One Country at a Time
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Ngala, South Africa, The Travel Bug on Jun 7th, 2010
Our vacation to South Africa was a long time coming actually. Sure the actual destination was chosen a bit on a whim, but how it came about was decades in the making. You see, my mom promised my sister and I when we were wee tots that if we each made it to our 22nd [...]
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Nyungwe Forest, Photo Friday, Rwanda, The Travel Bug, Workin' Hard for the Money on May 28th, 2010
Something really cool happened while we were in Rwanda in March: The first five-star lodge in the whole country opened, and we got to be some of the first guests. This is monumental, as it’s a step in the right direction for building up Rwanda as a tourist destination once again, after the war in [...]
Posted in Adventure Travel, Ein Avdat, Israel, Middle East, Photo Friday, The Travel Bug on May 7th, 2010
When I was in Israel last fall, the thing that came as the biggest surprise was the diversity of the landscape. And by diversity, I mean the number of deserts and their varying landscapes. I don’t know about you, but I thought a desert was a desert was a desert. I didn’t know there could [...]
Posted in Adventure Travel, Africa, Boulders Beach, South Africa, The Travel Bug on Apr 16th, 2010
When we found out their were penguins in South Africa, there was no question about it: My mom, sister and I would be making a day trip to see them, no matter how far. Luckily, they weren’t so far after all—just about a 45-minute drive from Cape Town on a very scenic route. So, armed [...]
