Inspiring Travel Writing from Eamonn Gearon
Ten years ago, Eamonn Gearon sold his house in London in order to buy camels, thus facilitating a lengthy solo walk in the Sahara. That done, and having no home to return to, he has been wandering in Northern, Central and East Africa and the Middle East since that time. Having written articles for dozens of newspapers and magazines and contributed to various books, including a guide to Saharan exploration and an encyclopaedia of African history, he is currently writing a cultural history of the Sahara.
A writer, journalist, documentary filmmaker and dreamer, Eamonn is happy to continue travelling as long as he can find a kind soul to look after his cats and farm in Ireland, both of which he has yet to acquire.
Articles by Eamonn Gearon
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On the Volcano
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Eamonn Gearon
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Rwanda
It was a Christmas present from my girlfriend, Laura. It was a gift that she knew I would love and that, equally, she had absolutely no interest in sharing: a two-day hike through mud and dense tropical forest to the highest point in Rwanda and back...
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Before You Die: Camel in Sahara
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Eamonn Gearon
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Algeria
Algeria: No life can be thought of as complete without spending at least one night alone in the Sahara. To make this superior experience better, transportation into one’s chosen spot of desert ought to be facilitated by camel. Tent not...
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Before You Die: Meet the Mountain Gorillas
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Eamonn Gearon
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Rwanda
Rwanda: Spending just one hour in the company of the mountain gorillas is worth a hundred with most any person alive. To reinforce the beauty of this experience, one can get higher by climbing the Mount Karisimbi volcano. Rwanda’s highest peak...
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Before You Die: Shop in Sana's Old Market
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Eamonn Gearon
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Yemen
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Sana A Region
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Sana'a
Yemen: When evening prayers are over, shop for hand-made door hinges in Sana’a’s old market. Somewhat rough-hewn but striking and practical, a foreigner shopping for ironmongery nonetheless creates a great deal of beautiful bewilderment...
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Villa Didon
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Eamonn Gearon
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Tunisia
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Tunis and the North Coast
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Carthage Byrsa
The Villa Didon stands quietly on a hillside in a corner of Ancient Carthage. Designed by the French architect Philippe Bousselier, the Villa is unobtrusive but stylish, with clean lines, polished marble floors and striking yet restrained original...
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Yemeni Hospitality
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Eamonn Gearon
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Yemen
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Sana A Region
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Sana'a
Yemen enjoys a certain notoriety for lawlessness and banditry. There are not many capital cities that boast a public market where one can shop for an AK-47 and similar weaponry. Only becoming a single country in 1990, when the Communist, southern...
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Hotel Taitu
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Eamonn Gearon
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Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa Region
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Addis Ababa
In the incomparable Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon writes of Ethiopia in the Eighth Century that, “...encompassed on all sides by the enemies of their religion, the Aethiopians slept near a thousand years, forgetful of the world...
Reviews by Eamonn Gearon
The Kensington Hotel | Eamonn GearonAmong London’s greatest gems are the museums that are clustered around South Kensington, and discovering the cool yet traditional Kensington Hotel among them you will be sure to feel that you have uncovered another jewel of great value. The five-...