2015

Best Crater In The World

Recently Foxnews.com published a list of 9 of the most amazing craters in the world. Why they did not do 10 I don’t know. It does not matter because coming in at number 6 (though in my opinion it should have been number 1) was Ngorongoro Crater! What I loved about their description is that […]

Ignore The OMG And Focus On The AWE

My wife is a journalist. I enjoy and have a lot of respect for the media. But let’s be honest the dissemination of news via, print, the internet, radio or TV is not just about giving people information but also about generating revenue. So do boring happy everyday things generate a lot of revenue? No! […]

Sherri & Karen’s Excellent Adventure Exploring The Serengeti!

PART SEVEN We are back with more adventures from Sherri and Karen! Sherri & Karen make their way to the Northern Serengeti where not only do they have incredible wildlife sightings including tree climbing lions, do some shopping, do a lot of checking of the tires and get ready to end their safari of a […]

Sherri & Karen’s Excellent Adventure Into Ngorongoro Crater!

PART SIX Sherri & Karen continue their adventure by making their way to the iconic Ngorongoro where the wildlife is plenty! Tuesday, Oct 21 Up early and out to a full day in the Crater. It’s so lush and green on the car drive down and we see narrow trails which the Maasai walk every […]

Sherri & Karen’s Excellent Safari Adventure

PART FIVE Off To Tanzania! Back to their adventure. After Rwanda it was time to go see wildlife in Tanzania. Tune in as we go with Sherri & Karen to Tarangire National Park where the second densest population of elephants reside. Enjoy! Saturday, Oct 18 4:00 a.m. wake up, 6:00 a.m. flight from Kigali Airport […]

2014

The Lions Guardians

One of the things I truly enjoy and never get tired when I am in Africa is seeing animals in the wild and watching how nature interacts. It is great to come upon a herd of impala, zebras, and giraffes (one of my favorites) as they slowly graze or move about. It is also exciting […]

2011

Does the Circle of Life Hold a Fascination for People? Ask The Lion King

Several years ago when my wife was still working at the Los Angeles Times we obtained tickets to see a Broadway performance of The Lion King. How good was it? Let’s just say that if they stopped the show after the opening number with all the dancers in animal masks coming onto the stage I […]

Rain and the Circle of Life

Sometimes here we take things like water for granted and get upset when the hot water heater doesn’t heat the water quick enough for us.  One of the wonderful and different experiences in Tanzania is that you get to learn to live with the rhythm of nature. There are two rainy seasons in Tanzania – […]