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by Linda Laughter, guest blogger, If you love wine, rain, seafood, fresh markets, art galleries, moderate priced accommodations, and rain, this is the trip for you. My fellow traveler and driver, husband Don and I headed out from Portland for a 2 day whirlwind tour of the beautiful...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger One special aspect of the Great Walk of Africa is that it is the only “boots on the ground” safari allowed in Tsavo National Park. It was just us: eight tourists, our guide (Alex), the walk’s founder (Iain Allen), and four Samburu protectors versus the...
By Judy Bereza, Guest Blogger Gettysburg. Just the name evokes images for us, as Americans. That battlefield, that clashing of huge armies in orchards and farmland, that unspeakable toll of wounded and dead, and later, that Address. My husband and I always knew we would make what can best be...
by Kate Dernocouer, Guest Blogger Two common things you see in the wilds of Kenya that are unusual to a person from North American are lots of really big thorns, and evidence of termites. If you want non-thorny acacia trees, go to Australia, but if you are in Africa, expect thorns. Even...
by Judy Bereza, guest blogger My husband and I have never “cruised” in the traditional sense of the word. A floating hotel with 3000 passengers has never been our definition of a good time. We were even a bit leery of our impending river boat trip on the Rhine. Although we would be...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger Where you hang your hat—that’s home, to an adventurer. I love my real home, but when I’m away, it’s nice to know there’s a cozy place nearby ready to restore my weary body. Many times in years of wandering, home has consisted of an inflatable camping...
by Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger From the very first moment I heard about it, I knew I had to do The Great Walk of Africa. Imagine! Being on foot, boots on the ground, kicking up the same dust as the wild animals of Africa. Yes, this trip became an instant “must-do” item on my Life List […]
By Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger The social nature of elephants closely parallels that of humans, and nowhere is that more evident than in a mudbath or (for kids) a playground. While visiting the Nairobi Orphan Nursery sponsored by donations to The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, we recently...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger If you’re smart, you arrive when the park opens at 8 a.m., before the tour buses. You make your way under the welcome arch by the Visitor Center and into the Muir Woods while you can still feel the hush. This small redwood forest lies in a narrow valley...
by Guest Blogger, Mark Bain The 45th Parallel is midway between the balmy equator and the icy cold of the North Pole. And for a large chunk of the year, those frigid conditions are the norm in northern Michigan. But during an August road trip up north, my wife and I crisscrossed this latitude...