Are you starting to think about your travel plans for this year – and 2025? It’s a good idea to start now as people are traveling like there’s no tomorrow, planning well in advance to secure the most desirable flight times, accommodations, and tour options to say nothing of early booking discounts and bonuses. Especially […]
Tag Archives: africa
12
Sep
Sep
Planning a trip to Africa is a big deal! It’s most likely that the first thing you’ll consider is a safari, but your adventure doesn’t have to be all about the Big Five. There are plenty of other sights to see and places to discover beyond the immense savannahs and forest lands that you’ll be […]
07
Jun
Jun
It may surprise you to know that 42% of Americans travel alone, and a whopping 72% of American women have taken a solo vacation. Cruise lines and tour operators are taking notice of these statistics and have increased their travel options for solo travelers by over 200%. Solo travel for adventure travelers, geared to people […]
25
Mar
Mar
I ended my trip to Kenya and Tanzania by flying to Zanzibar. We met our driver outside of the terminal and he drove us to the White Sands Luxury Villas and Spa on the southside of the island. The grounds were beautiful and lush and very close to the ocean. On the southside of the […]
15
Feb
Feb
You can drive, though this can be long and quite bumpy. They call a game drive an African massage. Otherwise you can take scheduled or chartered bush flights. These can be 4-12-seater planes which will land on paved or grass runways. Usually the pilots will buzz the air field to clear the wildlife off and […]
09
Jan
Jan
Our game drive in the land rovers were always special. You always stay seated when in the vehicles. Animals see the vehicle as a whole, if you stand up, then you break the shape and you can be seen as a threat. When we were in the Toyota SUVs, they had a pop-up top, so […]
23
Oct
Oct
Travelers to the West African nation of Togo on the Gulf of Guinea enjoy wandering the palm-lined beaches and scenic hilltop villages. The settlement of Koutammakou is inhabilted by the Batammariba people. The village appears traditional with fortress like clay huts. This thriving capital Lome’ could draw fans of the truly grotesque. The world’s largest […]
29
Mar
Mar
This story fills my heart. My sister and I disembarked that morning last May from the MS Monaco Nile Cruise in Edfu, Egypt. The city with population of @133,000 was filled with merchants and shoppers preparing for the upcoming Ramadan Holiday beginning that weekend. We took our excursion in a horse drawn carriage to the […]