March 23, 2011
On Safari in South Africa: Spotting African Cats
I had heard the spotted cats were particularly difficult to see on a safari. After our luck with lions, I didn’t want to get my hopes...
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March 21, 2011
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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January 30, 2011
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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November 24, 2010
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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November 23, 2010
On Safari: Getting Our Metaphorical Feet Wet
Welcome to all of you who found your way over from my interview on Gala Darling’s website…as I halted my South Africa coverage in...
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June 14, 2010
On Safari: Fancy Digs in Kruger National Park
After making our way from Hoedspruit, we pulled up to Ngala Private Game Reserve. I had been prepared to “rough it” in a sense....
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June 7, 2010
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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July 9, 2012
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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October 31, 2011
Magical Moments in India: Finding Tigers in Ranthambore
Getting from Chennai, where the Semester at Sea ship was docked, all the way up north to Ranthambore was not the easiest of trips. But if you...
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March 30, 2010
Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience
I’ll be frank, prior to my trip to Rwanda, my knowledge of the country spanned what happened in 1994 and … gorillas. I knew of Dian Fossey...
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