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Our 2010 trip to Africa and Dubai
Is no easy feat. Travel across the world by plane Our trip started early Wednesday morning, Oct 22, 2010, with a daunting set of long flights from San Diego. First to Atlanta (boring, not like we don’t fly across the … Continue reading
Kenya Safaris and Beaches
Spending time in Kenya is a wonderful thing. I had not been back since my first visit in 2003, and not a lot had changed. What had changed seemed to have been for the better – required education for all … Continue reading
Kenya. The Indian Coastline and Diani Beach
Just some highlights: We left Moshi, Tanzania on a loooong bus ride to Mombasa, where our super nice 5-star hotel had sent a van to get us. You know the rest – tropical blue waters, the most amazing resort with … Continue reading
Hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) We really we not sure we could do this mountain. Not because its hard (the slope would be over 30-degrees), or because its cold (temperature around -20F), but because we were expected to ascend almost 7,000’ … Continue reading
Kenya. Tsavo and Amboseli National Parks
We returned to Nairobi for a night (again at the awesome and highly recommended Sankara Hotel) on our way to Tsavo. It was a lot of driving, and our driver Sam was a champion. Roads are rough, traffic can be … Continue reading
Kenya. Masai Mara
Off to the Mara! This is my favorite park in Kenya. It has grasslands that seem to go on forever, allowing for 360-degrees of great views. Not to mention lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and tons of bovine herds. All full after … Continue reading
Kenya. Lake Nakuru
We left Samburu early to head over to Lake Nakuru, the home of millions of flamingoes. We saw many of those, and some other neat birds. And a rhino grazing, an almost stand-off between two male waterbucks, and some frisky … Continue reading
Kenya. Mountain Lodge and Samburu National Park
Mountain Lodge After finishing our Mt. Kenya trek, we met once again with a 4×4 and were driven back to Nanyuki, the town where we had met our guides a week earlier. We exited a different gate than we … Continue reading
Kenya. Hiking Mt. Kenya (16,355′) – the summit and descent
To the summit Day 4 – to Austria Hut, 4800m Due to the cold, I was unable to get a night-shot of the scene, but it was beautiful. I awoke around 3am to see that our tent was about 3” … Continue reading
Kenya. Hiking Mt. Kenya (16,355′) – The approach and lowlands
We decided we would hike Mt. Kenya, partially per advice of a friend (same friend who recommended El Karama, thanks Sarah Lee!), and partly because I thought it would be a great altitude warm up for Kilimanjaro. My mom has … Continue reading