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“Gun” said Denise, a middle-aged teacher from Philadelphia, pointing at a well-worn Kalashnikov rifle.
“Gun” repeated the 6 young Taliban soldiers that sat in a half circle around her on the grass in a small valley in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan.
Guiding my first group of tourists to Afghanistan since the Taliban had taken power had taken a slightly surreal turn. An impromptu English vocab lesson by one of the group had proved very popular. She had already gone through the words for “tree”, “river” and the rest of the natural world. So, when the vocab moved to possessions and dress, “turban”, “beard” and “gun” duly followed.
Seeking unusual travel experiences often means that you’ll be travelling to places less spoiled by tourism. We all want to preserve those experiences for future generations of travellers, and that’s why engaging in sustainable tourism is so important.
That’s why we’re happy to be sponsored by Laba Africa Expeditions for this article. Laba Africa specialises in individual active, adventure, and volunteer trips all over Africa – including Rwanda. Its team of expert guides pride themselves on sustainable travel initiatives, including its Sustainable Safaris Itineraries and Tree Mapping programme.
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