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Africa

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Too Much of a Good Thing in Tanzania

One woman seeks two Tanzanian travel experiences - wildlife and culture.

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Moroccan Meanderings

Our foray into the labyrinth had meaning. We had a destination. The problem was we were hopelessly lost.

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Lilac Breasted Roller

There are two types of safari goers. Those who want to see The Big Five...and the birders.

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Swahili Lessons

As twice-weekly Swahili lessons continue, there is increasingly less grammar and more conversation.

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Tales from the Edge of the Sahara

With nothing except sky and dunes, it seems impossible that I will find my way back without a camel, a compass or water.

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The Best Kind of Courage

Fear, like love, takes energy, thought, planning, and permission to live inside a person.

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Ahead of Her Time

A traveler meets a woman in Togo who is the exception to just about every rule for women in that country.

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Indian Ocean Commotion

It was the prettiest, most populous of the Comoro Islands, four tropical specks scattered off the north coast of Madagascar.

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Dancing Without Skin

We could hear the drum beating from far down the rocky, dusty village trail. I couldn’t remember the last time I heard a drum.

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Death in Namibia

Clutching my throat, I asked my guide Hans, “Do you know what plant this is?”

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Missing the Best Shot

The baboon is at our front door peering into the glass like a kid savoring goodies in a candy store.

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The Definition of Impromptu

Of all the lessons I’m learning in this small town in Tanzania, the most important one is that Tanzanians take “impromptu” quite literally.

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The Tale of the Toilet Frog

When I looked closer, I discerned two black, beady eyes assessing me.

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Haggling and Dancing in Marrakech

I navigated the narrow, crisscrossing streets of the city, feasting my eyes on a colorful selection of scarves, ceramics and babouche slippers.

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My Lucky Safari (part two)

Maybe life is like a walking safari. If you venture out expecting lions and leopards all the time you’ll almost always never get them.

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My Lucky Safari

Maybe this place wasn’t so bad after all. Maybe my inner bush woman just needed some time to come out.

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Maasai Moments

A traveler spends time in a boma, a traditional Maasai compound that is circled by a fence of acacia branches and virtually impenetrable.

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Morocco – A Journey of the Senses!

An adventure in Morocco, from Marrakech to a camelback journey through the sand dunes at sunset.

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Ethiopia – Not What You’d Expect!

Although I had been to dozens of African countries, I was having difficulty getting my head around this one. It was so…different.

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Congo Culture: Fetisheurs

In the Congo, locals have many superstitions about fetisheurs, or witch doctors.

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The Cairo Boys

Two hamburgers and a cookie can be so much more than a simple, cheap meal.

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A Night with the Maasai

A night spent sandwiched between the Maasai village cows and a pride of hungry lions might just seem longer than usual.

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Marrakech Cuisine

There are many cuisine choices in Marrakech that a Westerner might have to think twice about.

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Summer steps among the snows of Kilimanjaro

In my hiking boots, stepping towards 19,340 feet, my goal is to reach an elevation of where small planes fly.

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Building a Family in Kenya

A mangy stray dog captures the hearts of foreigners living in Kenya.

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Discovering a Feast of 1,000 Spices

Gathering spices, produce and other ingredients at a market in Marrakech for a cooking class is an adventure in its own right.

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For Our Injuries

I don’t know if it is her attentiveness, her vigor, her convocation of spirits or sheer will, but her concoction of shea oil, spit and paracetamol works.

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South African Sunrise

Two women venture out into the bush to check on an abandoned baby cheetah and her mother.

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Robben Island

No one ever escapes Robben Island - not lepers banished there long ago and not Nelson Mendela.

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Lemur Count

Whether you're in Madagascar for the lemurs or not, lemurs have a way of showing up.

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