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By Manila time both Scott and I were running out of steam. I kept making plans for the last few days that involved getting out of town, finally realizing there were plenty of small adventures to pursue right there near our hotel after two months of Doing a Lot of Stuff! My favorite jaunt was to Chinatown, not sure why, maybe the weird sweets! Manila’s a tough city in many ways, and… Read More
Please view these next three posts on a laptop or computer…photos deserve more than your phone. My February time in Cambodia and the Philippines seems so very long ago and far away. I wasn’t quite my normal travel self, but my equally travel-obsessed son Scott was with me so it all turned out quite splendidly. What follows are three photo album posts: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Manila (Philippines). Not many words,… Read More
Posted December 13, 2022: This is my last post of 2022, a not-very-good-posting-year. I’m here to tell you about the last covid-delayed trip of an oddly grueling twelve months. My long-long-long long-time travel buddy, Teresa, and I visited Bogota, Colombia; Quito, Ecuador; and Vinales and Havana, Cuba. The locations were just fine, the transportation nearly killed me—although some, like my trusty old grey horse, were worth the shooting pains extending from tailbone… Read More
Posted September 2, 2022: Morocco. We arrive in the afternoon in Casablanca, the main airline hub for Morocco, to be met by Mohammad, our sweet, if slightly too bossy, driver for the next 10 days. Sitting on our stateside couches, planning this grand adventure, it was going to be all trains, all of the time; in Morocco rail service is excellent. You remember my big red suitcase purchase in Johannesburg, and I… Read More
Posted August 29, 2022: I left you in the last post whining about cold South African mornings. Getting ready for meerkats—and, it turns out, one of my favorite mornings on the trip….almost as good as safari-time out in the Mara’s cold dawn back at Basecamp. But first, I do ask myself, why? It is early, dark, cold, no coffee. Surly, am I surly again? Isn’t there a meerkat show I could have… Read More
Posted August 21, 2022: The southern and northern edges of countries, regions, and continents have always intrigued me. Perhaps because I grew up on the northern border of the US, which was, of course Canada’s ‘deep south.’ For some unknown reason I found that fascinating—how could my cold home be anybody’s southland (after all, in my so-far short and mostly untraveled life, all information came from books and they told me places… Read More
Posted August 19, 2022: I need a reason to post more photos, so let me share a little more of Johannesburg and Cape Town. As I’ve written before, our Johannesburg arrival was traumatic (well, only for me I guess) but a few nice things happened in our time there. We were in a fancy suburb which wasn’t the plan, but, you know…there’s always a good side. Turns out one of Sara’s favorite… Read More
The photos included in this post were taken over my many visits to South Africa. Those of you who were Dance Umbrella (best dance festival on the planet!) aficionados should scroll through. They’re among my favorite pictures of all times and I want them included in one more blog book. So enjoy a visit back with me or skip if you’ve already seen them before or are tired of travel posts… Posted… Read More
Posted August 6, 2022: Sara Klotzback Reporting. I decided to write about the great big scary impenetrable forest that I conquered the other day. This forest is rather intimidating due to the name; however, once you get inside and see what it has to offer, it is so beautiful. The big day of climbing this mountain had arrived and man was I nervous! My grandma decided it would be best to sit… Read More
Posted June 27, 2022: Africa 2022 is comprised of three “adventures,” one South African cities’ break, and one combination cities-adventure. The first two adventures are over: the Basecamp Explorer safari and the Chimps and Gorillas of Uganda. We’re on our break now—the Joburg/Cape Town break. Each of us has been a little off for a day or two with stomachs and colds, and maybe just a touch of adventure weariness. In two… Read More