Memories of My First Safari: Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru (Part 2)

If you missed Part 1 of this post, go get caught up and then come back to read Part 2, focusing on the Masai village. As we said our good-byes to the majestic Masai Mara, we only had a short drive until we were at a Masai village. We paid an entry fee which meant […]

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Montage Monday: Driving the Western Desert (Egypt)

I did an overnight trip in the Western Desert in Egypt in 2008. We drove 10 hours off-road in the desert and never passed another vehicle.  We stopped for lunch in this shady spot to recover after getting stuck in the sand!

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Memories of My First Safari: Masai Mara & Lake Nakuru (Part 1)

If you’ve kept up with my blog somewhat, you’ll know two things about me. First, I’ve been to Africa twice, and second, it’s my favorite place in the world. I absolutely loved Southeast Asia and my time in Europe, but there’s this intensity in Africa that is hard to replicate. Expanding on that idea is […]

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My 12 Hour Romp in Cairo

Note: I was in Cairo for an overnight layover back in March. I wrote this shortly after and never posted it. Oops. Better late than never? Leaving Rome It was a long day. After spending half a day in Rome’s airport I was off to Cairo. My overnight layover of 15 hours was just too […]

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Montage Monday: Seals in Kalk Bay

During my time in South Africa, I made a second visit to Kalk Bay, a coastal fishing village just thirty minutes from Cape Town. The harbor drew me back for the photo-op  and for more time to check out all of the brightly painted boats. An unexpected surprise, the seals playing in the harbor further […]

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Montage Monday: Why I Volunteer

Mwangi- sweet, cute, and into everything (don’t let the smile fool you, he got into a girl’s room and drew lipstick on everything)- is a perfect example as to why I volunteer. There’s been several articles recently on the Internet including one on whether you should pay to volunteer over at Almost Fearless and one […]

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