Excellent adventures in travel
In November, I spent 2 weeks visiting friends in Cairo. Just before I arrived, the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opened the majority of its galleries as part of a “limited access” program “to test site readiness.” This museum has been a loooong time coming. Conceived as a Hosni Mubarak vanity project back in 2002, … Read more
Here’s how Zebra’s Crossing describes itself: Enjoy the peaceful surroundings and plan your own adventures while being nestled between the sloping hills of the Waterberg with mesmerizing streams and rock pools. Zebras Crossing is the ideal getaway for groups and pairs that want to comfortably or adventurously indulge themselves in nature, without the worry of … Read more
Wednesday dawned cold and very windy. We wore hats and gloves and wrapped up in Mashatu blankets on the morning drive. Talc-like dust stung the eyes and coated everything, as you can see from the binocs on my blanket-covered lap. Animals were mostly hunkered down in shrubs or under cover to escape the wind. We … Read more
Tuesday was our last full day in Mashatu. We got to spend another delightful morning at the hide, while visiting with some old and new animal friends in the afternoon. As always, we were in the vehicle in time to greet the rising sun. There were hundreds of birds at the hide’s waterhole when we … Read more
Monday, September 30th, was Botswana Independence Day. All staff members were resplendent in shirts designed around the colors of the Botswana flag: iridescent blue, white and black. Fans of Alexander McCall Smith’s #1 Ladies Detective Agency series know that Mma Ramotswe loves her country’s flag and the symbolism it represents – and these folks seemed … Read more