“What in the world do people pack when they go to Africa? Where do I start? What is essential and what should I leave behind on my Africa packing list?” This was my question before I went to Africa for the first time, heading to South Africa with a backpack full of denim shorts and […]
An Awesome Tanzania Itinerary
When you picture that perfectly red African sun rising up over the horizon, over the giraffes roaming the savannah, the lions surveying their kingdom, and the elephants playing in the water, your mind’s eye could very well be creating a scene from Tanzania. If you want turquoise blue water, if you want to climb the […]
7 Tips for a Better Ngorongoro Crater Experience
The Ngorongoro Crater was so-named by the Maasai people, the original inhabitants, to mean the gift of life. It’s so lush and green, with jungles along the crater rim and green grasses in an otherwise savannah-like Rift Valley, it’s no surprise they chose this name. The crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled […]
How to Book an Amazing (and Affordable) Safari in The Serengeti
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 […]