Tanzania
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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From the Serengeti to Zanzibar
The Sunrise Our last day in the Serengeti was on July 4th. Even after a week of game drives we still wanted more. As a...
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Zanzibar
New Friends In Zanzibar, we were staying in a small hotel a block away from the ocean. We were one of two couples on the...
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Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam
4:30 AM We awake to darkness and our alarm. As we got ourselves out of bed and ready for the day we heard a knock...
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13 days in Dar Es Salaam
In our original itinerary, we had no intention to stop in Dar Es Salaam. We are grateful that Paka brought us to the city. The...
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Paka: A Lesson in Being Flexible for Your Future
Note: Many of the posts from Tanzania were written after we left. However, this post was written while in Dar es Salaam, before we knew...
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Flight home
July 21 10:30 PM With an hour left until our driver picks us up for the airport, I am sitting here with Paka on my...
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Moments with Paka
Intro This post is a collection of moments we had with Paka, ranging from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam to the flight to New York....