The first stop on our trip was Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands! When we were planning our trip and saw that it was less then 60 miles off the coast of Morocco, we knew we had to make a stop there. Thanks to Jacobo, an old friend from college who is from one of the… Read More Canary Islands
At the end of the 2nd day’s evening game drive, Kurt and I were dropped off at the luxurious Tinyeleti Treehouse! Think of this as a complex and beautiful treehouse about 2-3 stories high in the middle of the South African bush with a comfortable bed and shower and toilet but in the middle of… Read More Safari Tree House!
As our small plane landed in Kruger National Park, we saw an impala grazing near the runway! Wow! Our guide for the week greeted us inside the airport and drove us to our lodge where we had lunch before our first game drive. The views from the lodge as well as our room itself were… Read More South African Honeymoon: Safari!
What is Love in the time of COVID? Sometimes it’s testing your relationship to see how many consecutive hours you can stay at home together before wanting to kill each other. Sometimes it’s sharing an “office” and seeing how many of the other’s calls you can make it through before wanting to rip your ears… Read More Love in the time of Cholera COVID
This story is just plain ridiculous. I’m pretty sure you’ll have a good laugh or two… Disclaimer: This post is not for the faint of heart and includes quite gross details that may very well classify as TMI. If that doesn’t bother you, it’s absolutely a story worth reading… Especially if you need to feel… Read More Worst. Travel. Story. Ever.
It’s official! I went on a safari! We saw antelope, buffalo, gazelles, rhinos, giraffes, ostriches, anddddd monkeys. That’s all I remember for the moment. Unfortunately no lions but apparently rhinos are hard to find so that’s cool!
Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, Bari was taking her shower. All of a sudden – screaming. I looked towards the bathroom. I saw sparks. Red sparks. Looked like 4th of July. And sounds of frying water. Electrocution! The lights flickered. Silence. Then Bari running out of the bathroom. She was… Read More Electrifying
Today, I got to visit the 2nd largest slum in Kenya… I’ve been to slums before but only as a very out of place white passer-by. Today was different. Several staff members at Made in the Streets grew up in this particular slum… One of them – a close friend of Bari’s – took us… Read More Nairobi and its Slums
In all my world travels, I’ve never been really sick… (other than typical sinus/allergy/cold stuff). That is, until now. Thank you, Kenya. Apparently there’s been some bug going around here and congratulations to me, I got it. I guess I should have been drinking that Emergen-C mix more often… Don’t freak out. It’s not yellow… Read More Long Night in Kenya…
Greetings from Kenya! I’m just outside of Nairobi visiting my friend Bari from A&M. She’s been here nearly a year working with an organization called Made in the Streets. It’s pretty cool, so let me tell you a little bit about it. Basically they work with teenagers from the streets or slums… The goal is… Read More Kenya
Lauren Around the Globe 