Tagged With "Africa"
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Re: Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa
I love South Africa. I really enjoyed your narrative and photos!
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Africa’s Deadliest Animal
Judy needed no convincing that you should not mess with this animal.
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Birds of the Okavango Delta
While everyone enjoys the beautiful large animals of Africa, there's a plethora of bird life that's easy to overlook when studying the splendid lions and kudu and giraffe.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day: May 6th, 2014. Cairo Roadside Cafe
We visited Egypt in early 2013, before the political strife hit the fan, and were very thankful we did. Whilst making our way to the Giza Plateau one morning our bus had to manoeuvre its way through several back streets and stop...
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Hiking Sani Pass, Lesotho, on a Budget
I wouldn’t go as far as claiming to be an avid hiker, but I’m not a novice in terms of physical activity. I believe in travelling on the road less travelled, well the road up Sani Passis is well-travelled, just by 4x4’s. My boyfriend...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day. May 29, 2014: Greater Kudo, Botswana
Everyone remembers the giraffes, lions and elephants they see, but on our last safari in southern Africa the kudos also left quite an impression. I was especially fond of my photo of the bull kudo highlighted above. A large...
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Cape Grace Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
In my many years of traveling I've stayed in a variety of accommodations ranging from primitive tents to huts to luxury resorts. Never have I had a better stay than in Cape Town's wonderful Cape Grace Hotel.
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Mandela's retreat to open as luxury conference center
The Nelson Mandela Centre for Reconciliation, built as a retreat and meeting place for the former South African president's retirement will soon reopen as a conference center with space for 12 visitors. It will rent for nearly $6000 a night—but...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day. September 10, 2013: African Penguins, Boulders Beach, South Africa.
Cape Point is a peninsula extending south of Cape Town, ending in the Cape of Good Hope (where old mariners from Europe used to take a sharp left as they headed to the Far East). On the shores of this peninsula is a small town where you...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 9, 2014: Protea, South Africa
One of the things I most remember about driving about in South Africa were all the protea. Flowering bushes everywhere! And, of course, great floral displays of this interesting African plant in shops and hotels.
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Cape Point: Peninsula, Penguins & Protea
There are many day trips you can take from Cape Town, one of the of the best being a drive down the Cape Point Peninsula to it’s tip. The day will provide you with beautiful scenery.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sept. 21, 2013: Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town is a special and beautiful place in large part because it's framed by the bulky sandstone mass of Table Mountain. Table Mountain is a wilderness area set in an urban environment, a flat topped mountain frequently...
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A Trek to Mount Kilimanjaro: 2) Ice and Snow
We had ascended the western base of the volcano this past half week, had hiked through jungle and moorland, and were now entering Kilimanjaro’s alpine desert region.
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A Trek to Mount Kilimanjaro: 1) Ascent to Shira
Mt. Kilimanjaro has fascinated me ever since I read Ernest Hemingway’s classic novella, “The Snows of Kilimanjaro“. Little did I know as a schoolboy that I would...
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Perspectives on East Africa: 1) Serengeti National Park. “The place where the land moves on forever”
It takes a l-o-o-o-ong time to fly from the western USA to Tanzania, at the limits of my travel endurance really. But I’m about to head out on one of my greatest adventures.
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Perspectives on East Africa: 2) A visit to "Noah's Ark", the Ngorongoro Crater
In all my travels, visiting the Ngorongoro Crater remains one of my most precious experiences.
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A Trek to Mount Kilimanjaro: 3) Summit and Descent
We had spent the past week slowly working our way up the slopes of Kilimanjaro via the Shira route. Today was the day we would summit the mountain, before beginning our descent.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day. September 16, 2013: Flamingos, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
This photo was taken just at the crack of dawn in Serengeti National Park. We were already on safari, looking for wildlife, when we came upon this soda (alkaline) lake. A group of flamingos was slowing wading through the water looking for...
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FOAM Photography Museum, Amsterdam
Jonathan L continues his exploration of Amsterdam, along with a stop for a great photography exhibition.
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Morocco: Rabat
Lester shares highlights of a visit to Rabat, the administrative capital of Morocco.
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Morocco: Chefchaouen
LestertheInvestor loves the Moroccan town of Chefchaouen—where most of the buildings are painted a shade of blue!
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Suyian Lodge, Laikipia, Kenya
Laikipia lies 250 kilometres to the north-west of Nairobi, is an area of outstanding natural beauty and a haven for wildlife.
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Re: Suyian Lodge, Laikipia, Kenya
It will be a wonderful place when its finished. I've traveled with AndBeyond before, and it was one of the best travel experiences of my life.
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Re: Morocco: Fez
I found Fez claustrophobic! I kept thinking I'd lose my guide and be lost in there forever! Excellent photos!!
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Re: Morocco: Fez
Great photos - brought back happy memories (and those of the smell at the tanneries)!
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Sojourn in Johannesburg, South Africa
Jo’burg (aka Jozi) is South Africa’s corporate capitol and a megapolis of at least 7 million.
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Cape Town: Grand Dame of Africa
It’s hard not to love a visit to Cape Town, a grand old city, one of the finest anywhere. It’s the oldest city in Southern African and has been captivating tourist’s hearts for centuries.
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Mara River Tented Camp, Tanzania
Comprising 40,000 hectares of remote and untouched wilderness in Tanzania’s Serengeti, Mara River Tented Camp affords guests exclusive access to some of the world’s most prized game-viewing opportunities.
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Re: Mara River Tented Camp, Tanzania
Your wonderful photos brought back my memories of Africa. Well done!
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Re: Mara River Tented Camp, Tanzania
Looks nice, but $2,000 each per night is a bit out of my league - and, I expect, most other people's, too.
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Re: Mara River Tented Camp, Tanzania
It is admittedly at the very high end of the market, but rates only a little lower are not uncommon at these types of camps and lodges and are willingly paid by people seeking a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Regular safari-goers should use the national parks. You can get a bungalow at Kruger for as little as $100 a night and you get to see exactly the same wildlife!