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I did not know Steve Jobs. But as I woke up this morning and turned on my MAC laptop computer and read his obit it struck me as amazing the effect he has had on my life. I use a mouse to click on things. My wife and I both have Apple computers. I listen […]

In front of your computer?  Need a break? Watch this 4-minute safari with some beautiful music: Recently I wrote an article for Top Kayaker (the premier sit on top kayaking site on the web – http://www.topkayaker.net/).  You can check out the article at http://bit.ly/mWOLDU. When I sent them photos I had taken in Africa they […]

In addition to Africa, Kayaking, Photography, and Adventure Travel one of my other interests is “alternative medicine.” I am not sure I like the phrase “alternative” as to me it is all medicine – some is natural and some is man made. I subscribe to a number of sites that keep me apprised of the […]

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times described a young man, Fredos Okumu, from a remote part of Kenya, who as a young boy, expected to come down with malaria at least twice a year.  To try to prevent mosquitos from biting he would sit in his house surrounded by smoke – eyes stinging, […]

In a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, Jens Pruessner, an associate professor in the departments of psychology, psychiatry, neurology and neurosurgery at McGill University in Montreal stated “A vacation is not a luxury, It’s an investment in your health.” According to the article a vacation is a chance to get away from many […]

I have not had the pleasure yet of hearing a Taraab Music Concert but I am looking forward to it. Taraab or Tarabu music is is a fusion of Swahili tunes sung in rhythmic poem spiced with Arabic or at times Indian melodies. It is found all over East Africa including Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and […]

With all the news of our budget problems and the deficit here in the USA – here is an interesting fact – according to Moody’s Investors Service both rated and unrated sovereigns in Sub-Saharan Africa economies which includes Tanzania, are expected to grow at a rate of 5.5% In this area the economy rebounded in […]

One of the most beautiful places I have visited in the world and the first place I went to in Africa was the island of Zanzibar.  People who go with us on our trips all love its exotic beauty.  Unfortunately, sometimes the ever-present plastic bags that appear all over the world can spoil that beauty. […]