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Making Waves

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By Eric Goldring

A local's kitchen in Sierra Leone

Goldring Travel’s 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey – Botswana Safari & Expedition Sailing the West Coast of Africa (Abercrombie & Kent + Silversea Silver Wind)- Part VIII: Cote d’Ivoire & Sierra Leone

My journey on Silversea’s Silver Wind up the West Coast of Africa continued on from Ghana, and the thought-provoking, eye-opening, and generally overwhelming nature of this “adventure cruise” has only become more so. The next port of call was Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).  I had no idea what to

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Ghanian Domedo

Goldring Travel’s 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey – Botswana Safari & Expedition Sailing the West Coast of Africa (Abercrombie & Kent + Silversea Silver Wind)- Part VII: Ghana…and It’s Not “Ghana” End There!

The Goldring Travel 2025  Culinary & Cultural Journey entered its final days with immersive experiences in Ghana that are hard to pigeonhole. For some of my clients, it has been an amazing experience that very few can ever attain, for others a bit of a frustration because it has not

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Goldring Travel’s 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey – Botswana Safari & Expedition Sailing the West Coast of Africa (Abercrombie & Kent + Silversea Silver Wind)- Part VI: African Culinary & Wine Event + Voodoo in Togo!

Our Silversea Expeditions “Adventure Cruise” on the Silver Wind continued with three days at sea after we departed the Republic of Congo, in part due to security concerns of kidnapping and piracy in Sao Tome & Principe, and there being literally no police or military back up should an issue

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Goldring Travel’s 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey – Botswana Safari & Expedition Sailing the West Coast of Africa (Abercrombie & Kent + Silversea Silver Wind)- Part V: Angola and Congo

Our Silversea Expeditions “Adventure Cruise” on the Silver Wind continued in Angola after a well-needed day at sea. But before I discuss our ventures off the ship, I want to briefly discuss the onboard experience. I have been unequivocally impressed with the staff onboard for their friendliness, intuitive service, and

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Goldring Travel’s 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey – Botswana Safari & Expedition Sailing the West Coast of Africa (Abercrombie & Kent + Silversea Silver Wind)- Part IV: South Africa & Namibia

The Goldring Travel 2025 Culinary  & Cultural Journey started with a fantastic custom Botswana safari,   Goldring Travel’s 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey – Botswana Safari & Expedition Sailing the West Coast of Africa (Ambercrombie & Kent + Silversea Silver Wind)- Part II – Botswana I  Goldring Travel’s 2025 Culinary &

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Goldring Travel’s 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey – Botswana Safari & Expedition Sailing the West Coast of Africa (Abercrombie & Kent + Silversea Silver Wind)- Part III – Botswana II  

We continued the Botswana safari portion of the Goldring Travel 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey, flying from the Sanctuary’s Chilwero Lodge in Chobe National Park to Sanctuary’s Chief’s Camp in the Moremi Game Reserve. It was a one-hour flight with one quick stop and then a 20-minute drive through the

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Goldring Travel’s 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey – Botswana Safari & Expedition Sailing the West Coast of Africa (Abercrombie & Kent + Silversea Silver Wind)- Part II – Botswana I

In an effort to push the Goldring Travel belief in “Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable”, the Goldring Travel 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey incorporates two significantly different but related experiences: A 7-night Botswana Safari and a 19-night Silversea Expedition sailing up the West Coast of Africa. Oh, and doing it so

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