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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| African village that has "evolved" method of behavior correction | 9/15/2008 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: I read of a village in Africa where the residents punish misbehaviors in a really unusual way: they ... A: I have never heard of this, but that does not mean that it doesn't exist. It just sounds a bit ... | ||
| Insurance | 9/4/2008 | Vicky Stirling |
| Q: My question is.. Is life insurance or any other type of insurance mandatory to have in order to fly ... A: I am british so dont know the ins and outs of what happens in America but it sounds rubbish to me. I ... | ||
| Public Group Sex | 8/30/2008 | Ruard Ganzevoort |
| Q: I'm an 18 year old black girl and I wasn't born in Africa but my parents were. So, I went to Africa ... A: Sorry, I wasn't in Nigeria, so I don't know any of the culture. Maybe they were just horny like some ... | ||
| Public Group Sex | 8/30/2008 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: I'm an 18 year old black girl and I wasn't born in Africa but my parents were. So, I went to Africa ... A: Lilly, Thank you for the very interesting question. I'm not an expert on African sexual behavior, ... | ||
| length of stay in Ghana on a visa | 8/11/2008 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: How long can I stay on a visitor's visa in Ghana? My wife and I are interested in spending two ... A: Off hand, I can't answer this question, but the answer can be readily found on the consulate website ... | ||
| Africa for as long as possible | 8/4/2008 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: I would be travelling alone and would like to stretch my £5000 budget as far as possible. How long ... A: I think you need to give me a bit more info before I can give you an answer. Like: What age are ... | ||
| old civilization | 7/10/2008 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: plesse can you help me to know about the old Egypt civilization thank you A: You are correct in including the ancient Egyptian civilization under the category of Africa. Egypt ... | ||
| morocco | 6/17/2008 | Vicky Stirling |
| Q: My girlfriend and I are flying into Tangier (Morocco) at the beginning of June and plan to travel ... A: It depends if you are hiring a car or taking trains? Ouladia is a very nice little fishing village ... | ||
| africa in december | 6/11/2008 | Ruard Ganzevoort |
| Q: me and my dad want to go to africa this december, now we thought abou tanzania, kenya and namibia. ... A: South africa is a big country, so tempatures varies from hot to very hot. If you only want to see ... | ||
| Tuaregs | 6/5/2008 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: What are some of the Tuareg ceremonies and what do they do in the ceremonies? A: I'm really sorry that I'm no expert on Tuareg ceremonies. But I can point you to three websites with ... | ||
| africa in december | 5/19/2008 | Ruard Ganzevoort |
| Q: me and my dad want to go to africa this december, now we thought abou tanzania, kenya and namibia. ... A: It is hot in December. Specially in December. I was in Etosha(namibia game park) once in december ... | ||
| Best time to visit Cape Town and Garden Route | 5/8/2008 | Ruard Ganzevoort |
| Q: I am looking to plan a 17 night trip to South Africa. My ideal itinerary would be to spend begin in ... A: Becky 1)Good timing, week in Cape town is enough to see all. October and September is spring in SA ... | ||
| Ancient History | 5/4/2008 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: Why is it helpful to have observations of African societies from Arab travelers and historians who ... A: Yvonne, Sorry for the delay in answering this question. Though your question is a good one, you ... | ||
| henna tattoo's | 4/29/2008 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: please explain the tradition of henna painting on the hands and feet of the women. A: Hey Rebecca I'm no expert at henna painting - I live at the other end of Africa - most of the henna ... | ||
| Slavery | 4/27/2008 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: my name is Pizza and I am currently in 8th grade. I am not sure by reading your profile, if you ... A: Pizza, The capture and mistreatment of individuals by others has persisted since the beginning to ... | ||
| visit from ghana | 4/18/2008 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: .i am planning on having someone from ghana visit us here at home in the u.s. she has a visa and ... A: If she has a visa, then she is legal to stay for as long as the visa permits her to do so. ... | ||
| Sailing to Africa | 2/16/2008 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: I am wondering if it is possible to travel by boat from the USA to Africa.How do I go about it? What ... A: I'm not familiar with any cruise ship adventures going from the USA to any port in Africa. East and ... | ||
| african velt | 1/30/2008 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: My stepdaughter was asked by her 6th grade teacher to draw a picture of African velt. Excuse my ... A: Velt is an Afrikaans word for open fields, I guess like the prairies! Vast areas of grassland - I'm ... | ||
| Learning Twi | 1/29/2008 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: My daughter is part african. Her father is from Kumasi, Ghana. I would like her to learn her ... A: Although I have experience teaching 2nd language skills to adults, I have no skills in Twi, or of ... | ||
| a question on west african history | 1/29/2008 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: briefly state the nature and impact of the trans-atlantic slave trade with particular refference to ... A: This is a good question to which I have devoted considerable study. First, African-Americans ... | ||
| Cape Town | 1/5/2008 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: I am going to be traveling solo to Cape Town and was interested in staying in hostels while there. ... A: Sorry this took so long. The person I was looking for was on holiday. You can contact a colleague of ... | ||
