After almost 3 days of travel, we arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It was touch and go for a week prior to beginning our adventure due to the riots over political unrest following their the recent election.
UNFORGETTABLE Tanzania!
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AFRICA
Tanzania Safari Camp #2
Welcome to Siwandu, tucked inside the lush, lake-dotted Nyerere National Park—formerly the Selous, but now with even more bragging rights.
Hujambo from Kenya, Africa
Just boarded our 2nd charter flight of this amazing adventure. For the next 2 weeks, our goal is to visit 5 Safari camps and photograph the wildlife in Kenya.
Great Rift Valley – camp #2
Our second camp…Lentorre Lodge” in the“ Olkirimatian Conservancy” in the Great Rift Valley, Magadi, Kenya
Karin Blixen camp #3
OMG!!! Not even sure how to describe the past few days in this land of “Hakina matata” …no worries. I’ll just start with a one word summary… FANTASTIC!!!
Sarara Treehouses in the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy
Located 5 degrees N of the equator in the Sarara valley on 859,000 acres, the Samburu Bush Camp is our new home for 3 nights. It’s actually 8 treehouses built above the jungle floor…
Tsavo West, Kenya FINAL camp #5
OMG!!! Not even sure how to describe the past few days in this land of “Hakina matata” …no worries. I’ll just start with a one word summary… FANTASTIC!!!
Luxor, Egypt
Arriving in Luxor on a Friday was easy…light traffic. The Muslims take Friday and Saturday as their weekend, with Saturday as their prayer day instead of Sunday.
Cairo, Egypt
jogging suits) and most women cover their hair…and some TOTALLY covered their entire body in black robes and scarfs, with their eyes being the only exception.
Marrakesh – Morocco, Africa
After my visit to Egypt last summer, I was expecting much of the same in Morocco. But to my surprise, I found it overall cleaner…and I felt safer.
Atlas Mts – Morocco, Africa
Leaving vibrant Marrakesh behind, we headed up into the Atlas Mountains, home to the Berbers… the indigenous people of Morocco.
A trip to Africa would not be complete without seeing the pyramids.
A trip to Africa would not be complete without seeing the pyramids….the ONLY surviving testament to the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World. So we headed north to Egypt….
Doha airport- Big Teddy
As the plane was leaving the runway, all I felt was relief. Starting the 2nd leg of our 36 hour journey helped me realize it was really true… AFRICA HERE WE COME.
Johannesburg South Africa
Very interesting trip yesterday from the airport to our boutique hotel, The Peech. The driver was from the Venda tribe, which is better known as the “magic” tribe because they do not use guns or other weapons..
Maruleng NU, Limpopo, South Africa
Maruleng NU, Limpopo, South Africa…. Not sure how to begin to explain what an amazing four days we’ve just spent admiring the work of Mother Nature.
Cape Town
Maruleng NU, Limpopo, South Africa…. Not sure how to begin to explain what an amazing four days we’ve just spent admiring the work of Mother Nature.
Zambia bound!
Left South Africa and headed to Victoria Falls to celebrate my birthday. The Waterberry Lodge on the Zambezi River provided us an awesome view and lots of privacy.
Shinde Safari camp
Simon was our man… from the time our small single engine private Cessna 208 touched down on the tiny, barely visible air strip in the Okavango Delta marshlands in the country of Botswana.
Jambo (Hello) from Zanzibar
Well… let’s just say our arrival came with a bang—and not the celebratory kind. We picked up our rental car at the airport feeling bold and seasoned. I mean, I’ve driven on islands before, and on the left side of the road, so how bad could it be?
Dian Turner
I believe traveling is the best classroom there is—no homework, no exams, just really good stories.