It has been a cold snowy past week (actually last week) in the Seattle area. On the heals of this, the 48 hour flu ht me right between the eyes, just as I was planning to travel to San Diego to do some nature photography. On my mind these days is my next safari in [...]
Category Archive for 'Africa'
Happy Holidays – Smithsonian Travel to Tanzania
Posted in Africa, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on Dec 21st, 2011
Happy Holidays to All I’m going to be taking a couple of weeks off, so no (or limited) posting for the next two weeks unless I sneak a photo or two in. Meanwhile, some exciting news: I will be leading a photo safari for the Smithsonian into Tanzania next December. This will be an exciting [...]
Last Safari Update – Funny Observations
Posted in Africa, Dubai, Kenya, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on Dec 21st, 2011
On each safari, I always learn from things that did not go as planned. All of the items below have funny stories, for the most part, to go with each entry. Just let your mind wonder and I am sure you can conjure up images to go along with tag lines. If you are on [...]
Photo of the Week
Posted in Africa, Kenya, Photo of the Week, Safari on Dec 19th, 2011
A very early morning on the Mara Plains with sun kissed grasses and balloons in the air. Nikon D3S, 24-70mm @ 65mm, f/6.3, ISO 800 at 1/200 sec, 6 images stitched together. Cheers and happy photo’ing
Safari Update – What Worked Well On My Last Safari
Posted in Africa, Safari, Tanzania, Tools and Techniques, Travel on Nov 6th, 2011
After each safari I consult my travelers and make a list of what went well, as well as those things that need improvement. For this post, I will highlight what worked well for us or those things that made our lives on safari just a bit better (or a lot in some cases). Before we [...]
While walking around the Fairview Hotel in Nairobi bringing to the end of another exciting safari month, I came across this sign located just outside of the stairs leading down the wine cellar. Of course being a wine guy, I had to have a look. What I found was a wonderful old world cellar stocked [...]
Safari Update – 27 Aug 2011 – Quotble Notes
Posted in Africa, Dubai, Kenya, Safari, Tanzania, Travel on Oct 15th, 2011
Back home and filled with wonderful memories. Over the next few postings, I’ll be hitting the highlights of what worked on the trip as well as what did not work or is in need of further exploration. For today, it’s all about those precious quotable quotes from the field. On every safari, there are always [...]
Nairobi, Kenya Clear skies in the early am, with smog and heavy haze developing soon after 1100. Today was another full day after our overnight at the Fairview Hotel. The Fairview is my favorite hotel in Nairobi. Not easy to get to and located next to the Israeli Embassy, I think it is one of [...]
Nairobi, Kenya Clear skies in the early am, with smog and heavy haze developing soon after 1100. Departing early, we went to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, where rescued baby elephants are cared for until they are released back into the wild. Everyone became foster parents of an elephant (or two), or renewed their foster status [...]