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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. Why I ask myself. It is early, dark, cold, no coffee. Surly, am I surly again? Isn’t there a meerkat show I could have watched on Nature? And then—how is it… Read More
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 U.S., 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 South were tropical—or at… 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 these endless travel… Read More
The prize is a book of your choice at Clarke’s Bookshop just down Long Street from our hotel. Or maybe a Devils Peak ‘Kings Blockhouse’ IPA at the pub next door (I’m looking out for you, Scott). Photos from an earlier trip to Cape Town. Here’s the issue. I’m going to be writing many posts about and during this trip and I should be able to refer to it in a more… Read More
OUR FUTURE LOOKS LIKE THIS…. Here it is—the itinerary for Steven, the graduate grandson, and me. I think I already posted this but it’s so much fun to write it all I’m going to do it again, naming the airlines this time. LA to Dubai on Emirates; Dubai to Addis Ababa on Emirates; Addis Ababa to Kigali on Ethiopian Airlines; Kigali to Johannesburg on South African Airways; Johannesburg to Maun on Air… Read More
IT IS 2014 AND A VERY GOOD YEAR IS UNDERWAY. ROAD SONGS One of the BEST things about road trips is that you can PACK AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. I need road songs. I didn’t take care of my DVDs and now they are scratched and melted and all used up. But I need road songs because Friday I AM ON MY WAY TO CALIFORNIA. Not so many travels this year… Read More