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 ›
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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 ›
Flying High Over Victoria Falls! One Of The World’s Seven Natural Wonders And Here’s Why!
Welcome To Victoria Falls! It’s one of the greatest sights on earth: the majestic Victoria Falls, with the mighty Zambezi river stretching into Zimbabwe and Zambia…stunning to experience in person, which we did two ways: from the ground and yes,… Read More ›
Have You Floated In A “Mokoro?” Safari Serenity Awaits In The Okavango Delta Of Botswana!
Have You “Mokoro’d?” A safari is usually all about the animals, but we took part in a “Mokoro” outing in the Okavango Delta of Botswana that was the most serene moment of our trip! Welcome To Wilderness Qorokwe! We were… Read More ›
Noisy Lions! An Elephant Superhighway! Mokoro Serenity! More Safari Adventures…
Wait – What Did I Do Wrong? This Lion sure seems angry at me – but this was actually a picture my wife Alex took just as the Lion looked into the sun – yes, he’s just squinting! If you… Read More ›
Singita Safari Sunsets…Stunning Nights With Wild Animal Sightings!
Welcome To A South African Sunset… This was our very first night on safari. How could we ever top this Giraffe greeting us as the sun was setting at the Singita Boulders lodge in the Sabi Sands private reserve near… Read More ›
Who Loves Hippos? My Wild “Hide ‘n’ Seek” Hippopotamus Safari Encounters!
I Got A Hippo Hollar! Yes, this Hippo was excited to see me – and I discovered that hIppos are some of the nosiest animals on a safari! Before I get serious for a moment, let’s enjoy this Hippo gliding… Read More ›
How Safari’s Protect Wild Animals! The Positive Impact Of Safari Tourism!
Here’s A Happy Lion! Don’t worry, I didn’t make him angry: this Lion was squinting a bit into the afternoon sun….free to roam the Botswana countryside anyway he wanted to! What we learned on our Safari adventure is that there… Read More ›
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