Sunday, February 10th, 2013
Here’s the thing: The more you travel, the more you want to travel. This might seem like inverse logic, but you hear so many stories about wonderful places from fellow travelers that your Bucket List just keeps getting longer and …
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
To me, each country we visit is an opportunity to support ethical tourism. And you don’t need to stay at the elephant sanctuary (although this is fun) or visit patients in an AIDS ward (although this is eye-opening) to do …
Monday, December 5th, 2011
I have been on safari before – in Kenya and Tanzania – and they were really fabulous. That said, the Botswana and Namibia safaris I went on during my 19-day Acacia Africa Desert Tracker tour were mind-blowing!
Here’re the highlights …
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
I think Namibia’s desert landscape is one of the most beautiful in the world. The shapes and colors of the red dunes are haunting – particularly when seen in the early morning sunrise. Exploring Namibia’s desert was undeniably one of …
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
For me, the idea of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast has always had a romantic tinge to it. Thoughts of pirates and ship wrecks and isolated, rugged coastline filled my head….and I wasn’t far off! I finally got to see the Skeleton …
Monday, November 28th, 2011
I’m just off my fabulous Acacia Africa 19-day Desert Tracker tour. So now I’m immensely qualified to give advice on how to most enjoy your upcoming overland truck tour.
Here’s the skinny on how to thrive on big tires:
Cultivate …
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
On the last day of my Acacia Africa 19-day Desert Tracker Safari, I spent a day volunteering at Lion Encounter / ALERT in Livingstone, Zambia.
The full day included a great opportunity for me to get to closer to the …
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
I’m fresh off my Acacia Africa 19-day Desert Tracker safari and I had an amazing time!
A big part of the fun was all the activities we got to do – from helicopter rides over the Okavango Delta to sandboarding …
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
I’ve always been enamored with idea of visiting the Kalahari Desert. Even the name “Kalahari” –meaning Land of Thirst — conjures up all that is intriguing about Africa. So I was thrilled that my Acacia Africa Desert Tracker safari took …
Saturday, September 17th, 2011
I met Suzanne while doing one of the fabulous Acacia Africa activities — a 1-day volunteer stint with Lion Encounter & ALERT in the Victoria Falls town of Livingstone, Zambia.
Suzanne from Leeds, England has volunteered to work with the …