Recently, the hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou has been trending on Twitter and for good reason. The world’s view of Africa is often a negative one, focused on violence, disease, and poverty. The hashtag was formed to show the world that this is not what Africa is all about, there is so much beauty that is overlooked by… Read more…
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Snapshots from the Serengeti
We go on the hunt to spot a leopard in the Serengeti.
See, Eat, Do: Zanzibar (Nungwi Edition)
Zanzibar: Tips for the northern tip of the island.
Video: Our Honeymoon in Africa
Here’s our month traveling through Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania recapped in this little video.
What I wish I knew before overlanding East Africa
It’s the stuff you wish you knew upfront, the “minor” details overlanding tour companies “forget” to outline in their trip itineraries.
7 tips for gorilla trekking in Uganda
We got more than we bargained for when we went gorilla trekking in Uganda.
A place of smiles, a day at the orphanage
We visit 2 orphanages in East Africa where kids who have had a tough upbringing, still have many smiles to share.
Our first game drive on Masai Mara Reserve
Game drive, the Great Migration and jumping with the people of Masai Mara — and that’s just day 2!
Zanzibar diving with Spanish Dancer Divers
First post back from the honeymoon. Q panics underwater and G hurls. Very romantic.
Memphis Tours Egypt: Day 2 of 2
Excuse me. What did you say? We have no place to stay?! Day 2 of 2. With a hectic Day 1 behind us, we were so ready to check in to our hotel — Le Sphinx — and have a quiet dinner before calling it a night early. I was wiped. But apparently our crazy day wasn’t… Read more…