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My 7 Super Shots
My thanks to Cathy at catbirdinoman who nominated me to participate in HostelBookers 7 Super Shots. The challenge is to choose 7 of your own photos, one for each of the following categories: A photo that…takes my breath away A … Continue reading
Posted in Bali, Bucket List, Haiti, Laos, Travel
Tagged 7 Super Shots, Awards, Bali, bucket list, Haiti, Laos, Photography, risk taker, travel
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Tanzanian Bucket List: Tent Camping in the Serengeti
Having an opportunity to work for two weeks in an orphanage in Ilula, Tanzania, was exciting and rewarding enough; however, it became clear that we needed to arrange an extended tour of that magnificent country. This meant creating our Tanzanian … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Bucket List, Musings, Travel
Tagged giraffes, risk taker, safari, Serengeti, tent camping, travel
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Magic Carpet Ride ~ Part II: Hot Air Ballooning over the Serengeti
I feel safe. I feel secure. I feel warm. A blast from the whisper burners emits enough heat to take off the morning’s chill. We are told that cool mornings create calm winds, ideal for ballooning. The twin balloons in … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Bucket List, Recipes ~ Food, Travel
Tagged acacia trees, adventure, balloon safari, giraffes, musings, panorama, recipes, risk taker, Swahili
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Magic Carpet Ride ~ Part I: Hot Air Ballooning over the Serengeti
I hear the fist pounding on the door, a pause, and then a gentler knock. Rolling over I look at the clock. 4:00 AM. Wake up call! African style. I have waited 20 years for this moment: A hot air … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Bucket List, Travel
Tagged acacia trees, adventure, balloon safari, giraffes, hot air balloon, musings, risk taker, Serengeti, travel
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Party Crashing ~ Laotian Style
While staying in Luang Prabang, Laos, we hired a river guide to take us up the Mekong in his long boat to visit a small Buddhist monastery. Our arrangement was for him to pick us up in an hour at … Continue reading
A Room with a View ~ Sawah Sunrise in Bali
Sawah Sunrise is a four room Bed & Breakfast in Ubud, Bali, set among rice fields, accessible only by footpath. Perfect name. Sawah is an Indonesian word that means “individual rice field” and also refers to the wet-rice method of … Continue reading
Posted in Bali, Musings, Travel
Tagged Balinese children, Bed & Breakfast, musings, palm trees, rice fields, risk taker, travel
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Hello World!
As a child, I first discovered you through writing book reports and looking at the pictures in my dad’s National Geographic Magazine. I discovered you through teaching World Literature to high school sophomores who weren’t ready to see the world. … Continue reading