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  • Sirmione, the Florida of Europe

    Sirmione, the Florida of Europe

    CiaoHello We decided to add Sirmione to our trip due to a recommendation from Katherine & our friends Cori and Bennet. We are so glad...

  • Product Highlights - Italy

    Product Highlights - Italy

    Pistachio Butter Delicious!!! I bought this at a grocery store in Cortina d’Ampezzo to try something new. We were both happily surprised and had this...

  • Amsterdam - Museums and Gardens

    Amsterdam - Museums and Gardens

    This is my third time in Amsterdam, and Tim’s first. And it was exciting to discover it anew with Tim. (Tim will write a blog...

  • Amsterdam - Bike, Buses, and Trains!

    Amsterdam - Bike, Buses, and Trains!

    I lived for 4 years in mountain view CA without a car. My main forms of transit were walking, biking and the public rail (Cailtrain...

  • Finishing Europe - Our First Continent

    Finishing Europe - Our First Continent

    We have spent the last five days in Amsterdam, and I am writing this from the plane to Tanzania. We’ve officially finished our first continent...

  • Kilimanjaro

    Kilimanjaro

    Jumbo,Hello Hiking to the top of Kilimanjaro was hard, for many reasons. That said, we are glad we hiked it. To get there, we took...

  • Rivertrees Country Inn

    Rivertrees Country Inn

    In our time between Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti, we knew we wanted some “sitting down” days - a time to relax, reflect, and refresh. We...

  • Ngorongoro Crater

    Ngorongoro Crater

    Ngorongoro Crater was a spectacular way to start our safari, our first day of a 10-day safari adventure. Honest, our guide, picked us up bright...

  • FAME Hospital

    FAME Hospital

    The Rhino lodge was on top of the Ngorongoro Crater, which is where we stayed on the first night of the safari. At this altitude,...

  • Lake Natron

    Lake Natron

    The Drive After spending the night in Mto Wa Mbumosquito river. We had a long drive to get back on track with our planned itinerary....

  • The Serengeti: The Animals and Place

    The Serengeti: The Animals and Place

    A Special Place Visiting the Serengeti feels like a dream. Beforehand, knowing we were going to “the Serengeti” felt like a dream: we were going...

  • The Serengeti: Our Top Photos

    The Serengeti: Our Top Photos

    Here is a collection of our top photos from the Serengeti portion of our safari. It was 7 days of magic. These amazing photos just...

  • 8 Unknown Animals From The Serengeti — Let's See How Many You Know

    8 Unknown Animals From The Serengeti — Let's See How Many You Know

    The day before we headed out on our safari our guide stopped by our hotel so we could get to know him. It was a...

  • The Serengeti: Daily Animal Sightings

    The Serengeti: Daily Animal Sightings

    The Epic Animals List This is a list of all the animals we saw on the safari in chronological order. It is very exciting and...

  • The Serengeti: The Safari Experience

    The Serengeti: The Safari Experience

    Elements of the Serengeti When I think about the Serengeti, several components come to mind: The amazing animals, discussed in the animals and place post...