| Cape Town | 1/5/2008 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: I am going to be traveling solo to Cape Town and was interested in staying in hostels while there. ... A: I Greg I wish I could follow up and ask you when you're coming to Cape Town and for how long you're ... | ||
| How to get to Cape Verde From Nigeria by Road | 12/12/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: How can I get to Cape Verde by road from Nigeria. Just tell me the easiest way to pass through. I ... A: I'm sorry, but I have no personal experience, so I'll give you some info and bits and pieces I know. ... | ||
| Travelling around the Mediterrainean | 12/6/2007 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: I have been looking in to the possibility of travelling around the entire Mediterrainean coastline ... A: Certainly you won't have any difficulty along the European side, from Spain through to Croatia. ... | ||
| African Tribes | 12/5/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: I am looking for a direction for research. I need to find indigenous tribes in Africa - most likely ... A: This is way beyond my sphere of knowledge, so I'm going to refer you to the websites of three top ... | ||
| web cams | 11/15/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: I was told web cams are not permitted in Lagos Nigeria is this true A: Can you tell me where you heard this because I had a similar question in May about webcams in Ghana. ... | ||
| Cameroon Engagement traditions | 11/12/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: I am looking to propose to my girlfriend, who is of Cameroonian origin. She and her parents ... A: Best of luck on the coming engagement. As a fellow African women, I can assure you that you can't go ... | ||
| travel | 11/11/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: What countries prohibit ex-felons entering their countries. This used to be unimportant; no more. ... A: Maybe in Africa they are not quite so strict or rigid. I suggest that before you go you to Africa ... | ||
| african art | 11/8/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: Which African society produced musical instruments as artwork? The Ottoman Empire, Ancient Kingdoms, ... A: I'm sorry - I don't have any idea, but I'm giving you some links which might lead you to the answers ... | ||
| travel | 10/30/2007 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: How do I get to Africa by boat from the U.S.A A: To be honest, I don't really know. Africa has a very long coastline of international waters and yet ... | ||
| travel | 10/30/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: How do I get to Africa by boat from the U.S.A A: Well, I guess it would very much depend where in Africa you wanted to go to. The only passenger ... | ||
| Africa | 10/8/2007 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: How far is Senegal from ghana in miles/hours A: I would have to examine a map same as you for the mileage, but I would estimate that the bus travel ... | ||
| about culture shock | 10/3/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: my name is Seong Cheon, and I am a reporter for magazine called Jayplay. I have been writing an ... A: Hey there Africa is very big and so very, very different from one place to the other. So I've given ... | ||
| Slave Trade Statistics | 9/17/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: How many slaves went from West Africa to America and the Caribbean during the main slave trade time ... A: According to www.About.com For two hundred years, 1440-1640, Portugal had a monopoly on the export ... | ||
| african\swahili name | 9/17/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: I know that this question is not really about African culture but I really can't find the answer to ... A: Hey Brandy I also write fiction so I'll be happy to try to help you. Where about in Africa does your ... | ||
| London to Sokode | 9/2/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: could you tell me how many (air) miles London Heathrow is from Sokode airport in the Republic of ... A: The straight line distance between London / Heathrow Airport and Sokode is approximately 2941 miles ... | ||
| where to have my Honeymoon in South africa | 9/1/2007 | Ruard Ganzevoort |
| Q: Mr/Ms I'm planning for my honeymoon by next November, most probably from 1st to 7th of November, ... A: It is a bit difficult to answer your question, because I don't know what standard you like. What I ... | ||
| bring a nigerian girl to the usa | 8/26/2007 | Vicky Stirling |
| Q: i have meet a nigerian girl online and i want to travel here to the USA. she tells me she needs 2 ... A: it depends what she says she needs the US$2000 for? her plane ticket would cost about that much I ... | ||
| Beaches in Kenya | 8/25/2007 | Ernest Tufft |
| Q: having read lots of reviews about the hotels, do you know of any that are on a beach where you can ... A: I'm not familiar with Kenya, but I'm certain that beach hotels will have security guards of sorts to ... | ||
| Africa in December | 8/11/2007 | Karen Lotter |
| Q: Hey, me and my girlfriend are trying to do a big trip over Christmas break (we are poor college ... A: I think Zanzibar is a great choice - you can spend a day or so in Dar es Salaam on the way in or ... | ||
Ernest Tufft
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can help with adventure travel to Egypt, Mali, Ghana, and Burkina Faso. I also have resources for travel in other areas that would be of help to the adventure traveler interested in Africa
Experience
I have traveled on public transportation as an independent traveler through these nations, and retain contacts in the area of interest to travelers.
Publications
Virtualtourist.com
Education/Credentials
MA English/Psychology with extensive background in cultural issues.
Awards and Honors
Gold Star member and Top 100 ranking among contributors at Virtualtourist.com
Past/Present Clients
I have had numerous students and adventure travelers seek out my assistance in planning their trips.
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