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Volcanoes That Connect Old Friends
“Slowly by slowly,” as people say here, we’ve been building a library of tales from the Virunga volcanoes, of the lakes that cradle them, and the towns that breathe beneath their gaze. Years into this journey, the time has come to shine a deeper light on this sacred spine of the Gorilla Highlands region. Here,…
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What Do You Want From Gorilla Highlands Travels?
Last week we invited you to dive deep with us and reflect on how we’ve been using Bluesky. The survey is still open — we’d love to hear your thoughts! But now our focus is shifting from the media baby called Gorilla Highlands Unpacked to our digital toddler nurtured since 2021: Gorilla Highlands Travels. In…
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Let’s Evaluate Our Bluesky Experiment
When we started our Bluesky experiment in November 2024, the app had 20 million users. It has 32 million now, but it hasn’t fully taken off in our region — and that’s fine with us! We saw Bluesky as a space for meaningful connections and professional learning, where fewer notifications can be a bonus. Then…
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Better Find 18 Minutes for This (If You Are a True Team Player)
Dozens of Gorilla Highlands diehards joined hands for the latest scoop on 11 January 2025, but there are hundreds of you who still need to be updated! The below edit of the Zoom call comes with a Freeform board that you can get access to by sending us your Apple account email — or you…
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Daily, Weekly, Quarterly — What Suits You Best? (Includes 3 Bluesky Tips)
We are back to posting daily! This happens on Bluesky, to be precise, and is tailored for an audience eager to dive deeper. We will produce original longer articles as well, just like last Sunday’s piece on climate change threats and strategies in our region. Three quick Bluesky tips to make your use of the…
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Unpacked: Our Bluesky Community
The world of short-post social media is in flux at the moment, and we’re placing our bet on Bluesky. Throughout the rest of 2024 we shall be experimenting with this 5-year-old app/website that is growing dramatically and currently boasts 20 million users. Our mission is to create a vibrant community and a cool medium for…
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The Complete Package (Almost There)
Focus is key, they say. We were advised against adding something new to our already exciting travel offerings — but now that food experiences in Kigali, Musanze, Kisoro and at Lake Bunyonyi grace our menu, it simply feels right! Think about it. We’re the brains behind Gorilla Highlands Silverchef, right? And isn’t one of our directors…
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ChatGPT Gets Africa (Somehow)
As Tour Business Coaching Program participants, we were encouraged to subscribe to ChatGPT 4. Visual art generation is one of its advances, and it has proved hilarious to explore what it knows about Africa. When asked to draw a map of the Gorilla Highlands region, it emphasised Lake Bunyonyi, and that was intriguing. Requested to…
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Free WhatsApp-Based Training for Tour Guides
Interested in expanding your knowledge about the Gorilla Highlands region comprised of Rwanda, western Uganda and eastern Congo? Ready to boost your professional skills? In June 2023 we are starting tour guide training in a purposely-made WhatsApp group that will cover a different topic every (other) day. We will tackle everything from the biggest cities…
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