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The Best Time to Go on Safari in Africa by Month

November 23, 2021 by Evelina BrownLeave a Comment

Africa is an amazing continent. One of the things that every traveler should do on a safari is to hunt for the sensations and impressions. An African safari is a unique place where you can observe safari animals without any of them being harmed. There are many safaris in different parts of Africa, where different types of animals live. If you are going here, then, first of all, you should find out what national parks and reserves there are, as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mini Post · Tagged: Africa, Africa Safari, Animal Rescue, Botswana, Desert, Journey, Kenya, Mt Kilimanjaro, Music, Namibia, National Park, South Africa, Tanzania, Victoria Falls, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Interview with Tobias Hägg, Photographer and Aerial Artist

March 6, 2021 by Teh Chin LiangLeave a Comment

Q. I remember when I was on an airplane for the very first time. I was so excited that I asked to be seated next to a window. The view from the plane window was just breathtakingly amazing. The bird's-eye view provides a different perspective on the land below. You have produced a collection of cinematic drone masterpiece. Tell us what drew you to aerial photography in the very beginning? I think my fascination for the aerial perspective began … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Art, China, Dancing, Desert, Film, Helicopter, Interview, Italy, Mountain Climbing, Namibia, National Geographic, Photography, Sand, Trekking, Village, Wildlife

Tales of a Silver-Haired Volunteer by Carole Howard

September 1, 2017 by DaveLeave a Comment

The Silver-Haired Volunteer and her husband see the world through their volunteer efforts post retirement. This book chronicles their experiences in some rather lesser visited destinations including Senegal, Uganda, Namibia and in Ghana (working with sex workers). Outside their scope of Africa is a volunteer stint in Thailand - where they worked with gender idenity. Life overseas is certainly different then at home. Details of their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: International Books · Tagged: Africa, Ghana, Namibia, Technology, Thailand, Trekking, Volunteer

Lessons From A Near Death in Namibia

July 14, 2017 by Kristen Gill3 Comments

My guide Hans and I on our long-haul trip through Namibia. Kristen Gill Photography - All Rights Reserved.

Clutching my throat, I asked my guide Hans, “Do you know what plant this is?” “That’s not a good plant. It’s poisonous, and you shouldn’t touch it. You need to wash your hands thoroughly.” “But, I put it in my mouth.” Blank stare, followed by Hans’s eyes growing wider. “I took a bite of it and now my mouth is burning. Really burning. It’s like I’m gargling with carbolic acid,” I managed to explain in a hoarse voice, as my throat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Adventure Travel, Animal Rescue, Australia, British Columbia, Bushman, Culture, England, Journey, Land Rover, Namibia, Photography, Walking tour, Wildlife

Everything is impossible, until it happens

February 4, 2017 by Derek Cullen4 Comments

Backpacker at the airport

In late 2013, I decided to ride a bicycle through Africa in an attempt to turn my life around. My parents had passed away back home in Ireland but, to tell the truth, it was not their memory that had dislodged my equilibrium, it was me indulging in self-destruction. It all seemed so impossible on the airplane as I sat reading a beginner’s manual about how to repair punctures, but after a year spent riding through deserts, mountains, remote … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Africa, Angkor Wat, Bicycle, Cambodia, Canada, Desert, Ireland, Journey, Lifestyle, Namibia, Solo Travel, Thailand, Wildlife

2 Awesome Places I Got To Tick Off My Bucket List

February 8, 2014 by James JonesLeave a Comment

  I’ve had an overseas bucket list since I was 18 years of age and I’m still nowhere close to completing the list, though I figure If I get to have 15 countries under my belt I’d be a very happy guy. So far I have visited 8 countries (Peru, Mexico, Philippines, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Mongolia, UAE and Brazil)…my highlights of those trips were: Trekking the Inca Trail in Peru Staying in a Yurt in Mongolia Sand dune boarding in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: South America · Tagged: Beach, Brazil, Cruising, Dubai, Inca trail, Mexico, Mountain Climbing, Namibia, Peru, Philippines, Sand, Scuba Diving, Seafood, Trekking, Victoria Falls, Volcano, Zimbabwe

Jetting from Chennai to Bangkok

July 13, 2012 by Dave2 Comments

We jumped on our Air Asia flight last night from MAA-BKK. The route opened up earlier this year and we immediately seized the opportunity to buy severely discounted tickets during Air Asia's promotional period. We paid £89 per person for the round trip ticket - about 3.5 hours each way! Course with Air Asia you get a basic flight - no food or drink, seats that are agonizingly tight for tall people and most of the time a middle or window seat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Airline, Airport, Asia, Bangkok Thailand, Chennai, Drinking, Food and Wine, India, Namibia, Taxi, Thailand, Village, Wine Tasting

Travel Writer’s Toys and Technology

April 15, 2012 by Dave5 Comments

The benefit of being a travel writer is that you can mix pleasure and work. If you love traveling and writing and moving - then your work is not really "work". In today's travel writing world - there are many technological trappings to ensure that one can maintain a certain type of nomadic lifestyle. Merely fifteen years ago nearly all of these items and services did not even exist! When shopping for items, I look for the following … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other · Tagged: Africa, Airline, Art, Lifestyle, Namibia, Photography, Scuba Diving, Shopping Mall, South Africa, Technology, Thailand, Yemen

Ngoma Safari Lodge Botswana

March 1, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

Ngoma Safari Lodge is located on the edges of Chobe National Park in Botswana. This fairly new property opened in May 2011 and was officially dedicated in July 2011 with his Excellency, Botswana's President Seretse Khama Ian Khama attending the opening ceremonies. This is isolated luxury at its finest and rawest; the lodge is accessible by any of 3 dirt roads - which are more like 4wd tracks among the bush - there are no signs and you must … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Africa Safari, Airport, Animal Rescue, Art, Botswana, Drinking, Lodge, Namibia, National Park, Restaurants, Victoria Falls, Walking tour, Wildlife, Wine Tasting, Zambia, Zimbabwe

We are in Namibia!

February 21, 2012 by Dave2 Comments

I have acquired a Namibian souvenir in the form of a haircut or perhaps, lack of hair. That is what I get for going into an African barber - leave with a totally shaved head - most of the people here have very short hair. So now I fit in well. We are in the Caprivi Strip - a narrow band of the country bordered by Angola, Zambia and Botswana. It has a convoluted history - at times under Italian, German and South African control. Namibia became … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Africa, Angola, Animal Rescue, Botswana, History, Journey, Lodge, Namibia, Seafood, South Africa, Zambia

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