travel beyond the obvious
What is a “travel fail?” Is it the unexpected thing that doesn’t go right and creates frustration, confusion, or humor, but that really doesn’t matter in the long run – the delayed luggage, the missed Read More …
I’ve written about my 2005 Botswana safari as a memorable travel moment before, but there are lots of memorable moments from that trip, so I’d like to share another one. This one took place during Read More …
Our overland Botswana safari included a number of memorable campsites, but one of the standouts was in the Moremi Game Reserve where we camped next to the hippo pool, blocking the main route to their Read More …
I’m going back in time for this week’s Photo Thursday. I shot these cheetahs in the Kalahari on a trip to Botswanna in 2005. It was a magical morning where we seemed to have the Read More …
We traveled to Botswana and Zambia in September 2011. This page serves as an index to that trip. The goal is to continue to update it until I have everything posted. International Travel Arrival (September Read More …
I am a little surprised when we drive past the main road into Kasane. Based on the description in my guidebook, I think the lodge will be right in the city. Although it seems strange Read More …
Lane and I get up early to finish packing before the game drive.We decide that I will distribute the tips to the staff. We think this will confuse them: It seems they have as many Read More …
I heard a truck leave this morning even before OT came by to awaken us and bring hot water for washing. At breakfast Kaiser tells us he was at the nearby waterhole, where he saw Read More …
The first stop on the morning game drive is at a watering hole. It is busy this morning, populated by a number of elephants, a large flock of fluffy ring necked doves, funky blue-faced helmeted Read More …
Morning Game Drive Our old friends the honey badgers are out this morning. We haven’t seen these nocturnal animals since we left the Kalahari Game Reserve. Now a pair is so intent on tracking down Read More …
Morning We start the day by checking on our neighbors, the hippos. They turn and quietly stare back as us, but we hear them bellow at each other as we eat our breakfast. On a Read More …
In and around Maun We have had breakfast and are waiting for Kaiser. Last night we asked him to pick us up at 8:30, rather than the original time of nine. A starling flies by. Read More …
We get up early. The tents are packed while we eat breakfast. Soon we are all hauling things to the shore where the polers load the mekoro. I had hoped that leaving this early would Read More …
We awake to a cool, damp morning. The sausage tree above our tent is filled first with brightly colored birds and then with vervet monkeys. Ok, maybe not “filled” with monkeys. There are actually only Read More …
It is beautiful morning and I wish we were spending the day exploring the Hills. We wait while the campsite is packed up, giving me time to consider the campground. Aside from the inevitable dust, Read More …
I awake rested and eager for the day. At breakfast we talk about the wind as we watch the other campsites empty out. We now have this amazing place pretty much to ourselves. Explore the Read More …
A Long Day on the Road It is a gorgeous morning: A slight breeze (unlike yesterday’s relentless wind), blue skies, and bird calls. We eat breakfast in the dinning room and then hurry outside to Read More …
This is the end of our time in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert A game drive on the way to Maun This morning’s game drive is combined with our return to Maun. We head again to the Read More …