Etosha National Park is known as one of the world’s greatest wildlife-viewing venues. It’s got four out of the big five. Luckily, we’d already seen the one that they didn’t have, the buffalo, in Chobe National Park at the beginning of our trip. There’s also this group of animals called the ugly five: hyena, vulture, …
Disclaimer: A majority of this information and opinions have been taken from Ian’s talk on the bushmen at Matobo National Park. He said he’s worked with and studied the community for about 40 years. I recorded his talk and transcribed it for use in this blog post. I have not checked facts and statements online …
A nice change of pace, the Okavango Delta is the 1,000th place to be listed on as a World Heritage site. This swampy inland delta doesn’t flow into any sea or ocean. Every year, flood water spreads over the 2,300-5,800 square mile area to create a unique ecosystem. It was refreshing to be surrounded by …
Continue reading Beautiful Okavango Delta…we shall never forget beautiful delta
Currently: Jamming to Britney’s Sometimes on the truck on another long drive day We arrived at Gweta Lodge after a long nine hour drive to set up our campsite. At this point in the trip, camping has become routine. Luckily my body has adjusted to sleeping in a tent every night and I look forward …
Disclaimer: A majority of this information and opinions have been taken from Ian’s talk at Matobo National Park. I recorded his talk and transcribed it for use in this blog post. I have not checked facts and statements online due to limited time and internet connectivity. Rhino survival has been questioned for decades now. First, …
Ian Harmer is known as the tour guide to hear in Africa. He’s passionate, opinionated, well spoken, and has unmatched knowledge and ties to the local communities. He grew up in Zimbabwe and worked a handful of jobs from basic service work to managing a restaurant. He always knew he wanted to live in the …
Currently: Reminiscing about last night under the stars watching elephants be elephants Back into Zimbabwe after a curiously long border crossing, we made it to our next destination of Hwange National Park just in time for a sunset safari, the first of three drives in the matter of 18 hours. Our local guide's heritage is …
Currently: Bouncing around in the bus on our way to Hwange National Park after a morning of napping Botswana, you really know how to welcome people. To cross the border into Botswana, we had to step onto this squishy pad in this nearly empty black bin to clean our shoes. The squishy pad allegedly contained …
Continue reading Chobe: A hippo here, a buffalo there, elephants everywhere
Currently: Enjoying the last of our leisurely start surrounded by… oh just a measly 27 tents at the Victoria Falls Rest Camp. At our pre-departure orientation, our tour leader Ben mentioned one thing that I wanted to talk about. He told us never, ever to bring up politics with the locals. Violence and politics go …
Currently: sitting at a picnic table watching the sunset next to a pool filled with splashing kids Grammy & Preggers are back! I’m Preggers (the pregnant one, but not really. I just chose to wear an unfortunate shirt and Sophie called me out on it…). Sophie is Grammy (because that was my 19-year-old retort to …
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