Tell me, when you were a child learning the alphabet, wasn’t Q always for ‘queen’, and X was for ‘xylophone’? And what was Z for? Z was for ‘Zebra’, wasn’t it? Such was my conditioning as a child in suburban California, dreaming of animals in Africa for as long as my memories go back even though […]
5 Steps for Perfect Zanzibar Style
This is a guest post by Kortney Gruenwald. Life is so wonderfully funny. Kristin and I coincidently ended up in one of the world’s most spectacular destinations simultaneously – Tanzania – and have been sending emails back and forth professing our love for this spectacular destination. While she is deep in the heart of the Serengeti […]
The Breathtaking Vistas of Lushoto, Tanzania
The campground guard grasped my hand tightly and with enthusiasm, switching from grabbing my thumb to my palm, as handshakes are done in Africa. He asked me where I’m from and when I said ‘America’ he closed his eyes as though he was trying to picture it. “Does the sun come up every day in America, like […]
Beyond the Obvious: Top Ten Meals in Southeast Asia
You never know where your next great meal could come from. It could be tucked down a quiet alley in Bangkok. It could be smack in the middle of noisy Old Town Hanoi, from a cart on the street. Sometimes it’s at high-end establishments, replete with white tablecloths and clinking champagne flutes. In Southeast Asia, however, […]
The Best Theft-Proof Bags for Traveling
A few years ago when I was planning out my big trip to Southeast Asia, I read a lot into how to make myself less of a target. I didn’t want to have my trip ruined by theft and I also didn’t want to have to constantly worry that someone would slash my bag or […]