Welcome To Cannery Row! Yes, it’s a real place, immortalized in John Steinbeck’s book about the lives of workers along this famous fish canning district in Monterey Bay, California – and that town has one of the world’s best Aquariums… Read More ›
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Celebrating Coldplay – The Band I Brought To America! Here’s The Royal Family Connection…
Celebrating Coldplay! I am a huge fan of this group: I love their music, I love their messaging, and of course, they were recently caught up inadvertently in a huge social media scandal! The band formed in 1997, and in… 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 ›
Are England’s Classic Narrowboats Getting Squeezed? The UK’s Controversial Plans Revealed!
Are Narrowboats Being Squeezed – Our Of Existence? If you don’t know, “Narrowboats” are slender boats known as “Continuous cruisers” because they navigate England’s sprawling network of canals and rivers in England and Wales. They are used for day… 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 ›
Ancient Ruins And Spectacular Sunsets – My “Travel A – Z” Goes To Greece!
Welcome To The Beginning Of Time! That’s how it feels when you travel to Greece: with the Acropolis, the Parthenon, and so much more! My “Travel A – Z” Series Heads To Greece! For this installment of my “Trade A… 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 ›
Lions! Elephants! Rhinos And More! A Safari “Big 5” Name Change To “Magnificent 7” And More!
Hmmmm…Is This Lion Smiling Or…? That is certainly a devilish smile I captured from a Lion one day on safari. I have another look at our recent African safari adventures: which included many interactions with Lions like this one…as well… Read More ›
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