Musings of my Mind on a Morocco Bus Ride

July 8, 2007 14 Comments »

Morocco Bus Ride from Chefchaouen to Tangier

I’m feeling a bit reflective. I haven’t felt that way for a while…or maybe it’s just been in my head and I haven’t let it out lately. I’m on a bus in Morocco traveling between Chefchaouen and Tangier…a 4 hour bus ride from hell. It’s hot; extremely hot, the air conditioning isn’t working, we are […]

Transportation Adventures in Morocco

July 4, 2007 2 Comments »

Travel and Transportation in Morocco

View Morocco Photography For the last week in addition to my 50 lbs of luggage, I’ve been toting around eye drops, lip balm, and alcohol – welcome to Morocco. It’s dry here…the orange ground begging for water, the sun burning brightly every day. My eyes are thirsting for liquid as are my lips and my […]

The Spectacular Garden Route in South Africa

October 19, 2006 9 Comments »

No zucchini or corn – but lots of rain on this Garden Route. I decided I should explore life outside of Cape Town so I made plans to take the Baz Bus across the Garden Route. I probably need to define a few thing from that last sentence. The Baz Bus is a ‘backpacker bus’ […]

South Africa Stellenbosch Wine Tour

October 18, 2006 2 Comments »

View Photography of South Africa  I had an amazing day today – the kind of day I love – full of spontaneity. I woke up with no plans, I laid in bed wondering what I was going to do. I decided to tackle breakfast and then figure it out. I went to the main area in […]

Touring Cape Town, South Africa

October 18, 2006 1 Comment »

View South Africa Photography It’s been a month already – I can hardly believe how fast it’s gone. Yet I haven’t been working for more than a month now. There have been so many emotions coursing through me – some good – some disturbing. I’m trying to teach myself this new way of life – […]

Beyond the Mountain – Zanzibar

October 15, 2006 1 Comment »

View Tanzania Photography Tanzania was similar to Kenya in many ways – people were still walking everywhere, agriculture was the main ‘industry’, tribal life was the norm and the heavy meat diet was the staple. However, Tanzania had some additional issues around electricity. When we arrived in Tanzania, we were told that the electricity would […]

A Sister’s Perspective – Kilimanjaro

October 9, 2006 No Comments »

This is a note that my sister sent out to her family and friends regarding the climb! She has a great perspective on the whole thing – so I thought I would add this to the blog so that you could all get the perspective from someone who actually made it to the top of […]

Kilimanjaro

October 9, 2006 22 Comments »

kilimanjaro

WARNING: Just a friendly warning before you start reading this post…if you have any issues regarding reading about bodily functions…I suggest you look at the pictures and don’t read this post! The mountain was CHALLENGING…and your body is taxed in many different ways! As most of you know – I’m not shy about telling it […]

Lamu – a Hidden Paradise

October 8, 2006 No Comments »

We arrived in Lamu Kenya (Pronounced – ‘la-moo’) yesterday via a small 20 passenger plane and a very good looking your pilot! When we arrived at the small airfield it was lightly sprinkling, but by the time they took our luggage out on a little 2 wheel wooden cart and wheeled it off the runway, […]