I've never been so happy to depart a destination as I was the day we left Tanzania's Lake Natron to visit the Maasai people in a traditional village. Wrecked by a stomach virus, relentless heat, Keep Reading
Kigali Genocide Memorial: Rwanda History, From Colonialism to Genocide
My heart aches. I feel as if I cannot breathe. I'm halfway through a tour of the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, which opened in 2004 on the site where 250,000 victims of the Rwanda genocide Keep Reading
How to Get the Most For Your Kruger National Park Entrance Fee
Considering the impressive array of wildlife you can see there, the Kruger National Park entrance fee is a mere pittance. During our visit a few weeks ago with Discover Corps, admission to Keep Reading
Back Where We Started: Revisiting the Place That Changed My Life
Back Where We Started Revisiting the Place That Changed My Life It’s a strange feeling to return to the place where your life’s dream was born. Reflections of the past, observations of the Keep Reading
Endangered Elephants of East Africa
The African continent is home to two species of increasingly endangered elephants. The elusive African Forest Elephant, which lives in the forests of the Congo, is the smallest of the world’s three Keep Reading
Exploring Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Time in a Bottle)
"When you live as if your days are numbered, you will gain a heart of wisdom." –Andy Stanley I think it’s the natural progression of things that the older we get, the more conscious we become of the Keep Reading
Baby Zebra at Watering Hole in Serengeti National Park
PIC OF THE WEEK: Baby Zebra at Watering Hole in Serengeti National Park Visiting Tanzania's Serengeti National Park in mid-September, we weren't expecting to see vast herds of animals Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund CEO Tara Stoinski
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International An Interview with President/CEO Tara Stoinski This week marks the 30th anniversary of the murder of Dian Fossey, whose groundbreaking research and Keep Reading
Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro
CLIMBING MT KILIMANJARO, TANZANIA The summit was quiet. Perhaps the quietest place I have ever been in my life. It was summer, and the temperature was creeping around -5° F. Keep Reading
