Happy Earth Day everyone! I thought about writing a post about how we need to protect our fragile planet, reduce, reuse, recycle and support political leaders and businesses that safeguard the environment. But I realized that all my readers are smart, environmentally conscious people who are […]
One of the downsides to living in Alaska, even though we technically have 24 hours of sunlight in the summer, is that we often get weeks of rain and don’t see the sun. It is depressing when it is 49 degrees outside in July with pouring […]
Before I went to Africa, I had one lingering concern: “Will I actually see that many animals?”
In doing research before my trip to Africa in 2011, I had three things I was looking for in a safari park. I wanted to see lots of animals I wanted to travel as independently as possible Price Although animals would be a major factor in […]
Etosha National park is the best place to go on safari in Africa, in my humble opinion. Let me tell you why. First, the park occupies a stretch of flat, semi-desert grassland that is is dotted with waterholes that are usually filled with wildlife. The […]
Here are my favorite photos of African animals from our trip to southern Africa last year. These photos were taken on safari in Etosha National Park, Namibia, Chobe National Park, Botswana, and South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. In Namibia, we rented a two-wheel drive car […]
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