Mombasa, Kenya Aug 11, 2024 Manbasa as the Arabs called it, was in a prime location for all the spice traffic along the sea routes between Asia and Europe. From its beginnings in the 10th century CE, it flourished on the edge of the Indian Ocean. In Mombasa there is still a building that was … More From the Days of the Spice Trade
Maasai Mara, Kenya Aug 5, 2024 The thousands upon thousands of wildebeest that dot the plains of the Maasai Mara had me feeling deflated. Oh no, I thought, the migration must have already happened. Although typically taking place in the first week of August, it is subject to Nature’s whims. This year it started in … More A Heaving Seething Stampede
Maasai Mara, Kenya Aug 4, 2024 The sun is barely over the horizon as we enter Maasai Mara at the Sekenani Gate. This time around, I was not on a tour like I was twenty-three years ago but had chosen to camp near the gate and hired a jeep and driver instead. Henry, the driver … More An Orgy of Feeding
Elsamere, Kenya Aug 1, 2024 Born in 1910 to a wealthy Austrian family in Troppau, Silesia (present day Czech Republic), she broke the mold before it was considered a mold. Intelligent, feisty and creative, she had studied fields as diverse as music and medicine. A talented artist, her paintings of African flora and fauna were … More The Joy of Elsa
Fisherman’s Camp, Lake Naivasha Kenya July 30, 2024 I hear a snuffling noise close by and get out of the tent to see. A giant bottom stares me in the face. The hippo snoozing centimeters from the fence is startled as well and gets up faster than I thought an animal that size could. I … More Thank Heavens for the Electric Fence
Nakuru, Kenya July 28,2024 The bus was a museum-worthy relic that shuddered with every kilometer, threatening to fall apart and ensured we felt every bump in the road through its sagging seats. I found myself thankful that this might be the last interminable night bus I take on this trip. Woo hoo! Around 2 am … More In Kenya Once More
New York May 11, 2024 The last time I was in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2016 and had promised myself I’d be back. But other parts of the globe beckoned, and little did I know it would take me this long to return. The plan is to cut a huge semi-circle starting BOTSWANA , on through NAMIBIA, … More Off to Africa
Masai Mara, Kenya, June 13th, 2001 I am on a safari-bound jeep heading toward the Maasai Mara National Reserve. There are five others in our group. Sofie and Michel are from Sweden. Henny and his father are from the Netherlands. Gary is from Scotland and there’s myself. Steve, our Kenyan driver seems taciturn at best. … More On Safari
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