It may not instantly spring to mind as a thriving business and cultural destination, but recent reforms are opening the country’s many hidden gems as never before. Zimbabwe has been named Best Destination for Cultural Tourism in Africa, 2011

If Alice had stopped to think for a moment before disappearing down the hole, she may never have discovered Wonderland and Carroll’s glorious cast of misfits would have remained undiscovered. So too if you dwell too much on Zimbabwe’s satellite pictures you may convince yourself – wrongly – that there is little there worth uncovering. […]