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 […]

Sunset Elephant Zambezi

World Elephant Day – The African Elephant

Two years ago, on August 12th, 2012, World Elephant Day was launched to bring attention to the plight of the African elephants and Asian elephants.  While much is publicized about the poaching of these amazing animals, there are other dark sides – treatment in captivity (as we’ve seen many videos […]

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 […]

Penguin couple

Cute Penguins in South Africa

When planning for a South African safari, I didn’t realize that I would be seeing penguins near Capetown.  What a great surprise to see penguins so up close and personal in their colonies.  I would visit both colonies along False Bay – Betty’s Bay and the Boulders – each during […]

Monkey on safari

A Leopard in a Tree? The South Africa Safari Evening Game Drive

For many people, including me,  daily life is chock full of  routine activities, work and life which for the most part are on auto-pilot.  For me, its wash, eat, work, gym, rinse, repeat and only on vacation (holiday) can I break out of this routine and enjoy the excitement of […]

Sunrise in Botswana

Sunrise and Sunset Photos from Africa and Easter Island

Every Monday on Twitter, there is a #TravelPics chat at 3pm EST. With a different theme each week, it is a great opportunity to share travel photos.  If a picture is worth a thousand words, well, this chat is worth many millions. The artistry and talent exhibited is amazing – […]

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 […]