I made it to Rome!
I made it to Rome! After a long journey (I left the house on Monday evening at 6:30 and I arrived at my Airbnb at 3:30 this afternoon), I am finally here! But more aptly put, I am finally here after … Continued
Ten days in Rome: My final plan
If you didn’t already read about how I went about planning for my trip to Rome, go ahead. I’ll wait. Now, just over a week before I leave, I think I’ve got all the planning settled. I’ve identified a lot of … Continued
Ancient Lands of Alexander the Great
My next OAT tour is called “Ancient Lands of Alexander the Great.” It includes Greece, Albania, and North Macedonia, all countries I have not yet visited. I already wrote about my plans for Rome at the beginning of October. These … Continued
Planning for Rome
Believe it or not, I’ve never been to Rome. I’ve made two trips to Italy, but not to Rome. I’m making up for it by spending ten full days in Rome at the beginning of October. But planning for my Rome … Continued
The African adventure ends in Kenya
Saturday, August 10, 21:00 Nairobi to Nanyuki In spite of the long delay, we made it to Nairobi and slept in a very nice Crowne Plaza Hotel near the airport. Yesterday morning we had a driver (Stephen) take us to … Continued
Rwanda: Genocide, Gorillas, and More
Wednesday, August 7, 16:00 What can I say about our time in Rwanda? First off, I can say we made it here! We arrived Monday morning at 07:00, sailed through immigration thanks to a very helpful representative from Wilderness who … Continued
Getting to Kigali: Shit happens…
Sunday, August 4, 19:45 Everything’s been going so well! (Except for getting sick…) I suppose something had to go wrong at some point.
Victoria Falls
Friday, August 2, 14:00 We just crossed the border from Botswana to Zimbabwe and our on our way to Victoria Falls, about an hour away.
Botswana wrap up: Pelo and DumaTau
Sunday, July 28, 10:30 I’ve been bad about journaling. But the experiences have been so much about visual and aural stimuli that it’s so hard to translate them into words. I’ll write a little about our routine, which is slightly different … Continued
Qorokwe: Wow!
Wednesday, July 24, 21:00 Just “Wow!” I don’t know how to write about the extraordinary moments of today. I just know it was extraordinary.