With 16 national parks, three game reserves, and two marine reserves, going on a Tanzania safari ranked high on our world travel bucket list long before we had the means to visit the country. Keep Reading
Embracing the Culture of the Maasai People in Tanzania
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
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
ECO NEWS: Leading Elephant Poachers Arrested: Is the Tide Turning?
Elephants in Africa, particularly in Tanzania, have faced a devastating population drop in recent years. This is primarily due to a rapid rise in elephant poachers killing them for Keep Reading
Exploring Magical Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
In Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park, it’s the Monkeys you have to watch out for. Sure, there’s a poisonous green Boomslang perfectly poised to strike in a tree by the restroom. There are Keep Reading
Serengeti Safari: Wildlife in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
An African wildlife safari is generally high on the bucket list of any eco-traveler. And, between Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia, there's Keep Reading
TBGB: Preventing Gender-Based Violence & Empowering Youth In Tanzania
Preventing Gender-Based Violence & Empowering Youth In Tanzania In January of 2012, my longtime flirtation with Africa transformed into a full-blown affair. I spent 4 years of Keep Reading
ECO NEWS: Battle In Tanzania Over Maasai Land Rights Intensifies
Battle In Tanzania Over Maasai Land Rights Intensifies According to Tanzania's government, spreading worldwide outrage over reports of Maasai pastoralists being forced from their land so Keep Reading
