Impala and monkey on safari

Walking Safari in Botswana – Tracking the Animals

After all of the traveling, I was ready to go on my walking safari, whatever that meant in the Okavango Delta.  While I had read about “going on safari”, I hadn’t a clue what that actually entailed but I was about to find out.  Walking from my “room” (tent at […]

Mokoro boats at Oddballs camp Okavango Delta Moremi

Botswana Safari Review – Oddballs Camp in the Okavango Delta

Landing in Maun, Botswana, the airport was awash in small bush planes and one building for passengers to transit.  You exit the plane and walk to the terminal -something that became commonplace in Africa -walking to/from your plane  which I liked.  I had been traveling for four days to get […]

Hippo yawning in South Africa

My Scary Experience Searching for Hippos on Safari in Botswana

After two walking treks in the Okavango Delta at Oddball’s Camp in the Moremi Game Reserve, I hadn’t yet seen any hippos – we had only heard them at dinner time around the camp.   So when the Canadian couple mentioned that for their afternoon trek they were going to look for hippos, I […]

Elephant South Africa Safari

The 27 day African Safari Itinerary – Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa

My African Safari was almost a month long encompassing South Africa (Johannesburg, Capetown and the Garden Route), Botswana (Okavango Delta and Chobe Safari Park) and Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls).  The incredible “bucket list” worthy trip using points inspired me to start this blog to share my experience.  While I originally posted […]

New Zealand Sheep

What You Find on the Hills Around the World #FriFotos

This week’s FriFotos theme is “Hills”.  Of course, the first thing that came to mind was the song “The hills are alive with the Sound of Music…” (yes, showing my age).  While I’ve done the Sound of Music tour when I visited Salzburg, it was before the digital camera (again […]

Oddballs' Camp Okavango Delta Botswana

The importance of wood on Safari in Botswana – FriFotos

This week’s FriFotos is “Wood” and I immediately thought of all the uses of wood on my safari in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.  I stayed at Oddballs’ Camp, an eco-camp which used solar power and local materials.  The various forms and importance that wood plays on safari is evident all day […]

FriFotos: Souvenirs from Africa, London and New York City

The FriFotos theme this week is “Souvenirs”.  When I first started traveling, I bought a souvenir for everyone in my life – friends, family and co-workers.  I had friends who collected shot glasses, magnets and postcards. Over the years as my packing got better and bag got smaller, the amount […]

baby elephant botswana

#FriFotos: Baby Animals on Safari

The theme of this week’s #FriFotos is “babies”.  Babies are cute so my contribution this week are baby animals on safari (super cute).  I visited Botswana and South Africa for safari/holiday and was fortunate to see a few young animals (if they are smaller than the mom, i will say […]

Elephants in Chobe Botswana

Safari in Chobe National Park, Botswana

Having done walking safari, boat safari, I was ready for the jeep safari at Chobe.  As with the other mornings, I was dressed in layers, slathered in sunscreen and bug repellent with my backpack full of supplies, excited and ready to go.  I quickly consumed a power bar for breakfast and met […]

Chobe Safari Lodge view of lake

Chobe Safari Lodge, Botswana

A quick drive from the Kasane airport, the Chobe Safari Lodge was well situated on the water for the safari boat ride and close to the entrance to the Chobe National Park for which the game drives would take place. Arriving at the lodge, you notice there are no doors […]