Welcome To South Africa! There’s my wife Alex standing on the deck of our room at the incredible Singita Boulders Lodge at Sabi Sands in South Africa….how amazing was it? Well, look who dropped by outside our room: Singita Boulders… Read More ›
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Talk About “Flocking Behavior!” Here Are My Safari’s “Thirsty Birds” + A Wild Oryx Too!
Welcome To Dinaka, Botswana! And yes, welcome to Dinaka International Airport! That’s the terminal right behind us – the only structure at the airport, because this dirt runway is in the heart of Botswana’s Kalahari Desert! We stayed at the… Read More ›
Have You Been To “Iceberg Alley?” Atlas Obscura Shows Off Floating Chunks Of Ice!
Did Someone Misplace An Iceberg? Imagine the people who woke up to this out front? I love stories like this. I am a fan of travel, and imagine waking up one morning to see an iceberg outside your house! I… Read More ›
Did Alex Just Drink A Buried Root? We Make Fire With “Botswana Bushmen” On A The Kalahari Desert Survival Tour!
Alex Is On The Hunt! Yes, that’s my wife Alex with two Kalahari Desert Bushmen, who are about to take us on a fascinating adventure walk in Botswana! After our incredible adventure at Singita Boulders in South Africa, Alex and… Read More ›
I’m A “Tsundoku” – How About You? R.J. Halbert’s Latest “Servant” – Plus A Look At Some Of My Favorite Books!
I’m A “Tsundoku” – How About You? Book lovers will know what I mean – but I didn’t know what that meant until recently! The Japanese word for book collecting is tsundoku (積ん読), which specifically refers to the act of acquiring… Read More ›
The Lions Get Close! We Watch A Feeding Frenzy In The Kalahari Desert!
Got Your Attention? When I say we got “up close and personal” with some Lions on our safari, I’m not kidding! I’ve got the story of an incredible, VERYCLOSE encounter with a pride of Lions as they were finishing devouring… Read More ›
SEVENTEEN Lions Take On One Annoying Baboon! Here Are The “Sky High” Highlights Of An Epic Battle!
Never Mess With An Angry Baboon! This Baboon yelled at us on our safari for daring to sit out on our terrace…but this was just the beginning of our Baboon interaction. This Baboon turned out to be a nemesis to… Read More ›
Stunning Safari Sunsets! Incredible Scenery + Fighting Lions And More Wild Animals Too!
Some of you know that my wife and I went on a Safari for the first time last summer: beginning in South Africa, followed by 3 separate lodges in Botswana and two days at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe! Every single… Read More ›
Know What An “Elephant In Musth” Means? It Means No Boat Ride Today – Here’s Our Wild Safari Encounter!
Welcome To The Elephant Superhighway! See these two Elephants? See the tire tracks in the sand? Guess whose road it is? Theirs! The Elephants control all the travel here – in Botswana’s Okavango Delta they call it the “Elephant Superhighway!”… Read More ›
Have You Seen SEVENTEEN Lions Closeup? Wild Dogs! Spotted Hyenas! Here’s Our “Perfect Storm” Of “Safari Stories!”
Well, have these two guys got a safari story for you – oh wait, make that 17 Lions with a story to tell! It was all part of a “perfect storm” of wildlife sightings this last summer when my wife… Read More ›
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