Tag: Africa
Personal Transformation and Adventure Travel
Can personal transformation be achieved through adventure travel experiences? This is part 2 of a two-part article by Louis Amoroso on his recent journey to the top of Africa — Mount Kilimanjaro. Part 1 explored the majority of the trip as it unfolded externally. Part 2 below examines the midnight summit ascent as well as internal […]
Mt Kilimanjaro, Climbing to the Top of Africa
Kilimanjaro: I love reading well written accounts of other travelers’ adventures – and that’s just what this is. Louis Amoroso is a popular life coach who uses travel as a medium to lead successful professionals to even higher levels of success in their careers and in their personal lives. Louis recently “scouted” Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania as a […]
Victoria Falls – Best Places to Stay in Livingstone
Victoria Falls – located between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa – is the world’s largest sheet of falling water. It is nearly twice the height of Niagara Falls in North America. In height and width it is rivaled only by Iguazu Falls in South America. As you might imagine, this notoriety has […]
Zambia Safari – Hippos & Crocs & Kudus!
The first night of our Zambia safari I awakened to a familiar grumbling noise and issued my usual plea: “Rick, please stop snoring!” “It’s not me,” my husband whispered from a moonlit corner of our tent. “It’s the hippos in the river. They’re really making a racket.” I sat up and listened to the chorus […]
Botswana Family Safari
Botswana was “the trip of a lifetime,” says Kathleen Hubbard-Ismail. Read her trip report and you’ll understand why. When our granddaughter was born, we began saving. We had a jar in our pantry called “the Africa jar” and for thirteen years we deposited our coins saving for our one-day safari to Africa. Finally that safari came. […]
Botswana – Perfect Ending to Fab Africa Trip
This Botswana trip report was contributed by Victoria Harris, Board President of the California Wildlife Center near Los Angeles. In 2011, my husband and I and two dear friends were lucky enough to work with Patrick Ashworth of Ashworth Africa in planning a fantastic trip to Africa. Originally we had just planned to visit South Africa but, to his credit, Patrick […]
Luxury Safari – The Bargain of a Lifetime
Robert Kenyon contributed this guest post. A luxury safari is a bargain when you consider the destination and crunch the numbers. How many times will you visit Africa to witness wildlife? Once? Twice perhaps? Given this, shouldn’t your safari be full of great memories that can be rekindled again and again? Spread the cost of […]
Bucket List Travel
Recently, a close friend boarded a flight from San Diego to New York en route to a meeting in Milan. Shortly into the flight, this very fit guy with no major health issues passed out and collapsed in the aisle. Because American Airlines’ planes are equipped with a remarkable amount of emergency medical equipment and a […]
Rovos Rail Journey on the Pride of Africa
I’m blessed with friends and family that share my passion for travel, so holiday cards are often replete with descriptions of recent adventures. In 2012, Mary Anne and Joe Curray took the prize (OK, there isn’t actually a prize) with their tale of a 14-day Rovos Rail Journey on the Pride of Africa from Cape […]
Learning Vacations in Worldwide Destinations
Learning vacations are getting a lots of attention these days – especially among well-educated, experienced travelers. In fact, research shows that one out of every three affluent travelers wants to learn a new skill or activity during a vacation – thus turning a good trip into a great – truly memorable – one. The popularity […]
Zambia Wildlife Walking Safaris & Bush Camps
I almost can’t begin to tell you how much I loved our time in Zambia with Norman Carr Safaris. Their four bush camps in South Luanga National Park are each situated in a different wilderness environment with wildlife nearby – and sometimes on the premises. Each camp offers four grass-and-thatch huts (Luwi Camp), or chalets […]
