).: No

On which destinations & travel topics can you advise members especially well?: Africa

What destinations are you most interested in learning about?: Anywhere in Africa with sustainable agriculture innovations

Bernard pollack's Blog

A Few Words About Madagascar

Sometimes it's good to be cautious--and other times it's better to go with your gut.

People told us not to visit Madagascar, that political conflict made the country unsafe for tourists.

But we decided to go anyway because if we had listened to those voices, we'd never have gone to Nairobi, Kampala, or Kigali.

We are cautious when we travel, but aware that our best and most eye-opening experiences are places well off the beaten path.

And,… Continue

Posted on June 2, 2010 at 1:00pm

A Few Words About Botswana

Danielle Nierenberg is blogging everyday from across Africa for the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet blog. She is also writing with her partner Bernard Pollack at her personal blog: BorderJumpers.

As we talked to locals in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital city, people were so proud to talk about the things they love…

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Posted on May 26, 2010 at 11:43am — 1 Comment

A Few Words About Mozambique

We love the energy of Maputo. It is vibrant, entrepreneurial, positive, and alive. Though Mozambique is not without…

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Posted on May 19, 2010 at 2:27pm

A Few Words About Zimbabwe

The bus ride from Lusaka, Zambia to Harare, Zimbabwe lasted four hours longer than it should have (total trip was…

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Posted on May 12, 2010 at 12:04pm

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