nod 'n' smile

For our last couple of nights in East Africa, J and I stayed at the Wildebeest Camp in Nairobi. Since we were winding down our trip, we decided for the sake of simplicity to have dinner at the communal table at Wildebeest rather than venturing into town. It was a good move, not only because [...]

In my last post, I left you with the image of a less than pristine beach that was supposed to be the location for our relaxing beach vacation in Zanzibar. It certainly wasn’t what we had in mind.We arrived in Jambiani late in the afternoon and after dropping off luggage in our room, we eagerly [...]

By the time we reached Lake Victoria in Tanzania, we had already spent four days traveling, first aboard a plane and then aboard a bus. So as we arrived at our first campsite on the afternoon of the fifth day, I was itching to explore and immerse myself into the local culture rather than simply [...]

I’m sort of assembling this post with the assumption that no one will look at it. Afterall, who cares about the trees in the Serengeti when there are elephant parades and lions mating around every corner? Well I do, dammit. If these trees were anywhere else, they’d be photographed and fawned over. But living in [...]

My trip to Africa was the first time I’ve ever participated in an extended group tour. I’ve signed up for an adventure excursion here or there where I’ve spent a couple of days at a time with strangers, but certainly never a whole week through two countries. Frightening? A bit. Here’s what a typical day [...]