Travels

  The first thing I did after the Lion Park was visit Nelson Mandela Square. I honestly didn’t know what it was at the time, but Amy (who lives there) tweeted me and told me to check it out. I was pleasantly surprised to learn it’s a giant mall. It had been a while since…

Last week I finally visited Zanzibar for the first time. Zanzibar is an archipelago off the coast of Tanzania and home to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Stone Town. It’s a really popular destination for travelers from all over the world (except the United States, it seems). It’s kind of crazy that I had…

On Saturday we went on another safari. We woke up at 2:30am, left the house by 3, and made the 4-hour drive to Mikumi National Park. We had booked a safari truck and guide in advance. When we arrived, the guide showed up with a toyota SUV, similar to the one we were already in…

If there isn’t some weird, masonic shiii going on here, I don’t know what is..

 Upon arriving in Johannesburg, the first thing I did was rush straight to Lion Park. The place is about 45 minutes from the airport, and its main attraction is lion cub interaction. I got there at about 2pm, which seemed to be naptime for the adorable baby lions. I was a little bummed about this,…

As blogland and Pinterest are bursting with the news of Autumn’s arrival, Dar es Salaam is beginning to see its first signs of Spring. There might not be any noticeable changes in outfits or weather, but if I look outside I can see my plumeria and African tulip trees are blooming again after a mostly-bare…

We honestly probably wouldn’t have visited Milan but for one of our really good friends here in Dar that happens to be from there, and our mutual friend that still lives there. I’m glad we did. The city is very unique and has a lot to offer. My favorite part about it was the magnificent…

So we didn’t spend much time at all in Slovenia, but we did take a few sightseeing detours and hopped out of the car for pictures. Driving through Slovenia was one of the most beautiful drives I’ve ever been on- definitely on this particular trip. I didn’t notice any signs indicating we had crossed from…