About Us
East Africa Travel POP is a travel channel dedicated entirely to East Africa. Less-focused on safaris, our specialities are beaches, nature walks, restaurants, shops, and day trip activities. We speak to the budget-minded adventurous spirit with a taste for the finer things, a sensibility for sustainability, and their sights set on East Africa.
But if you’ve come to this website from our content, you probably worked that out already. This is the page where you can learn who we are, what we’re doing, where we’re going, and why!
Who We Are
Peace Kasinja
From Tanzania, Peace grew up in Bukoba before going to study Education at the University of Dar Es Salaam, and has stayed in the city since. As well as teaching, Peace has worked in hospitality, beauty, and ran her own business for a time. Now, she is focussing on her true passion: social media.
Born and raised in East Africa, Peace has always considered herself and expert on the region. However, as she travels, she discovers more and more that she never knew.
Tom Rusbridge
Tom is from Kent in the UK and studied Creative Writing At Royal Holloway University of London. He is a copywriter of almost 5 years specialising in SEO with a background in African Tourism.
Tom spent much of his 20s travelling Southern Africa. He first came to East Africa in 2023 thinking he was ready to move on from the continent. Upon arrival, he quickly changed his mind and has not been anywhere else since.
What's the 'POP' for?
The ‘POP’ stands for Port Of Peace.
Why Port of Peace? ‘Port of Peace’ is the english translation of ‘Dar Es Salaam’. This is the city where we met, where we spend most of our time together, and where our travels started from. Also, one of our names is Peace! So, this is what we chose as the name of our channel.
Our Goal
We’re just a couple looking to share stories from our trips, meet new people, and hopefully inspire some others. Still, there are few intentions we have for this channel and our content. We aim to:
- Celebrate East Africa – We both love this region. We want to show everyone why we love it and for them to love it too
- Show More of Africa Than Safaris – East Africa is the premier safari destination on the planet, but it’s so much more too. We want to highlight the culture, cityscapes, and adventure of East Africa.
- Promote Sustainable Travel — We’re staunch believers in the role that travel can play in conservation and sustainability,by both funding vital projects and inspiring more eco-conscious lifestyles.
- Learn and Grow – From building a website, to creating content, to building a community, this is all new to us and we’re learning everything as we go.
Our Journey Route
Our current trip is just one of many, but this is what our journey route looks like!
This route is subject to change. We’re already thinking of adding destinations along the way. This map should cover the main stops though.
Essentially, we have a year set aside for the trip and we’re trying to see as much as we possibly can without rushing too much.