Tanzania Safari, Part 1: Gearing Up What I did to prepare and plan for my first African safari |
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Tanzania Safari, Part 2: At First Sight My first impressions of Tanzania -- a great adventure is about to begin |
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Tanzania Safari, Part 3: Climbing Kilimanjaro Before our safari begins, we trek the world's tallest freestanding mountain |
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Tanzania Safari, Part 4: Into the Bush Our safari officially begins and we experience "roughing it," Tauck-style |
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Tanzania Safari, Part 5: Children of the Maasai Our group is deeply impacted by our visit to a Maasai elementary school |
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Tanzania Safari, Part 6: Africa's Garden of Eden Welcome to, in my opinion, the most incredible place on Earth |
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Tanzania Safari, Part 7: The Great Migration We witness a small part of this annual movement of 2 million animals through the plains of the Serengeti |
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Tanzania Safari, Part 8: Adrift Over the Serengeti Our group is treated to a unique perspective of the Great Migration |
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Tanzania Safari, Part 9: The Grand Design Time to reflect on the systems, rhythms and rituals that make up the grand design of life in Tanzania |
Swimming With Whale Sharks A sensory feast in the company of giants |
Southern Africa Safari, Prelude: When Africa Calls Heading back to Africa for another adventure |
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Southern Africa Safari, Part 1: Return to Africa We begin our Southern Africa sojourn in Johannesburg |
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Southern Africa Safari, Part 2: Lost and Found in Zambia We are instantly intrigued and impressed by the Royal Livingstone, Victoria Falls and Maramba market |
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Southern Africa Safari, Part 3: Surf & Turf in Zambia Our safari takes us through the bush on elephant back, and down the Zambezi in canoes |
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Southern Africa Safari, Part 4: Botswana's Okavango Delta We get our first glimpse of the Delta as we fly to our first camp |
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Southern Africa Safari, Part 5: Khwai River Lodge We visit the Kalahari Desert and I reflect on how our trip to Southern Africa differs from our previous trip to Eastern Africa |
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Southern Africa Safari, Part 6: Savute Elephant Camp Sorry to say goodbye and eager to return again someday |
Dubai Makes a Big Impression Bold, innovative and unfinished? |
Exploring Namibia Imagine scaling a sand pile 500 feet tall where each foot sinks 6 inches when you take a short step... |
Quest to See the Aurora Borealis, Part 1 Something powerful this way comes |
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Quest to See the Aurora Borealis, Part 2 Our activity-packed trip ends with a spectacular show in the sky |
Trip to the Polar Bear Capital of the World I travel to Churchill in the Canadian province of Manitoba to see the great white bears up close |
Return to Vietnam, Part 1: Halong Bay and Hanoi Hilton Emotions run high as former POWs revisit the notorious Hoa Lo prison |
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Return to Vietnam, Part 2: Way Off the Beaten Path Things begin to get wild as we move away from Vietnam's tourist areas |
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Return to Vietnam, Part 3: Our Search for Dogpatch Our quest to find Dogpatch comes to an end |
Rhine River Cruise, Part 1: River Cruises vs. Oceangoing Cruises A comparison between two types of cruising |
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Rhine River Cruise, Part 2: Sailing the Romantic Rhine Our river cruise proves to be a relaxing, effortless way to explore Europe |
An Adventure in Pamplona For hundreds of years, the adventurous and the foolhardy have come to Pamplona, Spain, during the Festival of San Fermin to run with the bulls. |
Uganda and Rwanda Safari, Part 1: Edge of the Comfort Zone Our adventure begins with lots of anticipation and just a little apprehension of what's in store |
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Uganda and Rwanda Safari, Part 2: From Entebbe to Ndali We enjoy a cultural exploration of the history and people of Uganda before heading into the bush |
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Uganda and Rwanda Safari, Part 3: From Kibale to Ishasha We track chimpanzees in Kibale National Park and take a game-viewing boat ride along the Kazinga Channel |
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Uganda and Rwanda Safari, Part 4: Tracking Gorillas in Rwanda The purpose of our trip is realized: We observe a family of amazing, endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda |
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Uganda and Rwanda Safari, Part 5: Rwanda Renaissance A look at how far Rwanda has come since the genocide of 1994 |
South Africa Safari, Part 1: Who’s Tracking Who We lurched across the rocky terrain, filled with anticipation as our tracker, Louis, found lion prints in the dirt |
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South Africa Safari, Part 2: Harmless Great Things Our open-air Land Rover was surrounded by herds of African elephants, the largest land animals on Earth |
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South Africa Safari, Part 3: Eating Or Eaten? There's a thin line between "eating" and "eaten" out here |
Alaska Trip, Part 1: Visit to Denali National Park and Mt. McKinley An exhilarating flight around Mt. McKinley was the highlight of the trip |
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Alaska Trip, Part 2: In Search of Brown Bears We took our cameras in search of brown bears and whatever else might wander out of the wilderness |
Egypt Trip, Part 1: Wonders of the Nile We visit Cairo then embark on the Sonesta Sun Goddess |
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Egypt Trip, Part 2: Scenes from the Nile Highlights from our cruise along the world's longest river |
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Egypt Trip, Part 3: A Commanding Presence A visit to the Royal Mummy Room in the Egyptian Museum makes the past seem not so far away |
Peru Trip, Part 1: En Route to Machu Picchu With our Galapagos cruise finished, we push on toward the Lost City of the Incas |
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Peru Trip, Part 2: Cuzco, Gateway to Machu Picchu We explore Cuzco and the Sacred Valley before boarding our train bound for the Lost City |
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Peru Trip, Part 3: The Lost City of the Incas We see for ourselves why Machu Picchu was recently named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World |