On Safari: King of the Jungle

On safari in South Africa last spring, we were lucky enough to see one rather docile lion on our very first game drive. We thought that might...
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On Safari: Spots and Stripes

The hyenas may have been the highlight of our second morning on safari in Ngala, but they weren’t all we saw. The morning light had yet...
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On Safari: Laughing Hyenas

I’ve never been much of a morning person. I consider 6:30am an ungodly hour to be awake, so when the designated lodge alarm...
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On Safari: Arriving in Ngala

Our vacation to South Africa was a long time coming actually. Sure the actual destination was chosen a bit on a whim, but how it came about...
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Birding in Panama

One thing I never thought I’d do in my young life? Go birding. It’s just one of those science-y activities that never really...
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