Yabby Jack’s Travel Blog

Family Ties in Vegas

Have I written yet about my adventures in Las Vegas? I arrived a this most glitzy, superficial city on the Greyhound bus after a long but smooth journey from Los Angeles, and went straight to my youth hostel in a quiet, unfashionable part of the city. Yes, in amongst the huge hotels and expensive areas, there are a few cheaper places to stay and create a base for the partying.

Vegas is a city of cars and taxis, but being on a budget I had to walk to my hostel. Luckily the city is laid out on a grid pattern, and it was easy to follow the map, although I stood out like a sore thumb on the sidewalks (that’s American for pavements). There were hardly any other pedestrians, since everyone else was avoiding the heat by sitting in air-conditioned cars.

At the hostel I met fellow Brit Jenny Green, a nurse from London. We decided to hit the casinos together, and splashed out a fortune on the reds and the blacks. I was convinced we should carry on, despite our initial losses, and then bingo! jackpot! wowsie woo! We won big on the colours game. Well, I say big, but for an impecunious ex-student and former nurse, big money is relative. Suffice it to say that we won enough money to avoid the Greyhound bus back to LA.

So in relaxed mood we went to the car hire place to sort out our ride and the first thing they offered us was the best family car they had in the garage. Hello, I said, looking down at my shorts and sandals and Jenny’s tabard, do we look like a family?

Oh, no! I thought with horror. Perhaps we do!

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Taking historical trips around Africa

No historical tourism trip is complete without a visit to the African continent. There are numerous locations across African countries that explain their history including the events that means so much to them or those that have shaped their lives as a people. For the people who have a deep interest in African history and visiting historical places; a trip to these places is necessary. In Nigeria, a visit to the Badagry slave market will be one to remember in a long time. This particular location attracts a few tourists of all races and colors because of its significance to the people. Badagry is located in Lagos which is a coastal city where slaves were bound in chains and taken on ships to western countries.

Another historical location that attracts several thousands of tourists yearly is the Egyptian pyramids in Egypt. The North African country has been described as the base of early but ancient modernity. The pyramids are a masterpiece and the best way to know what they are all about is to pay a visit. There are many souvenirs that can be picked up from Egypt for shop fitting or any other purpose. Lastly, taking a trip to South Africa to visit Nelson Mandela’s prison will increase knowledge about the apartheid regime. It will also help in seeing the efforts of a single man to liberate his people. These trips are a way of connecting with the history of the African people. Not just that, it improves the knowledge of the tourists. There are many more of such historical tourists attractions spread across the continent that are worth discovering.

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